A not-for-profit social enterprise in South Petherton is offering free or low-cost places at its holiday club to help families struggling with the cost of living. People in Crewkerne are being asked to comment on plans to build 300 new homes close to the town’s railway station. Chard has been chosen as one of the areas for a project to tackle food inequality. Former Yeovil-based Test Pilot and astronaut Tim Peake has been speaking about the latest space mission to the Moon...and more.
A not-for-profit social enterprise in South Petherton is offering free or low-cost places at its holiday club to help families struggling with the cost of living. RAMA Life has been given a £2,500 grant by Western Power Distribution to fund the places, which include a meal and healthy snacks for children.
People in Crewkerne are being asked to comment on plans to build 300 new homes close to the town’s railway station. Developers, Place Land LLP, have earmarked land to build on opposite the station entrance, with connections to other nearby housing developments. Locals have until September 23rd to put their views across, with a formal planning application expected to be submitted to South Somerset District Council before Christmas.
Chard has been chosen as one of the areas for a project to tackle food inequality. The Good Grub Club provides families with free meals and involves families in cooking more healthy food.
Former Yeovil-based Test Pilot and astronaut Tim Peake has been speaking about the latest space mission to the Moon. The un-crewed test flight named Artemis 1 is due to launch later this week and could lead to the first woman setting foot on the Lunar surface. Tim Peake, who worked as a Test Pilot at Leonardo in Yeovil, says Artemis 1 could be a stepping stone to one day reaching Mars.
Young people in Chard have put on a display of their skateboarding skills to raise money to repair the town’s skate park. Money from the event will be spent on filling-in cracks and making safe the skating ramps at Henson Park in Chard.
A boat used for sightseeing trips on the River Parrett at Langport has sunk after being vandalised. A union representing firefighters in Somerset says former retained staff are missing out on pension payments. Thirty-nine new affordable homes are to be built in Merriot...and more
A father has been found guilty of murdering his two-week-old son at Yeovil Hospital. From Monday, no trains will be stopping at Crewkerne until further notice. Experts say the dry weather has created ideal conditions for wasps to multiply in significant numbers across Somerset. A rare railway carriage from the 1880s, believed to have been built in Somerset, is being given a new lease of life...and more.
Tourism leaders in Somerset are hoping to reverse last year’s downturn in visitor numbers now that the six-week-long school summer holiday is underway. A Chard woman who was driving a van without insurance that crashed has been given a 16-month driving ban. A Somerset hedgehog rescue centre says a lack of rain and hard ground conditions are making it difficult for hedgehogs to survive this summer...and more.
Somerset Council is planning to open twelve new Special Educational Needs units in mainstream schools. Yeovil Hospital is participating in a trial that could revolutionise the treatment of sepsis within the NHS. A 55-acre site in Chard, with plans approved to build 295 homes and a new football ground, has been put up for sale...and more
Somerset Community Foundation has launched a "Together for West Somerset Appeal" to help families affected by last Thursday's school coach crash on Exmoor. People in Somerset are being encouraged to improve their recycling of food waste. Free family cooking sessions are being held in Chard. A new children’s soft play area is soon to open in Yeovil...and more
A GoFundMe page set up to support families of last week’s Exmoor bus crash, in which a 10-year-old boy died, has raised over forty thousand pounds. A local councillor is calling for the introduction of speed cameras on the A30, from Yeovil to Sherborne. A group from a school in Ilchester have hiked 26 miles across the Jurassic Coast to fundraise in memory of a school colleague...and more
EDF has completed another milestone in constructing the new 'Hinkley C' nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire opens today with helicopters built in Yeovil on display. A road leading to Chard reservoir, shut two months ago for strengthening work to a dam wall, has re-opened...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
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