Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to a collision between a car and motorcycle. It’s been proposed that a new group be set up in Chard to tackle the problem of flooding in the town. A new Visitor Centre is to be built at Ham Hill Country Park. The NHS in Somerset is reporting a rise in Covid cases with demand for hospital beds and social care exceeding capacity. A community centre in Yeovil has been given £3,000 to set up a food pantry and run toddler activities.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to a collision between a car and motorcycle at Seavington St Michael, near Ilminster. It happened in New Road close to the junction with West Street at 12:45 Monday lunchtime (01-11). If you can help you’re asked to call the non emergency number 101.
It’s been proposed that a new group be set up in Chard to tackle the problem of flooding in the town. The Chard Flood Resilience Group would be tasked with finding a long-term solution to the problem of flooding in Chard following the two major flooding events in recent months. Chard’s Mayor Jason Baker will propose setting up the group at the next Monday’s meeting of the Town Council.
A new Visitor Centre is to be built at Ham Hill Country Park, on the outskirts of Yeovil. The centre, part of the Ham Hill Past and Future project will feature exhibitions, a café, toilets and an educational space, providing visitors with a central base from where to explore the Iron Age hill fort.
The NHS in Somerset is reporting a rise in Covid cases with demand for hospital beds and social care exceeding capacity. The NHS says mental health and GP services; as well as acute hospital trusts, are also struggling to cope.
A community centre in Yeovil has been given £3,000 to set up a food pantry and run toddler activities. St Peter’s Community Centre on Coronation Avenue has been awarded funding by the housing association Abri from their Community Fund. The money will be used to provide families with food parcels and run weekly toddler sessions.
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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