Wednesday 19th November

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 05:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for stronger preventative measures to stop sewage discharges into local waterways. Somerset Council is to provide three new children's homes across the County. Street Football Club has appointed a father-and-son team to manage the club... and more.

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for stronger preventative measures to stop sewage discharges into local waterways. It follows figures showing that Wessex Water discharged raw sewage into rivers in the Yeovil area on 1,940 occasions in 2024. Mr Dance says immediate enforcement is needed to stop companies like Wessex Water operating with impunity. Meanwhile, Wessex Water has welcomed legislation banning the sale of wet wipes containing plastic. Water companies have long warned that flushed wipes are a major cause of sewer blockages.

Somerset Council is to provide three new children's homes across the County. It follows the government giving an extra £1.5 million to the Homes and Horizons Partnership, of which Somerset Council is a member.

A new section of the Strawberry Line Path in Somerset has opened to the public. The Strawberry Line Path, built along the route of the old Dorset and Somerset rail line, links Mendip with the sea. The newly opened path runs from the Cheddar Leisure Centre, around the perimeter of the Kings Academy playing field, and over a new bridge across the Cheddar Yeo, connecting to the existing stretch of the Strawberry Line, south of Cheddar.

Voting has opened to elect new members to sit on the UK Youth Parliament, three of whom will be from Somerset. The UK Youth Parliament works with senior politicians to influence government policy-making to create better outcomes for younger people. To vote, go to: somersetyouthparliament.org.uk/elections/. Voting closes on Monday, December 15th.

Street Football Club has appointed a father and son team to manage the club. Craig and Scott Laird have taken charge at the Tannery Ground where Street FC play in the 9th tier of English football.

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