Yeovil and South Somerset drivers are being warned about potential disruption over the next few weeks. A Purtington kayaker is celebrating a new world record after circumnavigating Britain in 40 days to raise awareness of diabetes. Somerset Council has been awarded over £300,000 to take a lead role in developing a plan to protect nature in the county...and more.
Yeovil and South Somerset drivers are being warned about potential disruption over the next few weeks. Overnight resurfacing started on Preston Road in Yeovil last night and continues until Friday. Highways teams are also resurfacing sections of both North Street in Langport and the A372 Somerton Road. Preparations also begin in Langport this week with the process getting underway in Huish Episcopi on 24th July.
A Purtington kayaker is celebrating a new world record after circumnavigating Britain in 40 days to raise awareness of diabetes. Dougal Glaisher took on the 2,000-mile challenge, whilst managing his own Type-1 diabetes, to fundraise for the charity Action4Diabetes, which helps young people with the condition in South East Asia.
Somerset Council has been awarded over £300,000 to take a lead role in developing a plan to protect nature in the county. The Local Nature Recovery Strategy will be lead by both the council and the Somerset Local Nature Partnership and is part of a £14m national government fund to help restore wildlife-rich habitats.
A Chard woman has received the highest Rotary Club award for thirty years of work, helping an orphanage in Romania. Dawn Fletcher and her husband Andy have been leading lights in ‘Project Romania’, a charity based in the town, helping to provide everything from bread to education and medical care. Dawn was presented with the “Paul Harris Fellow Award” by Chard Rotary.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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