A road on the outskirts of Yeovil, closed by a landslide, is not expected to reopen until late 2023. Somerset County Council has welcomed the government's levelling up plans for Somerset. People in Somerset are being encouraged to talk more about mental health. A 100-year-old Crewkerne woman says regular exercise has helped her live to a great age...and more.
A road on the outskirts of Yeovil, closed by a landslide, is not expected to reopen until late 2023. Chinnock Hollow linking East Chinnock and Odcombe shut to traffic in February last year. It’s the third time the date to reopen the road has been changed. Somerset County Council says repairs to the road won’t start until further geotechnical checks have been made on the roadside embankment.
Somerset County Council has welcomed the government's levelling up plans for Somerset that will see greater investment in local schools and Further Education Colleges.
People in Somerset are being encouraged to talk more about mental health. Mind in Somerset says people still struggle to discuss their mental health issues with friends and family.
Organisers of Somerset Day are asking for nominations of interesting places to visit in Somerset. It’s to set up a visitor trail, representing the best buildings and landscapes in the County, as part of Somerset Day 2022.
A 100-year-old Crewkerne woman says regular exercise has helped her live to a great age. Bea McMorris, who, not surprisingly, is the oldest member of the Crewkerne Body Awareness and Stretching group, says the best way to stay active in older age is to do regular exercise.
A man has been arrested in Castle Cary and charged with stalking, harassment and making threats to kill. The NHS in Somerset says its staff retention rate has improved over the past two years. A farmer in South Petherton is preparing to cycle 1,000 miles to raise money for charity...and more.
The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more
Yeovil Town FC have sent a strongly worded letter to the Football Association asking for plans to end FA Cup replays to be dropped. A Somerset woman who's spent the last 32 years living with Hepatitis C, says better support is needed for those affected by the contaminated blood scandal. A new school of musical theatre has opened in Chard...and more.
Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute. Somerset Council could lose around £5 million by selling the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced...and more.
The parents of a two-week-old baby boy, accused of his murder at Yeovil Hospital, are to stand trial. Protesters have splashed red paint across the front of County Hall in Taunton for a second time. A comedy film about the world of competitive marrow-growing and made in Shepton Mallet has opened in cinemas across the UK...and more.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
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