The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against making big changes to schools in Ilminster and Crewkerne. The first Afghan family to be resettled to Somerset have arrived in the county to start new lives here. A senior consultant at Yeovil District Hospital says he’s the busiest he’s ever been in 25 years working as a doctor. A Yeovil man has turned his hobby of collecting unusual pets into a business...and more.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against making big changes to schools in Ilminster and Crewkerne. The County Council wants to end the current three-tier system in the area, changing the roles of 8 schools and closing Misterton School. Two local families launched a judicial review against the plans but following a High Court Ruling, the changes will go ahead from September next year.
The first Afghan family to be resettled to Somerset have arrived in the county to start new lives here. Two further families are expected in the coming weeks and a further four after that.
A senior consultant at Yeovil District Hospital says he’s the busiest he’s ever been in 25 years working as a doctor. Paul Foster’s comments follow an appeal to the public not to call 999 or turn up at A&E at Yeovil Hospital unless it's a genuine emergency.
Social workers, police and health staff in Somerset working with new fathers and male carers are to be offered more training. It comes after two separate incidents here where babies suffered serious non-accidental injuries, which led to one of them dying.
A Yeovil man has turned his hobby of collecting unusual pets into a business. Garwynn Edwards who lives in Rosebery Avenue has in his collection 26 snakes including a Boa Constrictor and a 16-foot long Sri Lankan Python and is offering to put on a show with the creatures in schools, nursing homes and at private parties.
Tomorrow’s FA Cup First Round game between Yeovil and Yate Town is a sell-out. The tie, which is being played at Yate’s Lodge Road ground, will be watched by a capacity crowd of 1600, of which 360 will be Yeovil supporters.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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