Drivers are being urged to be extra careful on the roads in Somerset with the cold spell set to continue. A warm space in Yeovil says it's planning to extend the support it offers well into the New Year. Independent traders in Somerset are encouraging people to support local businesses when Christmas shopping. Combe St Nicholas C of E Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted...and more.
Drivers are being urged to be extra careful on the roads in Somerset with the cold spell set to continue. The County Council says accidents on increase on average by 20 percent during the winter months. County Councillor Mike Rigby, who’s in charge of roads and transport in Somerset, says they’re prepared for dealing with further icy conditions.
A warm space in Yeovil says it's planning to extend the support it offers well into the New Year. St Peter's Community Centre in Westfield provides food and warmth to around 30 people on three days each week.
Independent traders in Somerset are encouraging people to support local businesses when Christmas shopping. The independent retail sector is concerned about the rising cost of living, and people spending less on presents this Christmas.
Combe St Nicholas C of E Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted. Inspectors praised the school’s project-based curriculum, which they say supports all pupils, including those with special needs.
The A30 between Chard and Crewkerne is to close for eight weeks in January for urgent drainage works to be carried out. The road will shut on Monday, 23rd of January between Liddon Hill and St Rayn Hill to allow for 550 metres of drainage pipes and gullies to be installed.
Yeovil Town's National League match at Barnet tonight has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
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
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