The Union representing staff at Sunnymeade Care Home in Chard says everyone will be left in a difficult situation if the home closes. 'Buses of Somerset' says some services will run at different times from next month. Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has officially opened Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s new shop in Crewkerne...and more.
The Union representing staff at Sunnymeade Care Home in Chard that’s at risk of closing, says everyone – staff and residents – will be left in a difficult situation if the closure goes ahead. Somerset Care plans to shut Sunnymeade, together with Critchill Court care home in Frome in April. They say the homes are no longer viable. A consultation on the proposals is now open for comments.
Buses of Somerset says some services will run at different times from next month. The Number 51 Yeovil Town service is included in the timetable changes that take effect from Sunday, April 14th. Full details of the new running times can be viewed on the Buses of Somerset website.
A faith room and a breastfeeding facility are planned as part of an upgrade of Chard police station. The improvements costing £900,000 are to bring the building up to a higher standard for the public and staff. Works are expected to start later this year, subject to planning permission being given.
Not a single stretch of river in the West of England is in ‘good’ overall health, according to a new report. The Rivers Trust found the region’s waterways are being poisoned by a cocktail of pollution from agriculture, the water industry and road runoff.
According to the report, 100 per cent of river stretches in the West failed to meet ‘good’ overall status.
A former Royal Marine from Somerset has won the title of UK Bench Press Champion. Ram Patten only took up the bench press competitively a year ago and having won the UK title now has set his sights on the world championships.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has cut a ribbon to officially open Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s new store in Crewkerne. The new shop in Falkland Square is the charity’s seventh outlet in Somerset and Devon.
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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