There has been a big rise in the number of children being educated at home in Somerset. Plans have been submitted to build sixty new homes in South Petherton. Wells Cathedral is the setting this week of an immersive light show celebrating the Coronation of King Charles...and more.
The number of children being educated at home is rising sharply across the West, according to new figures. Four times more children in Somerset are being educated at home than in 2013. It's thought the Covid pandemic has accelerated the increase in home schooling
A quarter of the eight million pounds allocated to NHS dentistry in Somerset for the year ending in March still hasn't been spent, according to new research. The figures are contained in an article in the Health Service Journal, based on data gathered from Integrated Care Boards across England, including the one here in Somerset.
Plans have been submitted to build sixty new homes in South Petherton. If approved the houses will be built on land off Hamsfield Lane. Developers, Persimmon Homes South West say one in three of the new properties will be social housing, run by a local housing association.
Wells Cathedral is the setting this week of an immersive light show celebrating the Coronation of King Charles. The Crown and Coronation Show launched at the Tower of London in November and can be viewed at Wells Cathedral until the weekend. The display celebrates the experience of King Charles’s Coronation and the role of the Crown Jewels.
Cricket Lane in Dowlish Wake near Ilminster will shut to traffic for two days starting tomorrow. Openreach will be installing a new telegraph pole with the road scheduled to re-open late Friday afternoon.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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