Somerset's Lib Dem MPs have described a one per cent rise in Council funding as 'profoundly disappointing'. A new independent cinema will open next month in Wincanton. We’re facing the chance of heavy snow with Storm Goretti hitting the region on Thursday...and more.
Somerset's six Lib Dem MPs, including Yeovil’s Adam Dance, have described a one per cent rise in Somerset Council's funding package as 'profoundly disappointing'. Over the next three years, the Council is due to receive £252 million. While the Council's leader, Bill Revans, has given the settlement a cautious welcome, MPs are demanding an urgent meeting with the government, concerned that local people will have to pay higher council taxes.
A new independent cinema will open next month in Wincanton - bringing a former church and bingo hall back into use. It will be run by S&B Cinemas, which has sites in Frome, Minehead and Burnham. Owner Pat Scott said he wanted to bring the building back into use rather than let developers acquire it.
We’re once again facing the risk of heavy snow as Storm Goretti is expected to hit the region on Thursday evening. The Met Office says the weather could bring between 5 and 20 cm of snow in some areas of the southwest.
A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place across large parts of the Somerset Levels, following an update from the Government. The zone extends to Somerton and Langport and was triggered by the detection of avian flu at a premises near Ashcott in November. Signs have been put out on main roads in the zone to alert motorists passing through.
Chard’s traditional Wassail event is returning to the town’s Community Orchard next week. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 18th at 5.30 pm. We recommend that visitors bring a lantern or torch and wrap up warm. The event will include Morris dancing, mulled cider and apple cake and will be hosted by Stuart Cumming, the Chard town crier.
Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
Nearly one hundred roads in Somerset will be surface dressed this summer to prevent further damage. Almost all children starting primary school in Somerset in September have been offered a place at one of their top three school choices. People in Somerset are being asked to record wild mammals in gardens and other green spaces over the summer... and more
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