A former senior employee at South Somerset District Council, dismissed from her post for gross misconduct, has dropped a legal challenge against the Council. Work has started improving electricity supplies to homes in Sherborne. Wincanton racecourse has dropped its formal dress code for all future race meetings. There's been a rise in the number of young people reporting concerns about violent or controlling relationships in Somerset.....and more.
A former senior employee at South Somerset District Council who was dismissed from her post for gross misconduct has dropped a legal challenge against the Council. Clare Pestell, formerly a Director of Commercial and Income Generation, left SSDC in late 2021 following an independent investigation that concluded she had breached the council's code of conduct by not declaring using council staff and resources at her private business. Ms Pestell denied the allegations and had been due to appear at an employment tribunal against the council in Exeter later this week.
Wincanton racecourse has dropped its formal dress code for all future meetings. The course is one of fifteen venues run by the Jockey Club to no longer insist that those attending meetings should wear certain types of clothing.
Work has started on improving electricity supplies to homes in Sherborne. Scottish and Southern Electricity is investing one-point-seven-million pounds in upgrading the Sherborne Primary Substation by replacing vital components including transformers, switchgear and circuit breakers. It says the upgrade will increase the strength of power supplies to ten thousand customers.
There's been a rise in the number of young people reporting concerns about violent or controlling relationships in Somerset. The Somerset Integrated Domestic Abuse Service Helpline took 300 calls between April last year and January of this year – over the same period in 2021 the number of calls was 128.
Yeovil Town missed out taking all three points against Maidstone United at Huish Park at the weekend after conceding a late equaliser to the visitors. The game ended a 2-all draw.
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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