ILMINSTER NEWS: Council needs good weather to stop spending more than a penny over toilet hire costs
Posted: 21st February 2018
A WEATHER forecaster from the Met Office could be used to help give Ilminster Town Council a better idea as to when a portable toilet block can be removed from the recreation ground. A new toilet block near the children’s play area opened late last year after an extensive rebuilding and refurbishment project following a fire at the facility in July 2016. An emergency…
ILMINSTER NEWS: We must keep a library service in our town – says Mayor
Posted: 21st February 2018
THE Mayor of Ilminster has said that everything needs to be done to maintain a library facility in the town for the public to use – even if it means getting a team of volunteers together to run it for the community. There are serious question marks over the long-term future of the present library set-up in Ilminster with Somerset County Council looking to make…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Golden times for Bonners the Butchers as they cut above the rest
Posted: 19th February 2018
IT was a glittering time for Ilminster family butchers Bonners at the national 2018 Smithfield Awards with four top prizes. Their Silver Street shop picked up two golds and two silvers for their products at the show held annually by the Q Guild of Butchers. The event recognises and rewards excellence in products being produced by guild members who are among the best…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Jazz Night hits the right note with the Mayor
Posted: 19th February 2018
THE jazz sounds of New Orleans were brought to Ilminster on Sunday (February 18, 2018) with the Sunset Café Stompers’ first-ever performance at the Warehouse Theatre. The band is one of the top New Orleans jazz bands in the UK and the musicians were delighted to put on a show to support the Mayor of Ilminster, Cllr Val Keitch, and her charity work. Cllr Keitch has been…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Freemasons remember Keith Harper
Posted: 19th February 2018
THE Nyanza Lodge of Freemasons in Ilminster has paid tribute to a former member by making a donation to charity in his memory. Keith Harper passed away peacefully at Yeovil District Hospital in November 2016 after a bravely fought battle against dementia. Mr Harper was a Past Master of the Lodge, a prominent local businessman and a Life Member of Ilminster Cricket Club…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Ladies celebrate 100 years of votes for women!
Posted: 12th February 2018
A CREAM tea was held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster where ladies gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of votes for women. It was back on February 6, 1918, when Parliament passed an act granting the vote to women over the age of 30 – a total of around 8.4-million ladies. The anniversary cream tea at the Shrubbery Hotel in Station Road on Thursday (February…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Winterhay Lane housing plans could lead to a terrible tragedy
Posted: 8th February 2018
THERE are fears that somebody could be tragically killed in a traffic accident if plans for a housing development on land off Winterhay Lane in Ilminster get the final go-ahead. Members of Ilminster Town Council’s planning, highways and transport committee met on Tuesday (February 6, 2018) evening and were deeply concerned about plans being put forward by Woodsome…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Fears that Daido might think again about future in town if housing plans go-ahead
Posted: 8th February 2018
THE Mayor of Ilminster has said that all efforts need to be made to support and look after the town’s existing employers. It comes with fears that key local employer, Daido Industrial Bearings, could be left seriously cheesed-off if housing plans on land opposite the factory in Winterhay Lane come to fruition. “I’m not suggesting that if the homes go in then Daido will…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Concerns about Tonka Toy convoy moving in and out of Canal Way
Posted: 7th February 2018
COUNCILLORS are concerned that there will be horrendous problems on Canal Way in Ilminster when a convoy of “Tonka Toys” descend on the town for the construction of Persimmon Homes’ planned 400-home development. Members of Ilminster Town Council’s planning, highways and transport committee voted unanimously on Tuesday (February 6, 2018) to recommend refusal to…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Town council says NO to Persimmon Homes’ first phase plans for Canal Way
Posted: 7th February 2018
ILMINSTER councillors have unanimously opposed proposals put forward by Persimmon Homes for the first stage of its 400-home development off Canal Way. Members of Ilminster Town Council’s planning, highways and transport committee met at Greenfylde First School on Tuesday (February 6, 2018) to discuss the first phase 144-home proposals along with open space, landscaping…
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