Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is investigating complaints about two-week delays in delivering the post in Yeovil. Plans to convert a Yeovil pub into a school have been turned down. A Crewkerne couple, whose name is Mr and Mrs White-Christmas say after three years together they've got used to people poking fun at their name...and more.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is investigating problems with postal deliveries in the town. It follows claims that mail is arriving up to two weeks after it should at some addresses, with important letters like medical appointments arriving too late. Royal Mail says it’s committed to improving the quality of its services in Yeovil, but union leaders claim the post is not being delivered on time due to staff shortages.
Plans have been passed to build a new diagnostics centre, providing more than 70,000 tests and outpatient appointments at Yeovil Hospital. It will be located next to the main hospital at Higher Kingston, with building work due to start in February.
Plans to change a popular Yeovil pub into a school have been turned down. Education provider, Five Rivers Child Care Ltd, had wanted to convert the Great Lyde pub on Lyde Road into a school for children with special educational needs and disabilities. One reason given by planners for the refusal was that the Great Lyde was the only pub, within reasonable walking distance of local residents
The UK’s only couple called Mr and Mrs White-Christmas, who live in Crewkerne, say the festive season is their trickiest time of the year. Kieran White and Tilly Christmas married in November 2020 and became Britain’s first couple with the name White-Christmas. They say December is difficult because when they book a meal or order takeaway, restaurants don't believe their name is for real.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at its car parks payment meters. Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision over the summer months. Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease...and more.
A Yeovil woman has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. A Crewkerne community group saved two tonnes of food from landfill last month and gave it to residents in need. Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season....and more.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the South West. A former Cherry Farm in Chard has donated its netting and high-tensile wire to Somerset Aid for Ukraine. Somerset Council is moving forward with its next phase of plans for the county...and more.
Demolition work at Yeovil’s Glovers Walk has been held up after two colonies of bees were discovered. Refurbishment of the town’s Dunelm store is underway. A teenager from Crewkerne has represented his country, winning a gold medal in a national boxing competition... and more.
Adam Dance, MP has challenged the Government over a "failure to tackle rising levels of child poverty" in South Somerset. A man in Chard has been evicted from a property in the town. Temporary changes are being put in place at Yeovil Bus Station... and more
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