Work is to be carried out to update three older type skate parks in Yeovil. Work has started on replacing a dangerous wall at the side of the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett. A new care home could be built in Chard. Somerset charity ‘Second Step’ is setting up events to encourage men to talk more openly about mental health. A record number of cranes were born in Somerset last year...and more.
Work is to be carried out to update three older type skate parks in Yeovil. South Somerset District Council says Yew Tree, Milford and Oak Tree skate parks are to be resurfaced to provide a smoother skating experience. The scheme’s out to public consultation now with the upgrade due to be completed by the end of the year.
Work has started on replacing a dangerous wall at the side of the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett between Yeovil and Crewkerne. The road will remain closed in both directions for three weeks, for the work to be carried out. The second phase of the scheme will take up to ten weeks to complete and see the A30 re-opened with a single lane operating on traffic lights. Access to households and businesses in the area is unaffected.
A new care home could be built in Chard. It will have sixty-six en-suite bedrooms and be situated between Furnham Road and Chaffcombe Road in Chard on land allocated for housing. Healthcare providers, LNT Care Developments, say a formal planning application will shortly be submitted to South Somerset District Council.
Somerset charity ‘Second Step’ is setting up events to encourage men to talk more openly about mental health and check on their friends. It follows figures that show the suicide rate in Somerset remains above the national average with the majority of cases involving men.
A record number of cranes were born in Somerset last year, ten out of a total of forty chicks born across the whole of the UK. There are now sixty-five breeding pairs in the UK, fifteen of them in Somerset.
A meeting is being held in Lopen tonight for anyone interested in helping organise an event to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The meeting is at the Sunday School Room and starts at 7pm, it is open to everyone.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. The Glovers are playing away at Wealdstone in a National League fixture, kick-off 7:45 pm
Somerset Council says a government review of adult social care could cause the Council to go bankrupt. A pilot scheme in Somerset aimed at cutting hospital admissions to A&E by the most vulnerable patients has shown a 50 per cent reduction in visits. Somerset celebrity chef Josh Eggleton is converting a double-decker bus to help promote healthier eating in schools...and more.
Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
A Chard woman has appeared in court after driving her car towards a crowd of people who, she claimed, were causing a disturbance. Crewkerne residents will soon be provided with a new banking hub. Work has started removing 14 trees along the embankment of Chard Reservoir...and more
A Yeovil man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child. A Community Fridge in Shepton Mallet says it saved ten tonnes of unwanted food from going to landfill in the run-up to Christmas. Somerset Council has started collecting empty toothpaste tubes for recycling at the kerbside for the first time...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died in a car crash near Shepton Mallet. A new passing loop could be introduced on the rail line between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill stations. St Margaret’s Hospice has thanked the public for making this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling project their most successful ever...and more
Plans to build forty-six new homes in Castle Cary have been rejected for a third time. Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has no plans to step down from his dual role as a member of Somerset Council. Rug Ratz in Yeovil is closing permanently today, leaving the town without a children's soft play space...and more.
Yeovil Hospital has declared a critical incident due to a sharp rise in flu admissions putting pressure on bed spaces. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, joined campaigners and colleagues in Downing Street this week to hand in a petition calling for action to tackle the shortage of NHS dentists. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been replaced as England's Red Roses captain for 2025 season... and more
Police say three children, missing from their home in Essex, have been found safe and well in Wincanton. Yeovil Hospital is asking visitors to A&E to wear facemasks to help avoid the spread of infection. Long traffic queues can be expected in Chard over the next nine months. A new arts and music performance space has opened in Crewkerne...and more.
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