Plans to close all of Somerset’s railway station ticket offices are being criticised by disability campaigners in the county. A crash brought traffic to a halt around the Cartgate roundabout, just ahead of the evening rush hour yesterday. An Ilminster personal trainer is celebrating a major award and this summer’s reading challenge has begun in libraries.
Plans to close all of Somerset’s railway station ticket offices are being criticised by disability campaigners in the county. Whilst rail companies argue that the proposals are designed to increase trained staff who are available to help those with additional accessibility needs, Sarah Gayton from the National Federation of the Blind of the UK, says ticket offices are really important for their members.
A crash brought traffic to a halt around the Cartgate roundabout last night, just ahead of the evening rush hour. Vehicles were reportedly held around 4.55 pm, affecting both the A3088 and the eastbound A303.
An Ilminster personal trainer is celebrating a major award. Helen Isaac won the Muddy Stilettos 2023 trophy in the Best Personal Trainer in the Somerset, Dorset & Bristol category. She believes her fitness journey has dramatically improved her mental health and helped her recover from leukaemia in the early months of her business.
And this summer’s reading challenge has begun in libraries across Yeovil and South Somerset. The initiative is open to children aged between four and eleven to encourage them to keep reading throughout the holidays.
Yeovil Hospital has declared a critical incident due to a sharp rise in flu admissions putting pressure on bed spaces. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, joined campaigners and colleagues in Downing Street this week to hand in a petition calling for action to tackle the shortage of NHS dentists. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been replaced as England's Red Roses captain for 2025 season... and more
Police say three children, missing from their home in Essex, have been found safe and well in Wincanton. Yeovil Hospital is asking visitors to A&E to wear facemasks to help avoid the spread of infection. Long traffic queues can be expected in Chard over the next nine months. A new arts and music performance space has opened in Crewkerne...and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident in Yeovil. Somerset Council says it's monitoring the weather closely following a Yellow Warning of snow across the County. A public inquiry is to decide the future of a Somerset shopping centre. Plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville have been turned down.
Firefighters have used a boat to rescue a man trapped in a submerged van in floodwaters at Isle Abbots. Businesses in Somerset say there was a return to High Street buying over Christmas. The search is on locally for places where new homes and business premises could be built. Astro-tourism took off in Somerset last year, with hundreds coming to the County to view the Northern Lights...and more.
Police are treating, as deliberate, a fire at the former Oscar Mayer factory in Chard. The owner of an American diner says her takings are down 75 percent since the opening of the new dual carriageway between Sparkford and Ilchester. Yeovil-born England women’s rugby union team captain, Marlie Packer, says she’d like to captain the national side at this year's World Cup series...and more.
Two men from Yeovil have been found guilty of murdering a man in the town. A school in Chard has been named the best-run primary school in Somerset. Somerton MP Sarah Dyke is calling on the government to provide more funding for community pharmacies. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident on the A303...and more
Public Health at Somerset Council is blaming a rise in measles cases on a drop in the number of children getting the MMR vaccination. Police have produced an online gallery to try and find the owners of hundreds of stolen items. The sale of a boxing glove in Chard claimed to have been worn by Cassius Clay, has been halted after new evidence about its authenticity came to light...and more
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