A new Solar Farm could be built in Wincanton. Rural crime in Somerset fell by 20 percent according to new figures from NFU Mutual. There’s better news for people in South Somerset waiting for eye operations. Around 500 wristbands have been given out to people with dementia in Somerset. A Crewkerne man has been fined £68 for a speeding offence...and more
A new Solar Farm could be built in Wincanton. Plans have been submitted to South Somerset District Council to install solar panels and associated equipment on land south of Brains Farm in Moor Lane, Wincanton.
Rural crime in Somerset fell by 20 percent according to new figures from NFU Mutual. However, the insurer says that the level of losses was still on the high side with one million pounds worth of property stolen over the past 12 months in rural parts of the County.
There’s better news for people in South Somerset waiting for eye operations. Patients at Yeovil Hospital are now being offered treatment at a new four million pound eye surgery theatre at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.
Around 500 wristbands have been given out to people with dementia in Somerset. The devices contain personal information about the wearer for health professionals to use in the event of an emergency. The wristbands are available from the Somerset Dementia Safeguarding partnership.
A Crewkerne man has been fined £68 for a speeding offence. Local magistrates were told that Alan Archer of Roundham near Crewkerne was caught driving at 89 miles per hour on a 70 miles per hour stretch of the A303 near Wincanton.
The Mayor of Chard, Jason Baker has publicly thanked members of a local Covid support group for their efforts during the pandemic. A remembrance service in the local St Mary’s Church followed by a medal presentation at the Guildhall was held in their honour, organised by Councillor Baker.
Somerset Council has decided against selling the former Wilko store in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil. There’s a treat for snooker fans with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor coming to Yeovil. An Air Engineering Commander at RNAS Yeovilton is taking on the Jurassic Coast 100km Ultra Challenge for charity...and more
Labour’s Clare Moody is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. Somerset Council is looking to buy the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil, including Yeovil Bus Station. One of the biggest events in Yeovil’s outdoor calendar, the Abbey Hill Steam Rally, starts today...and more.
Voting is taking place today to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. NHS Somerset says the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital will stay open until a new replacement unit is built in Dorchester. A supermarket worker has retired after spending 52 years working at the same store in Ilminster...and more.
SUEZ, the company that collects Somerset’s waste is warning it may cease operations. Twenty thousand pounds is being spent cleaning red paint off the front of County Hall in Taunton following a series of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. An occupational therapist at Yeovil Hospital has won an award for her smart appearance at work...and more.
Somerset Council is taking legal action to remove an arms company from one of its commercial properties. Waste collection days across Somerset are set to change next month due to two impending bank holidays. An archaeological survey has begun on the proposed site of a new skate park in Bruton... and more.
Somerset’s busiest speed camera in 2023 has been revealed as the camera on the westbound carriageway of the A303 between the Podimore Roundabout and the Hazelgrove Roundabout. Bus campaigners are calling on Somerset Council to keep the public toilets open at Yeovil bus station. The funeral has taken place in Yeovil of D-Day veteran, Bill Tolley, who has died at the age of 97...and more.
A man has been arrested in Castle Cary and charged with stalking, harassment and making threats to kill. The NHS in Somerset says its staff retention rate has improved over the past two years. A farmer in South Petherton is preparing to cycle 1,000 miles to raise money for charity...and more.
The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more
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