Somerset Community Foundation has launched a new appeal, calling for donations to help people living in poverty. Four people, including a man from Chard, have been ordered to pay back more than £375,000 after being convicted of being involved in the supply of illegal drugs. Military veterans and their family members are being offered places on a new training course at the Somerset Recovery College and More women are being encouraged to take up fishing. It's part of a new project by the Westcountry Rivers Trust.
Somerset Community Foundation has launched a new appeal, calling for donations to help people living in poverty. ‘The Somerset Cost of Living Crisis Appeal’ will fund local charities which help people with their everyday living costs.
Four people, including a man from Chard, have been ordered to pay back more than £375,000 after being convicted of being involved in the supply of illegal drugs. The ringleader of the group, Wesley Wells-Burr, who owned a house in Chard, was jailed last week after police discovered cannabis factories that he ran near Taunton and in Chard. Wells-Burr was jailed at Taunton Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Military veterans and their family members are being offered places on a new training course at the Somerset Recovery College. It's called "The Art of Resilience for the Military Community" and teaches techniques for managing stress and anxiety.
More women are being encouraged to take up fishing. It's part of a new project by the Westcountry Rivers Trust which has secured funding from the National Lottery and Sport England.
Somerset Council says a government review of adult social care could cause the Council to go bankrupt. A pilot scheme in Somerset aimed at cutting hospital admissions to A&E by the most vulnerable patients has shown a 50 per cent reduction in visits. Somerset celebrity chef Josh Eggleton is converting a double-decker bus to help promote healthier eating in schools...and more.
Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
A Chard woman has appeared in court after driving her car towards a crowd of people who, she claimed, were causing a disturbance. Crewkerne residents will soon be provided with a new banking hub. Work has started removing 14 trees along the embankment of Chard Reservoir...and more
A Yeovil man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child. A Community Fridge in Shepton Mallet says it saved ten tonnes of unwanted food from going to landfill in the run-up to Christmas. Somerset Council has started collecting empty toothpaste tubes for recycling at the kerbside for the first time...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died in a car crash near Shepton Mallet. A new passing loop could be introduced on the rail line between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill stations. St Margaret’s Hospice has thanked the public for making this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling project their most successful ever...and more
Plans to build forty-six new homes in Castle Cary have been rejected for a third time. Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has no plans to step down from his dual role as a member of Somerset Council. Rug Ratz in Yeovil is closing permanently today, leaving the town without a children's soft play space...and more.
Yeovil Hospital has declared a critical incident due to a sharp rise in flu admissions putting pressure on bed spaces. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, joined campaigners and colleagues in Downing Street this week to hand in a petition calling for action to tackle the shortage of NHS dentists. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been replaced as England's Red Roses captain for 2025 season... and more
Police say three children, missing from their home in Essex, have been found safe and well in Wincanton. Yeovil Hospital is asking visitors to A&E to wear facemasks to help avoid the spread of infection. Long traffic queues can be expected in Chard over the next nine months. A new arts and music performance space has opened in Crewkerne...and more.
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