Residents in Somerset had the worst level of access to NHS dental treatment in England last year. Plans have been passed to build 300 new homes on the northern edge of Chard. Fourteen people have been arrested and 18 vehicles seized in five days of co-ordinated road policing operations by Avon and Somerset Police...and more
Residents in Somerset had the worst level of access to NHS dental treatment in England last year. The National Audit Office found 382 treatments were delivered per 1000 people, compared to 800 per 1000 people in South Yorkshire, which was the best-performing area in England. The NAO says the previous government's NHS dental recovery plan failed to restore NHS dental provision to pre-pandemic levels.
Plans have been passed to build 300 new homes - a third of which will be affordable - on the northern edge of Chard, including a new ground for Chard Town Football Club.
Sewer renovation work on West Street in Ilminster which has been causing traffic problems in the town centre is due to end tonight. Temporary traffic lights outside West Street Fish and Chips should be gone by midnight, with the road opening to traffic as normal. Work repairing Ilminster’s sewers will then move further along West Street next week.
Fourteen people have been arrested and 18 vehicles seized in five days of coordinated road policing operations by Avon and Somerset Police. It was held between the 11th and 15th of November, with further arrests made for other offences such as drug driving, prison recall, and vehicle theft. Police say 520 motorists were caught speeding and 23 were found driving without insurance.
Chard Reservoir Nature Reserve is to be provided with a new mobile classroom – thanks to a grant of £1500 given by Tesco. The mobile unit will be used to support environmental activities for local children at the reserve.
The A303 eastbound between Cartgate and Ilchester will be shut from 8 pm until 6 am tomorrow for white-lining work. Diversions will be in operation via the A3088, Watercombe Lane, the A30 and A37 re-joining the A303 at Ilchester.
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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