Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has added his support to the government’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine. Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking for people to protect others now that all Covid restrictions in England have been lifted. Recycling collections, suspended last week due to the bad storms, have resumed across Somerset. Four years after being on the brink of bankruptcy, Somerset County Council claims its new budget is one of the most sustainable of any authority in the country...and more.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has added his support to the government’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine. He says even though Ukraine is not a member of NATO it is right for the West to defend the country. Mr. Fysh says he wants the British government to take a firm military response against Russia.
Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking for people to protect others now that all Covid restrictions in England have been lifted. Trudi Grant says even without a legal requirement to isolate after testing positive with Covid, people should still act with caution.
Recycling collections, suspended last week due to the bad storms, have resumed across Somerset. Somerset Waste Partnership is asking households to limit the amount of waste they put out for collection and instead to take their waste to a recycling centre.
Four years after being on the brink of bankruptcy, Somerset County Council claims its new budget is one of the most sustainable of any authority in the country. The budget will see council tax bills rise by three percent from April and comes ahead of elections in May to elect the members to run the new Somerset unitary council that will take on responsibility for delivering all council services in Somerset in 2023.
A date has been fixed to hold this year’s Yeovil half marathon. The 13.1-mile event, cancelled for the past two years due to Covid, is being held on Sunday, 27th March. Up to 2,000 runners are expected to take part.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
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