Work has started setting-up temporary classrooms within the grounds of Milford Junior School in Yeovil. People who live in Park Homes in Somerset have been in London protesting about a 40-year-old law. An area of grassland in Ilminster has been planted with wildflowers as part of a project to make Ilminster greener. A guide dog has been introduced to the group of dancers in Somerton who helped to pay for it to be trained...and more.
Work has started setting-up temporary classrooms within the grounds of Milford Junior School in Yeovil. The school in Glenthorne Avenue closed in September following an inspection that found the building was unsafe. Since then, pupils have been taught at Kingfisher Primary, Bucklers Mead and Huish Primary schools. The temporary classrooms are due to be ready to occupy by January.
People who live in Park Homes in Somerset have been in London protesting about a 40-year-old law which means that when they sell their homes, they have to give 10% of the sale price to the site owner. As part of the day of action, protesters delivered a petition to Downing Street.
An area of grassland in Ilminster has been planted with wildflowers as part of a project to make Ilminster greener. The seed mix scattered over two acres of land behind West Crescent included British native varieties; Meadowsweet, Poppy and Lady’s Bedstraw.
A guide dog has been introduced to the group of dancers in Somerton who helped to pay for it to be trained. Rob Lyn, a German Shepherd, is now fully trained as a guide dog thanks to £5,500 raised at tea dances organised by ‘Strictly Jive’.
Milborne Port’s public library is moving to a new home. A mobile unit has been used for lending out books but on Friday this week, the library will move permanently to the Town Hall.
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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