Local News Tuesday 5th April

Tuesday, 5 April 2022 06:00

Maiden Beech Academy in Crewkerne has retained its 'good' Ofsted rating. A local man has raised £12,000 for Ukraine by selling his motorbike. Ilminster Town Council is asking people to act as resilience wardens should the town be subjected to a major flooding event. Ilminster Town Council is asking people to act as resilience wardens should the town be subjected to a major flooding event. Tickets are on sale for a fundraising match in memory of former Yeovil Town player, Adam Stansfield, who died of bowel cancer 12-years ago...and more.

Maiden Beech Academy in Crewkerne has retained its 'good' Ofsted rating. The school that caters to children aged 9 -13 was rated good in all areas following an inspection in February. The report said the school, which has 383 children, had a 'harmonious' atmosphere. It said that leaders had devised a broad curriculum that benefited from the strong subject knowledge of the staff. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities thrived at the school. Across the curriculum, lessons enriched pupils’ understanding of the world around them.

A local man has raised £12,000 for Ukraine by selling his motorbike. Malcolm Rivers who lives in Shepton Beauchamp sold his Kawasaki KZ100 through Aspire Competitions of Yeovil with the proceeds going towards the relief effort for Ukraine. Two-and-a-half thousand pounds have been raised in the village of Neroche near Ilminster for Ukraine. Eight hundred pounds was collected by children at Neroche Primary School and a further two thousand five hundred pounds through a quiz night held at the local pub, The Bell.

Ilminster Town Council is asking people to act as resilience wardens should the town be subjected to a major flooding event. Homes and businesses in Ilminster were left underwater last year following heavy rain and a yellow weather warning from the Met Office. The Town Council’s looking for a team of volunteers in Station Road and Ditton Street where last year’s floods were at their worst.

Tickets are on sale for a fundraising match in memory of former Yeovil Town player, Adam Stansfield, who died of bowel cancer twelve years ago. A team of Yeovil Town Legends will play South West Legends at Huish Park on Saturday, 14th May to raise funds for cancer charities.

Eight-year-old, Eleanor Foxx-Neal, a pupil at St Bartholomew’s First School in Crewkerne, has won a competition, naming a new housing development. Eleanor’s suggestion of calling the development in Station Road, Wool Gardens, based on Crewkerne’s historic reputation for sheep farming and wool production, won her first prize in the competition, organized by housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey.

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Thursday 18th September

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road accident in Chard in which a 13-year-old boy fell from an e-scooter. People in Somerset are being asked for their views on building a second reservoir in Cheddar. A new exhibition celebrating 200 years of shoemaking in Somerset opens in Street today...and more.
Wednesday 17th September

The Environment Agency is being urged to rethink its decision to stop maintaining smaller rivers and streams in Somerset. South Western Railway, which runs trains through Sherborne, Yeovil and Crewkerne, has issued body cameras to more of its staff. Twelve new neighbourhood officers have joined Avon and Somerset Police...and more
Tuesday 17th September

Plans have been submitted to build 61 new homes between Montacute and Stoke-sub-Hamdon. Organisers of Langport Triathlon say it’ll be a few more days before they’re able to give out the results in the cycling section following a medical emergency in the crowd at Sunday's event. A new town crier is wanted in Wells...and more.
Monday 15th September

NHS Somerset says it’s 'fully committed' to re-opening maternity services at Yeovil Hospital, but won't say when it will reopen. Water levels at Somerset's reservoirs have dropped below 50%, despite the recent heavy rain. A charity shop in Martock has reunited a long-lost compass with its owner after he lost it 70 years ago...and more
Friday 12th September

One of Somerset's most prominent horse trainers says planned tax increases on remote betting could be a ‘nail in the coffin’ for horse racing. An Ilchester man has been arrested in connection with a burglary in West Dorset. Somerset Council’s Chief Executive and other senior officers have been given a 3.2% pay rise...and more
Thursday 11th September

A bill put forward by Yeovil MP Adam Dance, calling for better awareness of pupil neurodivergent behaviour in schools, has passed its first reading in the Commons. Around 40 thousand people in Somerset could have undiagnosed high blood pressure. Dozens of bikers will take to the roads in Somerset this weekend in support of a breast cancer charity...and more
Wednesday 10th September

Yeovil Town Football Club has been given a two-year extension to buy back Huish Park from Somerset Council. A takeaway business in Bridgwater has been stripped of its licence after three employees were discovered working there illegally. A company in South Chard has been celebrating its 200th anniversary...and more