South Somerset District Council is hoping to set up a community led electric car club. A man found with serious injuries in Manor Road in Yeovil last Tuesday has died in hospital. The search is on to find the Castle Cary Jubilee Fountain. Police have thanked a member of the public for spotting a stolen mini digger at Tintinhull.
South Somerset District Council is hoping to set up a community led electric car club. It's started a survey asking people how often they'd need to use the cars and if they'd also be interested in an electric bike share scheme for shorter trips. It comes ahead of the government's ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030.
A man found with serious injuries in Manor Road in Yeovil last Tuesday has died in hospital.
He was Radoslaw Lewandowski, aged 22.
Police are continuing with their inquiries but say his death is not being treated as suspicious.
The search is on to find the Castle Cary Jubilee Fountain. The monument was installed at the Horsepond to mark Queen Victoria’s Jublilee in 1897 but replaced by a War Memorial some years later. Organisers of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Jubilee next year in Castle Cary would like to see Fountain back on display in the town. They believe it could be in a local garden. If you know where the Caste Cary Jubilee Fountain can be found, please contact the Town Council with the details
Police have thanked a member of the public for spotting a stolen mini digger at Tintinhull. The machine that had been taken in a raid at South Petherton was found concealed in a hedge. Police say public help of this kind is assisting them greatly in cutting rural crime.
This year’s Petherton Folk Festival has fallen victim to the pandemic. Chairman of the Festival committee, Pete Wheeler, said they had to cancel the event due to not being able to provide a safe environment but that planning for the festival next year was already underway.
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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