Plans to convert the former Boden Street mill building in Chard into new housing have been halted. Police have made an arrest in connection with an assault on a man in Langport. A change is being made in the running of all of Somerset’s recycling centres. The former Haynes Publishing site at Sparkford has been put up for sale. A national shortage of veterinary staff is putting increasing amounts of pressure on practices in Somerset...and more.
Plans to convert the former Boden Street mill building in Chard into new housing have been halted. It’s also emerged that the cost of the town's new swimming pool has increased to sixteen million pounds. South Somerset District Council could now have to take out a 12 million pound loan for the scheme to progress.
Police have made an arrest in connection with an assault on a man in Langport. It happened in the area of Parrett Close last Friday. The man needed hospital treatment for his injuries which were not thought to be life-threatening.
A change is being made in the running of all of Somerset’s recycling centres. Viridor, who has run all 16 sites over many years, is handing responsibility to waste firm, Biffa. It’s expected that Viridor staff will transfer to Biffa employment from September.
The former Haynes Publishing site at Sparkford has been put up for sale. The site has not been used since 2013 after Haynes moved from print to online with its publishing activities.
A national shortage of veterinary staff is putting increasing amounts of pressure on practices in Somerset. The British Veterinary Association blames the shortage on Brexit and a big increase in pet ownership during the pandemic.
A former pub in Ilminster is to be turned into residential dwellings. The Bell Inn on the High Street closed four years ago. The current owner has been granted a ‘change of use’ on the building by South Somerset District Council.
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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