There has been a big rise in the number of children being educated at home in Somerset. Plans have been submitted to build sixty new homes in South Petherton. Wells Cathedral is the setting this week of an immersive light show celebrating the Coronation of King Charles...and more.
The number of children being educated at home is rising sharply across the West, according to new figures. Four times more children in Somerset are being educated at home than in 2013. It's thought the Covid pandemic has accelerated the increase in home schooling
A quarter of the eight million pounds allocated to NHS dentistry in Somerset for the year ending in March still hasn't been spent, according to new research. The figures are contained in an article in the Health Service Journal, based on data gathered from Integrated Care Boards across England, including the one here in Somerset.
Plans have been submitted to build sixty new homes in South Petherton. If approved the houses will be built on land off Hamsfield Lane. Developers, Persimmon Homes South West say one in three of the new properties will be social housing, run by a local housing association.
Wells Cathedral is the setting this week of an immersive light show celebrating the Coronation of King Charles. The Crown and Coronation Show launched at the Tower of London in November and can be viewed at Wells Cathedral until the weekend. The display celebrates the experience of King Charles’s Coronation and the role of the Crown Jewels.
Cricket Lane in Dowlish Wake near Ilminster will shut to traffic for two days starting tomorrow. Openreach will be installing a new telegraph pole with the road scheduled to re-open late Friday afternoon.
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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