Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is urging his colleagues to get on quickly with electing a new Leader of the Conservative party. The end of July has been set as the date for completing the long-running road improvement scheme on the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett. The charity Guide Dogs has criticised the government's decision to extend the E-scooter trial.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is urging his colleagues to get on quickly with electing a new Leader of the Conservative party. Currently, there are nine candidates bidding for the top job with the process not expected to be completed before the Commons returns from summer recess in September. Mr. Fysh says a new Prime Minister is needed as soon as possible
The end of July has been set as the date for completing the long-running road improvement scheme on the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett, near Crewkerne. The scheme had been due to take thirteen weeks but had to be extended after the damage to a wall was found to be worse than anticipated. The scheme has so far cost Somerset County Council £283,000 to undertake.
The charity Guide Dogs has criticised the government's decision to extend the E-scooter trial, including in Yeovil, by 18 months before publishing its safety evaluation. The Department of Transport says the extension will help to build a better understanding of the benefits or otherwise of the E-scooter pilot.
Motorists travelling near Wincanton will have to add up to 17 miles to their journeys later this month to allow for repairs to take place. Somerset County Council plans to close the A371 north of the Holbrook roundabout for five weeks to replace drainage channels and gullies. The road will be shut between July 25 and August 26 with motorists diverted back to Sparkford, adding 17 miles to journeys.
People travelling in and out of Somerset by train this week are being reminded to bring a bottle of water with them. Great Western Railway has warned that there could be speed restrictions on some services because of the heat so that journeys could take longer than normal. People are being advised to check travel websites before making journeys.
SUEZ, the company that collects Somerset’s waste is warning it may cease operations. Twenty thousand pounds is being spent cleaning red paint off the front of County Hall in Taunton following a series of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. An occupational therapist at Yeovil Hospital has won an award for her smart appearance at work...and more.
Somerset Council is taking legal action to remove an arms company from one of its commercial properties. Waste collection days across Somerset are set to change next month due to two impending bank holidays. An archaeological survey has begun on the proposed site of a new skate park in Bruton... and more.
Somerset’s busiest speed camera in 2023 has been revealed as the camera on the westbound carriageway of the A303 between the Podimore Roundabout and the Hazelgrove Roundabout. Bus campaigners are calling on Somerset Council to keep the public toilets open at Yeovil bus station. The funeral has taken place in Yeovil of D-Day veteran, Bill Tolley, who has died at the age of 97...and more.
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.
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