South West Water is under investigation over its treatment of sewage. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Wiltshire Farm Foods say they hope to have all systems up and running again next week after suffering a major cyber attack. People in Somerset who’re having to leave their rented homes say changes to the law that will give them greater protection can't come soon enough...and more.
South West Water is under investigation over its treatment of sewage. It joins five other water companies being looked at over wastewater concerns by the regulator Ofwat. Raw sewage was discharged into waterways 375,000 times last year according to the Environment Agency. South West Water, which has services in Somerset, says it's taking Ofwat's decision "very seriously”.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Bill Sivewright. Charles Hackett says he's looking forward to developing the charity into the future.
Wiltshire Farm Foods say they hope to have all systems up and running again next week after suffering a major cyber attack. The company supplies frozen meals to thousands of people in Somerset, including to Yeovil hospital.
People in Somerset who’re having to leave their rented homes say changes to the law that will give them greater protection can't come soon enough. The Renters Reform Bill will prevent landlords from evicting tenants without giving a reason, and puts an end to the blanket bans on renting homes to families with children.
The Chard Local Kids Society for Music and Drama will start performances of Aladdin tomorrow night for 3-nights at Chard Guildhall. CLOKS, as they are called, were due to perform the ‘King and I’ in 2020 but had to cancel due to Covid.
A school in Ilminster is celebrating taking part in the finals of a national dodge ball championships. Year six pupils at Swanmead Community School played in the finals in Stoke-on-Trent where they finished the 16th best in England at dodge ball out of the 230 schools taking part in the competition.
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
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
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