A lack of investment is putting the future of public swimming at risk in Somerset, according to Swim England. A coffee morning in Chard has raised £3,500 in memory of a local man who died from cancer. Police are investigating the theft of a tractor from a farm near Yeovil. Farmland next to a new special school being built on the outskirts of Yeovil is being sold off by Somerset county council for development. English Heritage has launched a new initiative...and more.
A lack of investment is putting the future of public swimming at risk in Somerset, according to Swim England. The national governing body for swimming in England says serious money needs to be spent updating and replacing older pools in the County or up to 14 could close within the next eight years.
A coffee morning in Chard has raised £3,500 in memory of a local man who died from cancer. Guy Warren died in 2009 and every year since his family has collected for Macmillan Cancer Support. Star of ITV’S Doc Martin, Martin Clunes, was the special guest at this year’s event held in Chard Guildhall.
Police are investigating the theft of a tractor from a farm near Yeovil. The vehicle, a TAFE 45 tractor, was taken on Monday from farm premises at Haselbury Plucknett. Anyone with information that would help the police is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Farmland next to a new special school being built on the outskirts of Yeovil is being sold off by Somerset county council for development. The land comprises four agricultural fields between the school site and the A303 dual carriage, close to turn off to Ash.
English Heritage has launched a new initiative inviting people to enjoy an hour of peace and quiet. The 'hour of contemplation' project is using Muchelney Abbey near Langport as a place where people can escape the pressures of modern-day living.
A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
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