Yeovil’s new MP Adam Dance has been speaking about his immediate priorities in the role. Somerset’s Lando Norris says it would be a dream come true for him to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend...and more.
Yeovil’s new MP Adam Dance has been speaking about his priorities in the role. In yesterday’s general election, he polled 12,200 more votes than his closest rival, Conservative and former Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh, to win Yeovil for the Liberal Democrats. Adam says he will be making an immediate start on providing his constituents with an accessible town centre office to meet with him, fighting to stop the planned closure of the acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital, and lobbying for the contract to build a new medium-lift helicopter for the RAF to be awarded to Leonardo in Yeovil. The full result in the Yeovil constituency was:
Steve Ashton (Independent) - 608
Laura Bailhache (Reform UK) – 7,677
Adam Dance (Lib Dem) – 23,765
Marcus Fysh (Conservative) – 11,497
Rebecca Montacute (Labour) – 3,002
Serena Wootton (Green Party) – 2,403
In other local news, Somerset’s Lando Norris says it would be a dream come true for him to win at Silverstone this weekend. The McLaren F1 driver - who grew up in Glastonbury - is currently second in the Drivers Championship.
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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