ILMINSTER NEWS: Flooding – county councillor is furious over lack of response from highways chiefs
Posted: 2nd August 2017
THE Ilminster county council representative apologised to people on Tuesday (August 1, 2017) for “failing them” over the recent flooding nightmare to have hit the town. Cllr Linda Vijeh (pictured above), who represents Ilminster at Somerset County Council, said offering an apology was “too mild” in contrast to what people and businesses had experienced with the latest…
SOMERSET NEWS: Have you seen Adam Black?
Posted: 1st August 2017
POLICE have put out an appeal for information about the whereabouts of Somerset man Adam Black who is wanted for breaching a court order. The 30-year-old is from Yeovil, but has links across Somerset. He is described as white, 6ft 3ins tall, of medium build with short brown hair. He recently had a cut on the left side of his mouth. A police spokesman said: “If you see…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Action is needed NOW to stop flooding chaos once and for all
Posted: 27th July 2017
FED-UP traders and residents are expected to turn up in force next week to urge Ilminster Town Council to take action following the latest flooding problems in the Ditton Street area. Blocked drains could not cope on Sunday (July 23, 2017) when the heavens opened and a torrential downpour saw the Ditton Street area go under water. Although drains are a highways matter…
ILMINSTER VIDEO NEWS: Can you identify man in CCTV footage?
Posted: 24th July 2017
POLICE have released CCTV footage of a man they are trying to identify after an Audi A4 was stolen after a burglary near Ilminster. The car was taken from a property in the Pound Road area of Horton at around 3.30am on Saturday, July 8, 2017. It was later recovered in Bushs Orchard, Ilminster, two days later. “Although the footage isn’t clear, the man has a distinctive…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Miraculous that bridal shop suffers only a “soggy mat” in flash flooding
Posted: 24th July 2017
BRIDAL shop owner Jean Pas must be thanking her lucky stars that she escaped virtually unscathed in Sunday’s (July 23, 2017) flash flooding which saw water lapping at the front door of her premises in Ilminster. It was around 1.30pm when torrential rain saw Ditton Street under water and a number of homes and buildings suffered flooding. The Fire Service was on the scene…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Flooding problems in Ditton Street
Posted: 23rd July 2017
FIREFIGHTERS were called out on Sunday (July 23, 2017) to deal with flooding in the Ditton Street area of Ilminster. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received several calls from members of the public about flooding inside properties and out in the road. One fire engine from Ilminster was mobilised around 1.30pm to the problems following heavy rain and…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Country parks gain Green Flag quality recognition
Posted: 18th July 2017
THE Green Flag Award Scheme has again recognised three country parks in South Somerset as being a quality place to visit. Yeovil Country Park, Ham Hill Country Park and Chard Reservoir in South Somerset have all been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world. The South Somerset District Council owned sites are among a record-breaking…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Country parks gain Green Flag quality recognition
Posted: 18th July 2017
THE Green Flag Award Scheme has again recognised three country parks in South Somerset as being a quality place to visit. Yeovil Country Park, Ham Hill Country Park and Chard Reservoir in South Somerset have all been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world. The South Somerset District Council owned sites are among a record-breaking…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Persimmon reduces its Canal Way proposals from 450 homes to 400
Posted: 17th July 2017
AMENDED plans for a large housing development off Canal Way in Ilminster have been supported by Somerset Highway Authority. Persimmon Homes South West has announced that the planned development has been reduced from 450 homes to 400. The news comes in a letter from Persimmon development director Stephen Taylor in a letter to South Somerset District Council planning…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Former police station will be known as Peel Court
Posted: 17th July 2017
WORK is progressing well on converting the old Ilminster Police Station into seven flats in a development which will be called Peel Court. The plans were given permission by South Somerset District Council back in March 2017 following support from Ilminster Town Council. Ilminster Estates Ltd was given the go-ahead to make alterations and convert the former police…
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