Plans have been approved for a giant solar farm between Yeovil and Sherborne. The government’s giving around 50 thousand pounds to local councils in Somerset to further help control the spread of coronavirus. Leonardo Helicopters has partnered with Holy Trinity Scout Group in Yeovil to create a new generation of aerospace engineers. Historic Sherborne House in Newlands, Sherborne, is set to become an arts and entertainment venue...and more.
Plans have been approved for a giant solar farm between Yeovil and Sherborne. The site, spread over seven fields at Clifton Maybank near Bradford Abbas, will produce enough electricity to run 10,600 homes. A substation, access roads, and a two-metre security fence with CCTV monitoring will also be built.
The government’s giving around 50 thousand pounds to local councils in Somerset to further help control the spread of coronavirus. It's part of a 12-million pound national initiative with the money in Somerset being spent on persuading rural migrant workers to have the Covid jab.
Leonardo Helicopters has partnered with Holy Trinity Scout Group in Yeovil to create a new generation of aerospace engineers. Volunteer trainers from Leonardo are using activities and educational materials to help members of the Holy Trinity Scout Group learn about aviation and aerospace technology.
Historic Sherborne House in Newlands, Sherborne, is set to become an arts and entertainment venue. Plans to use ground floor rooms for exhibitions, together with converting the second floor into offices, are expected to be approved later this week. The Tudor wings of the building would be transformed into a bistro and café.
Ham Hill Country Park near Yeovil has been rated the most dog-friendly place in South Somerset. In a vote on Trip Adviser, dog owners said Ham Hill offered them good parking with plenty of open spaces for their dogs to roam in safety.
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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