A new programme has been launched in Chard to help families with a member who is an alcoholic. There are more bees around than normal in Somerset this year, according to the Somerset Beekeepers Association. We're being asked to keep a close watch on elderly and vulnerable people with very hot weather forecast for today and over the weekend...and more.
A new programme has been launched in Chard to help families with a member who is an alcoholic. The ‘Bottled Up’ programme, run by the South Chard Hub, is aimed at breaking down the perception that people in a family who are alcoholic are necessarily a problem.
A campaign’s been launched to lower the speed limit through Sea near Ilminster. The Sea Community Action Group wants the current limit of 60 mph on the A3037 cut to 40 and then cut again to 30 through Sea itself.
There are more bees around than normal in Somerset this year, according to the Somerset Beekeepers Association. The weather is said to be the reason for the increase in bee numbers.
We're being asked to keep a close watch on elderly and vulnerable people with very hot weather forecast for today and over the weekend. The UK Health Protection Agency has issued an alert with temperatures reaching the high twenties.
Artificial Intelligence is being used to analyse birdsong at Godminster Farm in Bruton to measure biodiversity to help make the organic farm less harmful to the environment.
A new campaign has been launched to persuade people in Somerset to stop smoking. Four people have been arrested in Chard in connection with the supply of Class A drugs. A dog from Yeovil has won the title of ‘best in breed’ at Cruffs....and more.
A charity in Somerset is appealing for support after one of its sites was vandalised. The Leader of Somerset Council has been to Westminster to put the case for central government to provide councils with more money. A new primary school is to built in Chard.... and more
The union representing workers at Somerset Council is warning of further job cuts at the council next year. Secondary school pupils in Somerset are being offered help to withstand peer pressure to vape or smoke. The bells of St George's Church in Hinton St George have been fully restored after becoming difficult to ring ... and more
A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social behaviour. NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped to boost recruitment. A new community garden has opened in Chard.... and more
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.
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