A Yeovil woman, whose disappearance three weeks ago sparked a big police search, has been found safe and well. A new 3.2 million pound programme of flood risk reduction works has been approved by the Somerset Rivers Authority. Sexey’s School in Bruton has been voted Somerset’s happiest secondary school...and more
A Yeovil woman, whose disappearance three weeks ago sparked a big police search, has been found. Jessica, aged 32, was found safe and well at the weekend after being out of contact since February 21st.
UNISON – the union representing health workers – says the government’s decision to shut NHS England and transfer the running the health service to the Department of Health will divert attention away from efforts to improve patient care and, in particular, cut waiting times for operations.
A new £3.2 million pound programme of flood risk reduction works has been approved by the Somerset Rivers Authority.
Sexey’s School in Bruton has been voted Somerset’s happiest secondary school. Data from Ofsted shows the Church of England, non-selective state boarding and day school had a 98 percent satisfaction rating amongst parents. Stanchester Academy in Stoke-sub-Hamdon came in third with a 92 per cent satisfactory rating.
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier with the arrival of a jack-up barge from Liverpool. It provides a stable platform for the construction work and will stay anchored in the River Parrett for 12 months.
Somerset's Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix at the weekend, the first Grand Prix of the new season. The McLaren driver narrowly beat Red Bull's reigning world champion Max Verstappen.
The remains of a Roman settlement have been discovered near Langport. Chard Town Council has issued a formal apology over some of its recent conduct. Visitors to Ham Hill Country Park are being asked to tread carefully and keep pets on leads to protect breeding skylarks nesting at ground-level...and more
A teenage boy has been arrested following an incident in Castle Cary. Somerset Council has announced “wide-ranging improvements” to bus services. Work has started upgrading a doctor’s surgery in Chard. The finalists have been announced for this year’s Somerset Business Awards...and more
Numatic International Ltd in Chard has been given planning permission to build a giant solar farm off the A30 Crewkerne Road. The RSPCA says incidents of dropped litter impacting the lives of animals in Somerset is a growing problem. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is marking 25 years of saving lives across the two counties...and more
Leonardo in Yeovil is developing a new type of self-flying helicopter. A report into the creation of Somerset Council has found the case for it to be 'weak' and marked by 'poor decision making'. The village of Montecute has been told that it may have one of the country's oldest working clocks...and more.
There has been a further delay to reopening Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Wincanton in which a motorcyclist was killed. A debt advice charity in Somerset is recruiting more volunteers to help with an expected increase in people going into debt...and more.
A new report says survival rates from ovarian cancer in Somerset are among the best in England. Farmers say it’s only a matter of time before someone is killed due to criminal gangs using farmland for illegal hare coursing. A Victorian chemist shop, originally situated on the High Street in South Petherton, is being moved to a theme park in County Durham...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a ‘hit and run’ in Henstridge in which an 8-year-old boy was knocked off his scooter. People in Somerset wanting to hold street parties to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day won't have to pay for a road closure. Plans have been submitted to open a new farm shop in Sherborne...and more
Four Somerset businesses, including one in Yeovil, have been handed a total of £170,000 in civil penalties for employing illegal workers. National garage chain ATS Euromaster has closed its branch in Wincanton. A farmer in Wincanton is being hailed as a hero after rescuing his pigs from a burning barn...and more
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