Work is to start soon on a £60 million upgrade of the campus at Yeovil College. Somerset Council says it doesn't have the money to investigate illegal fly-tipping. Chard High Street will be shut to traffic this Thursday evening for a trick-or-treat event...and more.
Work is to start soon on a £60 million upgrade of the campus at Yeovil College. This follows the college's successful bid to the government’s Further Education Capital Transformation Fund. The work, which will take three years to complete, will see the Kingston Building, Bridge Block, and Sports Hall demolished and replaced with new buildings.
The Leader of Somerset Council says staff cuts will have a detrimental impact on services. Councillor Bill Revans comments follow a further 450 job cuts at Somerset Council. He's asking the government to step in with a rescue plan for local government. Meanwhile, Somerset Council says it doesn't have enough money to investigate fly tipping properly, despite receiving hundreds of reports about illegal fly tipping every year. The Council admits that over the past couple of years in some parts of the county, it hasn't taken anyone to court for fly tipping.
Chard High Street will be closed to traffic this Thursday evening between 5:30 and 9:00. This is to allow for a trick-or-treat event in the town centre, with around 20 shops staying open late and a pumpkin carving competition taking place outside the Guildhall.
East Coker Players have chosen Sleeping Beauty as their panto production for this year. It’ll be staged at East Coker Village Hall on Friday, November 29th at 7.30 pm and Saturday, November 30th at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
Plans have been submitted to build a car wash at Palmers Garden Centre on Bernards Way in Yeovil. The application is to relocate office buildings in the car park and use the space for an automated car wash and tunnel.
Two-thirds of employers in Somerset say the hike in employers' National Insurance will mean cutting staff. Police are investigating incidents of repeated damage at Somerton recreation ground. A man has been arrested in Chard on suspicion of indecent exposure. The story of the Monmouth Rebellion is being told in a new exhibition...and more
Leonardo Helicopters has won a £165 million repair and maintenance contract that will secure 200 jobs at the Yeovil factory. Police are searching for a thief who stole a safe containing £1500 in cash from a pub in Ilminster. Alzheimer's UK says the number of people with dementia in Somerset is massively under-recorded... and more.
Police are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire at the former Oscar Mayer site in Chard. Yeovil Town owner, Martin Hellier, has stepped down as club chairman. According to the website, Property Solvers, Martock has the slowest housing market in Somerset. A new Head Teacher has been appointed to run Sexeys School in Bruton...and more
Yeovil Town owner Martin Hellier has announced his intention to put the club up for sale. Somerset Chamber of Commerce says small businesses are bracing themselves for a challenging year. The Children's Hospice South West founder, Eddie Farwell, has died. Tintinhull Gardens near Yeovil have reopened for the new season...and more
First Bus has invested £12 million in buying 26 electric buses to run on routes in Somerset. Approval has been given to build 18 new homes in South Petherton. Somerset’s recycling sites, including Yeovil, will revert to their spring opening times next week. This year’s Somerset Drama Festival has been won by Ilminster Entertainments Society...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has criticised the Chancellor for not reforming business rates in her Spring Statement. Fifteen schools in Somerset are to be equipped with new facilities for children with special educational needs. A charity in Yeovil is appealing for donations of new underwear to give to people who are homeless...and more
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
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