People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town. Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week...and more
People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. The government wants to be a ‘clean energy superpower’ but residents are concerned that farmland will be lost.
A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town, following his death at 54 years old. Norel Scortea was originally from Bucharest but had made South Somerset his home. A collection is being made in his name and anyone who wishes to remember him should contact his employer, Radio Cabs.
Four days on from the fire that ‘significantly’ damaged Yeovil’s Dunelm store, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have told us they believe the fire was started by a discarded cigarette outside the premises. Meanwhile, Dunelm has confirmed that they will be redeploying staff from the site throughout the wider company whilst the doors remain closed.
Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week. Night-time road closures will be in place from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th September as Somerset Council’s Highways team resurfaces the Keyford roundabout. Access between 6 pm and 7.30 am will be maintained for residents, businesses and emergency services.
Belly dancing, samba music and an organ grinder are just a handful of attractions in Crewkerne town centre from Friday next week, as the summer fair and market returns. Organisers, the Rotary Club of Crewkerne District, say there will be funfair rides and thirty stalls to browse at the annual event that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.
Somerset Council is looking at new ways to ease traffic congestion on the A358 between Ilminster and Taunton. Bridgwater and Taunton College and Strode College in Street have announced plans to merge. The Westland Entertainment venue in Yeovil is selling tickets at £3 to make its shows more affordable for low-income families...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is raising new questions about closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans says yesterday's Budget failed to address local government's financial challenges. Chard High Street will be closed to traffic this evening for a trick-and-treat event to be held...and more
Somerset Council is facing a seven-and-a-half million-pound overspend on providing children’s services. The South West has one of the highest rates of underage smokers in England. A helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton has gone on permanent display at Portland Marina....and more.
Work is to start soon on a £60 million upgrade of the campus at Yeovil College. Somerset Council says it doesn't have the money to investigate illegal fly-tipping. Chard High Street will be shut to traffic this Thursday evening for a trick-or-treat event...and more.
A date has been set for the trial of five men in connection with the death of Yeovil man, Michael Wheeler. Somerset Council has announced a further 450 job cuts. Final approval has been given for 765 new homes to be built at Up Mudford on the outskirts of Yeovil...and more
According to new data, shoplifting rose by 40 percent in the Avon and Somerset Police area in the year to June. Farmers in Somerset warn that a scheme to turn land into saltmarshes will destroy homes and livelihoods. Yeovil Literary Festival gets into full swing today...and more.
More plastic wrapping and bags are to be recycled in Somerset. A house in Yeovil was damaged by a fire that started when two dogs accidentally turned on a gas hob. Members of Chard Inner Wheel Club have been marking 74 years of the club’s existence...and more
A hoard of Norman coins, valued at £4.3 million, has been found in Somerset. A man has appeared in court after carrying out 24 separate shoplifting offences at a Chard supermarket. Two Somerset councils are considering a merger to save money. £3 million was spent by TV companies making films in Somerset last year...and more.
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