Reckleford in Yeovil is to partially close for further two weeks next month. Three of our local railway stations are to be equipped with defibrillators. A new 30 miles-per-hour speed limit has been introduced at Kingstone near Ilminster. A Long Load man has appeared in court charged with assault and plans to build fifteen houses in Ilton look set to go ahead.
Reckleford in Yeovil is to partially close for further two weeks next month. One lane of the A30 outside Yeovil Hospital is currently shut for a new bus stop to be built. Now, Somerset County Council has confirmed the road will shut again, this time for 14 days for overnight works, after the current closure ends on April 17th. The Council says it’s to bring power into Yeovil Hospital for the newly built breast cancer clinic.
Three of our local railway stations are to be equipped with defibrillators. South West Railways is to install the equipment at Crewkerne, Yeovil Junction, and Templecombe stations. The defibrillators will be placed as close as possible to the front entrance of the stations for use 24/7.
A new 30 miles-per-hour speed limit has been introduced at Kingstone near Ilminster. The lower limit applies to the main road through Kingstone and the surrounding areas of Moolham Lane and Mill Lane.
A Long Load man has appeared in court charged with assault. George Owens of Martock Road was accused of punching a youth in Langport Recreation Ground. Owens pleaded guilty to the charge, was given a twelve-month community order, and told to pay £250 in compensation.
South Somerset District has recommended the construction of the new houses at St Peter's Close for approval following the applicant, West of England Developments Ltd, securing a phosphate mitigation solution with Natural England.
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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