The former Chard Junction railway station on Station Road near Tatworth.
A campaign to re-open Chard Junction Station has moved a step forward. Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil has announced a new recruitment drive. Three public parks in South Somerset have won Green Flag Awards. People in Somerset aged 50 and over or, who work in front-line health and care, are being asked to book a Covid booster jab and the line-up’s been announced for this year’s Big Green Gig in Chard.
A campaign to re-open Chard Junction Station has moved a step forward. At a public meeting held in Tatworth last night, plans were outlined to re-open the station to passengers, including giving the nearby former Dairy Crest Milk Processing Factory building a new purpose.
Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil has announced a new recruitment drive. The company aims to recruit 300 new apprentices on industrial placements and for its graduate scheme next year. Once completed, it’ll bring the total number of young people on early career schemes at Leonardo in Yeovil to 900.
Three public parks in South Somerset have won Green Flag Awards. The awards given to Yeovil Country Park, Ham Hill Country Park, and Chard Reservoir Local Nature Reserve mark them as being some of the best parks in England.
People in Somerset aged 50 and over or, who work in front-line health and care, are being asked to book a Covid booster jab. Around 26 million people in the UK are eligible for a booster jab - including the over 50s, pregnant women, and those with a weakened immune system.
The line-up’s been announced for this year’s Big Green Gig in Chard. Performing at the community music festival at Chard Guildhall on Saturday, September 24th will be singer-songwriter Stevie Nicole-Brown, Folk duo River Roots, and reggae hip-hop band Regime.
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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