The former Chard Junction railway station on Station Road near Tatworth.
A campaign to re-open Chard Junction Station has moved a step forward. Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil has announced a new recruitment drive. Three public parks in South Somerset have won Green Flag Awards. People in Somerset aged 50 and over or, who work in front-line health and care, are being asked to book a Covid booster jab and the line-up’s been announced for this year’s Big Green Gig in Chard.
A campaign to re-open Chard Junction Station has moved a step forward. At a public meeting held in Tatworth last night, plans were outlined to re-open the station to passengers, including giving the nearby former Dairy Crest Milk Processing Factory building a new purpose.
Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil has announced a new recruitment drive. The company aims to recruit 300 new apprentices on industrial placements and for its graduate scheme next year. Once completed, it’ll bring the total number of young people on early career schemes at Leonardo in Yeovil to 900.
Three public parks in South Somerset have won Green Flag Awards. The awards given to Yeovil Country Park, Ham Hill Country Park, and Chard Reservoir Local Nature Reserve mark them as being some of the best parks in England.
People in Somerset aged 50 and over or, who work in front-line health and care, are being asked to book a Covid booster jab. Around 26 million people in the UK are eligible for a booster jab - including the over 50s, pregnant women, and those with a weakened immune system.
The line-up’s been announced for this year’s Big Green Gig in Chard. Performing at the community music festival at Chard Guildhall on Saturday, September 24th will be singer-songwriter Stevie Nicole-Brown, Folk duo River Roots, and reggae hip-hop band Regime.
Labour’s Clare Moody is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. Somerset Council is looking to buy the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil, including Yeovil Bus Station. One of the biggest events in Yeovil’s outdoor calendar, the Abbey Hill Steam Rally, starts today...and more.
Voting is taking place today to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. NHS Somerset says the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital will stay open until a new replacement unit is built in Dorchester. A supermarket worker has retired after spending 52 years working at the same store in Ilminster...and more.
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.
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