Council leader warns 'double trouble' awaits over housing plans

Council leader warns 'double trouble' awaits over housing plans

Posted: 7th November 2013
THE leader of South Somerset District Council has admitted that the authority is “doubling the problems” over its new plans for future housing in Yeovil. Members of the council’s District Executive met today (Thursday, November 7, 2013) and agreed that the authority amends its Local Plan to meet the requirements of a Planning Inspector. The council had originally wanted…

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Planned home for man with Asperger's Syndrome is refused

Planned home for man with Asperger's Syndrome is refused

Posted: 7th November 2013
PLANNERS yesterday (Wednesday, November 6, 2013) ignored a mother’s appeal in a bid to give her son - who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome - a secured future. Dudley and Aileen Miller had applied to South Somerset District Council to build a home on land in the tiny hamlet of Holywell near Yeovil with the proposed house close to their existing property at Witches Way…

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Council grants are a recipe for catering success

Council grants are a recipe for catering success

Posted: 7th November 2013
YOUNGSTERS in Martock are enjoying the benefits of a refurbished catering trailer - thanks to grants awarded by South Somerset District Council and Martock Parish Council. ArchiesXtra provides youngsters in Martock with a focus for meeting on a weekly basis. The project set-up and run by Martock Christian Fellowship (MCF), meets every Thursday evening at the Recreation…

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Asda staff are getting healthy

Asda staff are getting healthy

Posted: 7th November 2013
STAFF at the Asda store in Yeovil have been given a clean bill of health following a special event aimed at giving them tips, tests and advice on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. The event – which forms part of South Somerset District Council’s healthy workplace programme - was supported on the day by NHS Somerset and 1610 Leisure. Charlie Coward, from the district…

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Trees and hedges ripped out by rampaging bulldozers

Trees and hedges ripped out by rampaging bulldozers

Posted: 6th November 2013
HOMEOWNERS living on the edge of Yeovil have been left upset and angry as hedgerows and trees outside their front windows have been ripped out by bulldozers. Work is well and truly underway on the Lufton Key Site where preparations are being made for the start of building up to 700 new homes. But people in Boundary Road – who live adjacent to the site – have been left…

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Empty homes are on the decrease in Yeovil and South Somerset

Empty homes are on the decrease in Yeovil and South Somerset

Posted: 6th November 2013
THE number of homes left standing empty in Yeovil and South Somerset has dropped by 500 during the past 12 months. This significant decrease since last October is due to South Somerset District Council's empty property strategy involving the work of several different departments and in particular Emma Baker. Emma, the council's empty property officer, was employed in May…

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Visually-impaired bowls player Nancy is off to the Commonwealth Games

Visually-impaired bowls player Nancy is off to the Commonwealth Games

Posted: 5th November 2013
AMAZING Nancy Cheeseman will be flying the flag for Yeovil next year when she is part of the England squad at the Commonwealth Games. Nancy, a member of the Yeovil Visually Impaired Bowls Club, has been selected to be the reserve for the English bowls team which will be involved in two Para-Sport bowling events which have been integrated into the Commonwealth Games set…

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Hallowe'en hooligans smash pumpkins and damage community spirit

Hallowe'en hooligans smash pumpkins and damage community spirit

Posted: 5th November 2013
A YEOVIL family were left upset last week after Hallowe’en hooligans smashed up carved pumpkins which had been outside in their front garden. Holly and James Brinsford often decorate the garden at their home in the Buckler’s Mead area of Yeovil for the enjoyment of their children and the surrounding community. But there were left wondering whether their efforts are worth…

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Yeovil GPs in new campaign to Ask Your Pharmacist

Yeovil GPs in new campaign to Ask Your Pharmacist

Posted: 5th November 2013
YEOVIL and Somerset GPs are backing a campaign this week aimed to encourage us to ‘Ask Your Pharmacist’ when it comes to minor ailments and illness. Are you the sort of person who would go a hospital busy hospital Accident and Emergency Department every time you had a headache, or go to your GP surgery expecting antibiotics every time you had a cold? You may not, but…

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Resurfacing work begins on busy Yeovil estate road

Resurfacing work begins on busy Yeovil estate road

Posted: 4th November 2013
WORK on resurfacing the busy Westfield Road in Yeovil started today (Monday, November 4, 2013). Somerset County Council’s highways department has begun the much-needed resurfacing of the road – the main road up through the Westfield estate – as it has deteriorated in recent times. The work comes just as members of South Somerset District Council are due to look at the…

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