Higher rates of Covid in Somerset are a result of faulty PCR test results, according to Somerset County Council. There’s been a resurgence in booking holiday breaks in the County. A new block of flats could be built in Yeovil. Work to replace telegraph poles in the Jubilee Woods area of West Crescent, Ilminster is due to start next month.
Higher rates of Covid in Somerset are a result of faulty PCR test results, according to Somerset County Council. 43,000 people in England and Wales were wrongly told their Covid tests were negative due to errors at a private lab. The County Council says people were wrongly told they didn’t have the Covid 19, they then didn’t isolate, spreading the virus around their local communities. The Taunton and West Somerset area now has the 3rd highest Covid rates in England.
There’s been a resurgence in booking holiday breaks in the County. The Professional Association of Self Caterers says visitor numbers to the County this year are up 40 percent, compared to 2019.
A new block of flats could be built in Yeovil. Plans have been submitted to build nine flats at Everton Road in the Hendford area. The corner plot site is currently used as a builder's yard. It’s expected South Somerset District Council will make a decision on the application before the end of the year.
Work to replace telegraph poles in the Jubilee Woods area of West Crescent, Ilminster is due to start next month. Western Power says some trees planted to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 will be relocated due to their proximity to power lines.
A new campaign has been launched to persuade people in Somerset to stop smoking. Four people have been arrested in Chard in connection with the supply of Class A drugs. A dog from Yeovil has won the title of ‘best in breed’ at Cruffs....and more.
A charity in Somerset is appealing for support after one of its sites was vandalised. The Leader of Somerset Council has been to Westminster to put the case for central government to provide councils with more money. A new primary school is to built in Chard.... and more
The union representing workers at Somerset Council is warning of further job cuts at the council next year. Secondary school pupils in Somerset are being offered help to withstand peer pressure to vape or smoke. The bells of St George's Church in Hinton St George have been fully restored after becoming difficult to ring ... and more
A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social behaviour. NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped to boost recruitment. A new community garden has opened in Chard.... and more
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.
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