The 54 and 58 bus routes that operate out of Yeovil have been saved from closure. Work has been completed on a four-year-long project to smarten up Chard town centre. The Conservative opposition Leader at Somerset Council is warning of 1200 job cuts as the Council makes savings of £100 million...and more.
Somerset Council and the operators of Buses of Somerset have reached an agreement that will ensure the 54 and 58 services out of Yeovil are kept running. Both services had been at risk due to low passenger numbers and budget cuts at Somerset Council but will now operate until March next year when a further review will take place. The 54 bus runs from Yeovil to Taunton passing through Somerton and Langport. While the 58 runs between Yeovil and Wincanton via Sherborne.
The Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans says he and his fellow Lib Dem colleagues had no alternative but to vote in support of cutting the Council’s spending by £100 million, otherwise, the authority would have been declared bankrupt. At a full meeting of Somerset Council earlier this week, Lib Dem councillors voted to put up the Council Tax by five per cent together with implementing deep cuts to a wide range of council services. Despite the cuts, Councillor Revans says the financial problems facing Somerset Council are far from over.
A Yeovil man has been fined £100 and given a community order for attacking a woman. Appearing at Poole Magistrates Court, Owynn Kew, aged 30, of Milford Road in Yeovil pleaded guilty to beating the woman in Lenthay Road in Sherborne in March last year.
Work has been completed on a four-year-long project to smarten up the look of Chard town centre. The Chard Heritage Action Project has involved relaying pavements and freshening up shop fronts. Restoration work has also been carried out at many of the 136 Listed Buildings in Chard, including the Guildhall and Chard School.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
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