A not-for-profit social enterprise in South Petherton is offering free or low-cost places at its holiday club to help families struggling with the cost of living. People in Crewkerne are being asked to comment on plans to build 300 new homes close to the town’s railway station. Chard has been chosen as one of the areas for a project to tackle food inequality. Former Yeovil-based Test Pilot and astronaut Tim Peake has been speaking about the latest space mission to the Moon...and more.
A not-for-profit social enterprise in South Petherton is offering free or low-cost places at its holiday club to help families struggling with the cost of living. RAMA Life has been given a £2,500 grant by Western Power Distribution to fund the places, which include a meal and healthy snacks for children.
People in Crewkerne are being asked to comment on plans to build 300 new homes close to the town’s railway station. Developers, Place Land LLP, have earmarked land to build on opposite the station entrance, with connections to other nearby housing developments. Locals have until September 23rd to put their views across, with a formal planning application expected to be submitted to South Somerset District Council before Christmas.
Chard has been chosen as one of the areas for a project to tackle food inequality. The Good Grub Club provides families with free meals and involves families in cooking more healthy food.
Former Yeovil-based Test Pilot and astronaut Tim Peake has been speaking about the latest space mission to the Moon. The un-crewed test flight named Artemis 1 is due to launch later this week and could lead to the first woman setting foot on the Lunar surface. Tim Peake, who worked as a Test Pilot at Leonardo in Yeovil, says Artemis 1 could be a stepping stone to one day reaching Mars.
Young people in Chard have put on a display of their skateboarding skills to raise money to repair the town’s skate park. Money from the event will be spent on filling-in cracks and making safe the skating ramps at Henson Park in Chard.
A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
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
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