Efforts are underway in Somerset to provide Afghan refugees with not only accommodation but also donations of clothes and furniture. The team responsible for providing vaccinations in schools in Somerset say they've almost cleared the big backlog created by the pandemic. The Castlebrook Inn in Compton Dundon near Somerton has been voted Traditional Pub of the Year in the South West England Prestige Awards...and more.
Efforts are underway in Somerset to provide Afghan refugees with not only accommodation but also donations of clothes and furniture. The County Council says the refugees won't speak English or have any processions and they will have experienced trauma. Council Leader David Fothergill says in finding families a place to live they'll be focusing on urban areas in the County.
The team responsible for providing vaccinations in schools in Somerset say they've almost cleared the big backlog created by the pandemic. Last year, the impact of lockdown meant around 6,500 Year-9 students missed their vaccines for meningitis and booster jabs for diphtheria, tetanus and polio. Teams have revisited schools and offered community clinics to help catch up.
The Castlebrook Inn in Compton Dundon near Somerton has been voted Traditional Pub of the Year in the South West England Prestige Awards. Licensees, Hannah and Tony Attwood took over running the Castlebrook last year and say their thrilled to have had their hard work recognized.
The owners of the Newt Hotel at Bruton are planning a new enterprise at Castle Cary railway station. They want to convert the former cheese factory next to the station into a café and shop to use to welcome guests as they stepped off the London trains.
Yeovil Town‘s delayed start to the new season finally kicks off tomorrow, Saturday. The Glovers host visitors Kings Lynn at Huish Park in the National League. Kick-off is at 3 pm with Huish Park subject to reduced Covid restrictions.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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