It’s the day of the General Election with voters across Yeovil and south Somerset heading to polling stations. Ilminster Carnival has announced its 2024 date. Local charities are set to receive funds from this year’s Glastonbury Festival and more...
It’s the day of the General Election with voters across Yeovil and south Somerset heading to polling stations across the area. Polls are open until 10pm and you should take appropriate photographic ID with you to vote. We’ll bring you the results in tomorrow morning’s local news bulletins and online at radioninesprings.com.
Ilminster Carnival has announced that the annual event will take place on Saturday October 5th this year. Entry for the grand procession and Ilminster Rules has opened – whilst the date for the Children’s carnival is yet to be announced. To get an entry form, or find out more, you can visit Ilminster Carnival’s website.
An Ilminster lawyer who is dedicated to fighting for the rights of injured, vulnerable and disabled people has been appointed to a top role at a national campaign group. Erin Darling-Finan from Amicus Law Solicitors is a new junior member of the executive committee at the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. The association has members across the UK.
Local charities are set to receive funds from this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Young Minds and MIND in Somerset, along with other organisations such as Girls Out Loud, Young Women’s Trust and Beyond Equality have been supported by monies raised over the years.
And Haynes Motor Museum has announced a new summer exhibition with the promise of new features and interactive displays. New trails and car exhibitions feature as part of the plans.
A charity in Somerset is appealing for support after one of its sites was vandalised. The Leader of Somerset Council has been to Westminster to put the case for central government to provide councils with more money. A new primary school is to built in Chard.... and more
The union representing workers at Somerset Council is warning of further job cuts at the council next year. Secondary school pupils in Somerset are being offered help to withstand peer pressure to vape or smoke. The bells of St George's Church in Hinton St George have been fully restored after becoming difficult to ring ... and more
A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social behaviour. NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped to boost recruitment. A new community garden has opened in Chard.... and more
The Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
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
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