Residents in the Langport area are being advised not to drink tap water following a major water leak. Permission has been given to convert the former Porter Blacks building in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil into ten flats. Yeovil Country Park has been presented with a Royal Horticultural Society five-star award for a fourth time...and more.
Residents in the Langport area are being advised not to drink tap water. Wessex Water says following a burst water main, the tap water in postcode areas TA10,11 and 12 may appear brown for the next few days. They say it’s not harmful but advise against drinking water straight from the tap due to it having a strange taste.
Permission has been given to convert the former Porter Blacks building in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil into ten flats. A change of use application by Somerset Property Ventures Ltd was approved by planning officers at Somerset Council rather than members of the Council’s Planning Committee South. Two applications relating to the property are still to be decided. They are to build an extension above the second floor to deliver an additional seven flats, and to turn the building into a house of multiple occupancy, providing an additional seventeen living spaces.
Chard is planning an all-day event to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Starting at 9 am on Thursday, June 6th a Flag of Peace will be raised over the Guildhall followed by poetry readings in local schools. Chard Museum will stage a display, and there’ll be live music at the Beacon which will be lit at 9.15 pm
The consumer magazine 'Which' has put Wells at the top of a list of best UK cities to visit. In a survey, England’s smallest city scored an 86 per cent satisfaction rating, beating places like Liverpool and Edinburgh.
Yeovil Country Park, also known as Ninesprings, has been presented with the Royal Horticultural Society’s South West in Bloom ‘Pride in Parks’ five-star award for a fourth time. The award was given in recognition of the Park’s community involvement, as well as the standard of the park itself.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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