Somerset Council is planning to cut the funding it gives to the Westland Entertainment venue in Yeovil and keep the town’s Octagon Theatre closed. Chard Prep School's successful fundraising campaign has secured its future. Filming of a new BBC period drama at Montecute House has been completed with the house reopening fully to the public next weekend...and more.
Somerset Council is planning cuts of £420,000 in Arts funding across the County, including cutting the subsidy it gives to the Westland Entertainment venue in Yeovil and keeping the town’s Octagon Theatre closed. The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton will also have its funding reduced. Somerset Council is looking to make 100 million pounds in savings and says the cuts are necessary to avoid the organisation going bust.
Chard Prep School's successful fundraising campaign has secured its future. The school says the campaign, coupled with retaining existing pupil numbers, has put it in a position of strength. People in Chard, parents, and alumni of Chard Prep School have been thanked for their support.
Filming of a new BBC period drama at Montecute House has been completed with the house reopening fully to the public next weekend. The National Trust property shut in early January for filming of a new series of Wolf Hall, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. Montacute House will represent Greenwich Palace in the Hillary Mantel story when the drama is televised later in the year.
St Margaret's Hospice has raised more than twenty thousand pounds by collecting used Christmas trees. Volunteers have disposed of more than sixteen hundred trees picked up from homes across the county in the last two weeks.
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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