A speed limit review has been carried out on a stretch of road between Castle Carey and Evercreech, following years of serious accidents. The Met Office has put two separate yellow weather warnings in place for Somerset this weekend. Staff at a restaurant near Chard are celebrating after being included amongst the 100 best local eateries in the Good Food Guide 2023...and more.
A speed limit review has been carried out on a stretch of road between Castle Cary and Evercreech, following years of serious accidents – some of which have been fatal. The sharp bend on the A371 at the Pecking Mill Inn currently has a national speed limit of 60 miles per hour.
The Met Office has put two separate yellow weather warnings in place for Somerset this weekend. They tell us that we should expect strong winds throughout the day today and that Saturday will be unseasonably windy. Yeovil and South Somerset is expected to be particularly affected, alongside coastal stretches – with predictions of 50 mph winds on higher ground and surface water across the area.
A council-owned Somerset farm has been sold off by officers in a bid to save public money. Somerset Council recently confirmed that it would be selling Dunpole Farm and the neighbouring Magnolia Cottage in Sea, near Ilminster.
Staff at a restaurant near Chard are celebrating after being included amongst the 100 best local eateries in the Good Food Guide 2023. The Cotley Inn in Wambrook has been included on the annual list after what’s been described as months of nominations, inspections and deliberations.
The Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.
The population of Somerset has reached record levels with nearly one in ten born outside the UK. Stanchester School in Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. Experts have been called in to appraise a 15th-century piece of artwork in Sherborne...and more.
A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more
A local man has been charged after allegedly driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol. One hundred bikes, collected with household waste in Somerset, have been donated to charity. The junction of the A37 Ilchester Road and Stiby Road in Yeovil will again shut this evening for resurfacing...and more.
Fourteen hundred people have added their names to a petition against Somerset Council's plans to scrap free car parks. St Margaret’s Hospice has won a share of £25 million of government funding. A man from Charlton Adam is preparing to visit Ukraine as an Aid Worker for a tenth time...and more
A local man has been charged with possessing an air weapon following an incident in Yeovil town centre. The Labour government has removed funding to the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet that the previous Conservative government had allocated. Entries are now open for this year’s Minster Miles 10K fun run with organisers aiming to exceed last year’s number of runners...and more.
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