A Somerset group that sends supplies to Ukraine is appealing for donations. Plans have been submitted to convert a former Co-op store in Wincanton into new residential dwellings. The go-ahead has been given to convert a prominent town centre building in Sherborne into a shop and “self-service” hotel. Chard Town Football Club is looking for a new Team Manager. Today is the deadline to apply to the Woodland Trust’s ‘Great Tree Giveaway...and more.
A Somerset group that sends supplies to Ukraine is appealing for donations. ‘Somerset Aid for Ukraine’ sends food, medicine, and supplies to soldiers and civilians. They have another shipment leaving for Ukraine on the 21st of January. Organisers say they urgently need help with paying for the cost of the transport.
Plans have been submitted to convert a former Co-op store in Wincanton into new residential dwellings. The applicants, Hopkins Developments Ltd, want to turn the building on the High Street into five apartments and build five new homes on the adjoining land.
The go-ahead has been given to convert a prominent town centre building in Sherborne into a shop and “self-service” hotel. The three-storey building in Cheap Street was previously a NatWest bank.
Chard Town Football Club is looking for a new Team Manager. Ashley Fussell, who had been the Manager for six-years, and his assistant, Gary Warren, have both resigned. Their last game in charge should have been last weekend’s fixture against Wells City Reserves but the game wasn’t played due to bad weather.
Today is the deadline to apply to the Woodland Trust’s ‘Great Tree Giveaway. The conservation charity is giving away thousands of trees to schools and communities to help the UK reach its carbon net-zero target by 2050. To apply go to the Woodland Trust website.
A cheese manufacturer based in Cricket St Thomas, near Chard, has been given permission to extend its factory. Lubborn Cheese Ltd says the extension to its factory at Manor Farm will allow it to install new automated equipment and step-up production.
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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