Farmers from Somerset were amongst the hundreds of others from across the UK who gathered in London yesterday. Avon and Somerset Police is trialling a new way to find people with dementia when they are reported missing. A cake designer from Yeovil has been crowned Best Cake Designer in the South West...and more.
Farmers from Somerset were amongst the hundreds of others from across the UK who gathered in London yesterday to protest against changes to inheritance tax. Under plans announced in the budget, farmers with agricultural assets worth more than one million pounds will be subject to a twenty per cent tax rate. The National Farmers Union has urged the government to reconsider the proposal warning it threatens the future of British farming.
Avon and Somerset Police is trialling a new way to find people with dementia when they are reported missing. It's in addition to the wristbands worn by people with dementia and relies on data picked up via mobile phones to pinpoint a person’s exact location.
A cake designer from Yeovil has been crowned Best Cake Designer in the South West. Holly Miller now goes forward to represent the region at the National finals in London. Holly, who’s the current holder of the national title last says she’s hopeful of winning it again this year.
It’s the turn of Castle Cary today to hold a Christmas Market. The event, with late-night shopping, live entertainment and Father Christmas, starts at 5 pm and ends at 9.30 pm.
Jenny’s Café and Bistro in Chard has been voted Café of the Year in a poll held by the Chard and Ilminster News. Business owner, Jenny Clampett, says she’s delighted to win the title yet surprised given the high number of other cafes in the Chard and Ilminster area.
A family in Marston Magna is trying to get a relative home from a holiday in Greece, where he's been taken seriously ill. The fire service is warning of the dangers of leaving mirrors in view of direct sunlight. Residents in Touchstone Lane in Chard have started a new community speed watch group...and more
A bird flu surveillance zone has been imposed in Somerset. The go-ahead has been given to build sixteen new homes in Shepton Beauchamp. The catering team at Yeovil Hospital has won a top award for the food it serves. Year Four pupils at Herne View Primary School in Ilminster have been presented with dictionaries by the local Rotary Club...and more
The fire service says they still don’t know what caused Monday’s major shop fire in Yeovil. A safeguarding review is being carried out into the case of Daniel Gunter, who was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court last week of murdering his two-week-old baby son at Yeovil Hospital. National convenience store chain, Costcutter, has taken over the empty YMCA charity shop in Middle Street in Yeovil for a new store...and more
Parents in Somerset are being advised not to leave their children unsupervised with pets. Somerset Council says it's dealing with a backlog of sixteen hundred planning applications. Ninety thousand pounds has been raised so far for Somerset Community Foundation’s appeal supporting people affected by last week’s coach crash in West Somerset...and more
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
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