The construction industry in Somerset has raised concerns over the scrapping of red diesel. Members of Chard Rotary Club have raised more than £3000 to support Ukraine. The organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ have announced it will now only be a two-night event. An Avon and Somerset Police Dog is through to the finals of the National Police Dog Trials and gardeners in South Somerset are being asked to sign-up for this year's Big Garden Party.
The construction industry in Somerset has raised concerns over the scrapping of red diesel. From Friday this week, the rebated fuel can no longer be used in construction vehicles like diggers and dump trucks. The changes were announced as part of the 2020 Budget to tackle climate change and make the UK carbon neutral by 2050.
Members of Chard Rotary Club have raised more than £3000 to support Ukraine. A bucket collection was held at Tesco in Chard, together with a collection held at St. Mary’s Church in the town
The organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ have announced it will now only be a two-night event. They say they've not been able to find a replacement for Olly Murs to headline on the Friday night. It will now just run on Saturday and Sunday night during the August Bank Holiday with Rag 'n' bone man and Simply Red headlining.
An Avon and Somerset Police Dog is through to the finals of the National Police Dog Trials, after winning the South West and Wales competition. Five-year-old German Shepherd, Ash, who is used to track offenders and locate missing people, will compete in the National Police Dog Trials finals at Cirencester Park, in Cirencester, in May.
Gardeners in South Somerset are being asked to sign-up for this year's Big Garden Party. Entries are now open for the annual fundraising event run by the National Garden Scheme, raising funds for charity. In previous years people have hosted tea parties, BBQ’s and bake-off events.
Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.
The population of Somerset has reached record levels with nearly one in ten born outside the UK. Stanchester School in Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. Experts have been called in to appraise a 15th-century piece of artwork in Sherborne...and more.
A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more
A local man has been charged after allegedly driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol. One hundred bikes, collected with household waste in Somerset, have been donated to charity. The junction of the A37 Ilchester Road and Stiby Road in Yeovil will again shut this evening for resurfacing...and more.
Fourteen hundred people have added their names to a petition against Somerset Council's plans to scrap free car parks. St Margaret’s Hospice has won a share of £25 million of government funding. A man from Charlton Adam is preparing to visit Ukraine as an Aid Worker for a tenth time...and more
A local man has been charged with possessing an air weapon following an incident in Yeovil town centre. The Labour government has removed funding to the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet that the previous Conservative government had allocated. Entries are now open for this year’s Minster Miles 10K fun run with organisers aiming to exceed last year’s number of runners...and more.
A new report says Avon and Somerset Police is struggling to cope with a big increase in cases involving the abuse of sexual images of children. Three primary schools in our area have been chosen to take part in a pilot of the Government’s free breakfast clubs for pupils scheme. A new TV documentary has captured footage of 50,000 starlings in a group gathering over the Somerset Levels...and more
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