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.
A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
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
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