Somerset Council is being given extra funding by the government to repair potholes. Somerset Waste Partnership says it is changing the days when it collects household waste in some parts of South Somerset. A new mobile Post Office service has started operating in Somerset. A school in Chard has won the support of local MP Marcus Fysh,..and more.
Somerset Council is being given extra funding by the government to repair potholes. The announcement has been made in advance of today’s Autumn Statement when the government will set out its tax and spending plans for the year ahead. The money to fill potholes has been allocated from the HS2 budget and follows the decision to cancel building HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester.
Somerset Waste Partnership says it is changing the days when it collects household waste in some parts of South Somerset. The changes, that take effect from February, are aimed at making the service more efficient and reducing carbon emissions. Households affected will receive a letter in January advising them of the change.
A new mobile Post Office service has started operating in Somerset. In a typical week, the unit will visit more than a dozen local villages.
A school in Chard has won the support of local MP, Marcus Fysh, in having a pedestrian crossing built outside the school. Avishayes Primary School wants a 20 miles per hour limit introduced on Fairway Rise, and a new crossing built. Mr Fysh, who was at the school as part of Road Safety Week, said he would be pressing Somerset Council to act with urgency on the school’s concerns.
£130,000 of additional funding has been provided to carry out dredging on the Somerset Levels. The work will see water injected into the riverbed to suspend silt and carry it downstream. 200 metres of waterway between Burrowbridge and Northmoor will be treated in January and February.
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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