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Council tax to rise as district accepts ‘unfair’ funding deal from government
SOUTH Somerset residents will see a rise in their council tax after the district council “reluctantly” accepted a four-year settlement of central government grants.Discussions...
Union calls for redundancies decision at GKN to be reversed
THE country’s largest union has said that the government’s new industrial strategy needs to kick in immediately, as 221 employees at the Yeovil GKN...
New post office opens doors
CREWKERNE is celebrating the re-opening of the post office at its new location in Dailyz Tech on Market Street.Crewkerne Post Office has been closed...
CCG director retires after 40 years of service with NHS
LUCY Watson, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) Director of Quality and Patient Safety, has retired from the NHS after 40 years of service.At a...
Crewkerne supports World Sight Day
THE Mayor of Crewkerne, Councillor Robin Pailthorpe, and Mayoress Jo Lyons were delighted to help the town’s Lions Club highlight World Sight Day.World Sight Day...
Quiz night boosts Rotary’s charity funds
THE Rotary Club of Crewkerne District held a charity quiz night and raised more than £200 to add to their total this year.The Rotary...
Hospital fundraiser recognised for long-service to League of Friends
A LONG-SERVICE award has been given to Veronica Chard who, over the years, has helped raise tens of thousands of pounds to fund improvements...
Students trek across West Dorset in Duke of Edinburgh expeditions
WITH route cards prepared, maps ready and rucksacks packed, students from both Wadham School in Crewkerne and Holyrood Academy in Chard headed off on...
Village church receives £185k grant to ‘safeguard its future’
A GRANT of £185,000 has given the Hinton St George Parochial Church Council (PCC) reason to celebrate.The grant has been awarded by The Heritage...
District council urges owners of empty properties to help with housing shortage
PEOPLE with empty properties in South Somerset are being urged to get in touch with the district council so it can bring them back...
Dance group says goodbye to leader
“KEEP dancing” was the farewell message from Celia Shears, who has led a folk dancing group in Crewkerne since it first started 15-years-ago.Although she...
Crewkerne Awareness marks fourth anniversary
ANYONE interested in exploring the mysteries of life, developing their intuition and spiritual understanding is most welcome to give Crewkerne Awareness a try.The group...
Later train service from Waterloo
CREWKERNE-bound rail passengers will benefit from a later service from London Waterloo on Saturdays.South West Trains’ (SWT) new timetable, which becomes effective on December...
Wadham School welcomes guests on open day
WADHAM School in Crewkerne welcomed more than 100 prospective students and their parents to a recent open evening.The majority of visiting students were from...
County completes extensive road works ahead of winter
THE end of summer saw the completion of the largest surface dressing programme in Somerset County Council’s history.Surface dressing is a nationally-recognised maintenance technique...
Ambulance service ‘requires improvement’
THE South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) service has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ following an inspection in June.The trust has been...
Council lobbies government as £24million overspend predicted
SOMERSET County Council has called for help in putting collective pressure on the government as it wrestles with the impact of falling funding and...
Crewkerne’s pom-pom event to be bigger and better next year
CREWKERNE will be given a colourful transformation when the second annual pom-pom display hits the town in April next year.Creative Crewkerne, which is a...
Wadham students recognised in national awards
THE achievements of four Wadham School students have been celebrated at a national event in London.The PiXL Student Celebration Awards highlight the achievements of...
Chief Constable pledges to ‘make communities safer’
CHIEF Constable Andy Marsh has pledged to improve Avon and Somerset Constabulary’s detection rate and response to dwelling burglaries.The pledge was made after the...
Chard builder wins brand new van from Bradfords
CHARD builder Wayne Dowell is the proud owner of a brand new works van, which he won in a competition.Bradfords Building Supplies have handed...
Annual event helps keep Crewkerne safe
SAFETY advice a plenty greeted visitors to Falkland Square in Crewkerne on Friday, September 16th.Crewkerne Town Council held its annual community safety event, which...
Speedy repairs to railway steps
THE Friends of Crewkerne Station are pleased with speedy repairs of steps at the station.Friends secretary Gail Coleshill said that access at this point...
Ribbon cut on new music school at Perrott Hill
INTERNATIONAL conductor and violinist Sir Neville Marriner joined broadcast concert pianist and presenter David Owen Norris to formally open the new, purpose-built music school...
New efficient street lighting will pay for itself within seven years
A MASSIVE £3.6 million, six-month programme to replace 18,000 plus street lights across Somerset will start this month.Somerset County Council will replace around one...
Golf day fundraiser
SOMERSET Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf day raised £3,200 for Stand Against Violence (SAV).Now in its tenth year, the annual fundraising event, which took...
Wadham School students celebrate at awards night
WADHAM School celebrated the achievements of its students at St Bartholomew’s Church in Crewkerne.Headteacher David Derbyshire introduced proceedings and thanked the students for their...
Local filmmakers invited to New Zealand
A CHANCE meeting in a church has led to a group of Crewkerne film-makers being invited to visit New Zealand where their film is...
Crackdown on out-of-county waste recycling ‘tourists’
SOMERSET is to take steps to discourage waste ‘tourists’.Visitors from areas not covered by Somerset Waste Partnership – including Bath & North East...
Yeovil Hospital staff complete Cycle4Sepsis for second year
A TEAM of medical and nursing staff from Yeovil District Hospital have completed the Cycle4Sepsis challenge for the second year running to raise awareness...