A group of volunteers in Somerset, whose aim is to reduce knife crime, are teaching children how to stay safe when out walking alone. Taunton Town Football Club has been issued with a winding-up petition. With ice around again this morning, the NHS is advising that to stay safe on icy footpaths, people should 'waddle like a Penguin'...and more
A group of volunteers in Somerset is helping to teach children how to stay safe when out walking alone. 'Citizens Somerset' which works with the Police and Somerset Council to help reduce knife crime, are advising younger people on what to do if they encounter aggressive behaviour in a public space.
Taunton Town Football Club has been issued with a winding-up petition. Public records show the Inland Revenue issued the petition to the National League South club on Wednesday. It’s not known how much Taunton Town owes or when a court hearing will be held.
Waste collection days in some parts of South Somerset will change from February 12th. Somerset Waste Partnership says letters will be sent out next week advising affected households of the new date when their waste will be collected. SWP says the changes are aimed at making collections more efficient and reducing mileage and carbon emissions.
Somerset is estimated to have seen over 700 thousand pounds brought into the local economy through films and TV programmes being made in the County. Creative England estimates that film and TV productions across the South West as a whole have generated close to 30 million pounds. Screen Somerset, which is part of Somerset Council, works with production teams to attract filming to the local area.
With ice around in some places in South Somerset again this morning, the NHS is advising that to stay safe on icy footpaths, people should walk or waddle like penguins. The NHS says adopting a penguin-like stance can reduce the risk of slipping and tripping when walking on icy surfaces.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
Plans have been submitted to build a David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club in Yeovil. Carers in Somerset say spending cuts to mental health support services will be hugely damaging. People with memories of Somerset women's cricket side are being asked to take part in a project to preserve its history. Two of our local restaurants have been listed in the top 100 restaurants in the UK...and more
Yeovil Town Council has defended its decision to increase its share of the Council Tax by an average of £80. A man who drove an e-scooter in Yeovil while disqualified from driving has been jailed for six weeks. According to new data, the Yeovil driving test centre is the 12th easiest in the UK to pass a driving test...and more
Somerset Council is to pay for fifty-bed spaces in nursing homes so that patients can be discharged from hospital quicker. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, is calling for improved disabled access at Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction railway stations. Crewkerne could soon get a new farm shop...and more.
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