Nearly 150 roads are being resurfaced this summer in Somerset. Ilminster Tennis Club has been named Somerset Tennis Club of the Year 2024 by the Lawn Tennis Association. The York Inn in Churchinford
has been named the pub of the year by the Countryside Alliance...and more.
Nearly 150 roads in Somerset are to be resurfaced this summer as Somerset Council and its new highways contractor embark on a lengthy programme of repairs. While most of the work will focus on rural roads, the programme also includes main roads and roads linked to major housing developments. Roads to be resurfaced in our area include the A30 Yeovil Road between Crewkerne and Haselbury Plucknett, also Creech Hill Road and Park Wall in Bruton, Long Hill and School Hill in Cucklington, East Street, Foldhill Lane and Stoke Road in Martock, Common Road, Moor Lane and Shaftesbury Lane in Wincanton. A full list of all roads to be resurfaced in Somerset this summer can be viewed on the Somerset Council website.
Relatives of people in a Chard care home, saved from closure by a private company, have been speaking of their relief. Sunnymeade was due to close earlier in the year after Somerset Council said it could no longer afford to keep it open. It has since been taken over by new owners, Agincare, who say it’s business as usual for the residents.
Ilminster Tennis Club has been named Somerset Tennis Club of the Year 2024 by the Lawn Tennis Association. The accolade is given to clubs based on their links to the community and how accessible they are to the public.
A Somerset pub has been named the pub of the year by the Countryside Alliance. The York Inn in Churchinford was given the award at an event held at the House of Lords after having already won the regional trophy.
The Ladies Women’s Guild in Chard is closing after 42 years due to a lack of members.
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
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
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