SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Warning about Council Tax scammers
Posted: 13th April 2018
SOUTH Somerset District Council is warning residents to be aware of Council Tax scammers who may offer you deals to reduce monthly payments or reduce your banding. Council Tax scammers are very prevalent at the moment due to bills recently being delivered to residents across the district. One current scam that has been bought to the district council’s attention is from a…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Swanmead rated as a “Good School” by Ofsted
Posted: 9th April 2018
SWANMEAD Community School in Ilminster is delighted with the release of its most recent Ofsted inspection report. The school was inspected over two days during February 2018 and has been deemed as remaining a “Good School.” The school was classified as “good” in all individual areas including those of “leadership and management” and “outcomes for pupils.” The school is…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Guess the weight of the three Hannah May chicks
Posted: 9th April 2018
THERE are plenty of cootchie-cootchie-coo moments taking place at the Hannah May Hair and Beauty Studio in Ilminster following a trio of births. Three stylist “yummy mummies” at the studio in West Street – Zoe, Farrah and Kerry – all gave birth in time for Easter. To celebrate the safe arrival of the Hannah May “chicks” the studio is running a competition for a full…
ILMINSTER PRESS: Boris Johnson’s dad comes to town to talk about his time in The Jungle
Posted: 24th March 2018
I’M A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here contestant Stanley Johnson popped into Ilminster on Friday (March 23, 2018) to talk about his time in The Jungle. Stanley, a writer, environmental campaigner and former MEP, made a flying visit from London to be a special guest at the annual meeting of the South West Conservative Women’s Organisation which was held at the Shrubbery…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Council to form Rec Users Group for people to get involved
Posted: 22nd March 2018
ILMINSTER Town Council is planning on setting up a new group to include members of the community who regularly use the Wharf Lane Recreation Ground and Britten’s Field. Chairman of the council’s open spaces committee, Cllr Stuart Shepherd, is keen that people who use the recreational areas off Canal Way get involved. “We know that this open space is important to a lot of…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Have YOUR say on future of Ilminster Library
Posted: 21st March 2018
PEOPLE will be giving their views about the future of Ilminster Library during a public meeting being hosted by the Mayor on Thursday (March 22, 2018). Somerset County Council is currently considering three options for the future library services in Ilminster and a public consultation is currently being carried out. The three options are as follows: 1: No change to the…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Find out more about creating a dementia friendly community in Ilminster
Posted: 20th March 2018
THE ILMINSTER Dementia Action Alliance group will be holding a Dementia Support Day on Tuesday (March 20, 2018) between 2pm and 4pm. The information day will be at the Minster Rooms from 2pm to 4pm where people will be able to go along and find out more about creating a dementia friendly community, the Ilminster DAA group and community support. “This is an opportunity to…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Take care out on the roads
Posted: 18th March 2018
EMERGENCY services are reminding people to take care while out on the roads in South Somerset following the latest bout of adverse weather conditions to hit the area. Police and firefighters were called out to this scene – pictured above - on the main A30 between Chard and Crewkerne after this accident on Sunday (March 18, 2018). “Thankfully everyone involved in this…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Festive lights will come up smelling of roses once again
Posted: 10th March 2018
ILMINSTER Christmas Lights will be blooming great once again this year - thanks to the help of a local florist. Staff at Cottage Flowers in East Street raised £500 for the lights from a Christmas demonstration held at the Warehouse Theatre in November 2017. And on Friday (March 9, 2018) the cheque was handed over by proprietor Angie Blackwell to lights committee chairman…
SOMERSET NEWS: Green light for £18m upgrade of M5 Junction 25
Posted: 9th March 2018
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to upgrade Junction 25 of the M5 in Somerset have moved a step closer following a decision to grant planning permission. Junction 25 is the main access point to Taunton and also provides a critical link to the second strategic route into the South West – via the A358 and A303. Somerset County Council has been working with partners to develop a…
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