Hospitality businesses in South Somerset hit by Covid say government financial support for the sector can't come soon enough. It’s been made a lot easier to report potholes in South Somerset. There’s good news from people in Crewkerne and have had garden equipment stolen. The Government’s set out plans to pay farmers and landowners to create nature reserves and to help re-wild the countryside...and more.
Hospitality businesses in South Somerset hit by Covid say government financial support for the sector can't come soon enough. South Somerset District Council is offering grants to businesses whose turnover has been impacted by the pandemic. Details of how to apply can be found on the South Somerset District Council website.
It’s been made a lot easier to report potholes in South Somerset. The County Council has launched a new website for complainants to upload photos of potholes and pinpoint on a map exactly where a road is damaged. The details are then passed to an engineer for the pothole to be filled in.
There’s good news from people in Crewkerne and have had garden equipment stolen. Dozens of garden tools, including hedge cutters, lawnmowers, rotavators and chainsaws have been recovered by police. If you think some of the items belong to you, you can claim them back by calling the police non-emergency number 101.
The Government’s set out plans to pay farmers and landowners to create nature reserves and to help re-wild the countryside. The scheme’s part of a new post-Brexit system to replace EU subsidies.
Tickets are still available for Yeovil Town’s FA Cup Third Round clash with Championship league side Bournemouth at Huish Park tomorrow (Saturday 8th Jan) kick-off is at 5.45 pm. Seated tickets are priced at £20, terrace tickets are £18, under-16's £5 and under-12’s just £3.
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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