ILMINSTER NEWS: Get your nominations in if you know a very special lady
Posted: 12th March 2017
NOMINATIONS for a competition being held at the Tesco store in Ilminster to celebrate International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day is at the close of play on Sunday (March 12, 2017). Do you know an amazing woman or mother? Always willing to help? Resilient? Caring? Selfless? If you do then Ilminster Tesco’s community champion Helena Jones wants to hear from you! The winner…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Don’t be drawn in by Council Tax scammers
Posted: 11th March 2017
RESIDENTS in South Somerset are being warned to be wary of Council Tax scams that may be prevalent in the next few weeks as bills start to be delivered to households. The offer to reduce your Council Tax banding, reduce your monthly payments or claim money back for a small fee may sound enticing, but it’s more than likely that you have been contacted by a scammer who is…
SOMERSET NEWS: Safer Sleep Week – keeping your babies safe
Posted: 10th March 2017
PARENTS and carers in Somerset are being asked to take steps to keep their babies safe from harm every time they go to sleep. The advice is part of ‘Safer Sleep Week’, organised by the Lullaby Trust (March 13-19, 2017) which aims to ensure parents and carers know the importance of safer sleep and know how to reduce the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS…
SOMERSET NEWS: Safer Sleep Week – keeping your babies safe
Posted: 10th March 2017
PARENTS and carers in Somerset are being asked to take steps to keep their babies safe from harm every time they go to sleep. The advice is part of ‘Safer Sleep Week’, organised by the Lullaby Trust (March 13-19, 2017) which aims to ensure parents and carers know the importance of safer sleep and know how to reduce the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Council Tax going up for 2017-18 by about £60 for Band D properties
Posted: 8th March 2017
COUNCILLORS at South Somerset District Council have agreed to a 3.28 per cent increase on its slice of the Council Tax. The figure means that a Band D property will pay an additional £5 over the year for all district council services - working out as just 9.62 pence extra per week. Together with the 1.99% PCC for Avon and Somerset Police rise, 1.99% Devon and Somerset…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Voters need to register in time for elections this May
Posted: 7th March 2017
VOTERS in South Somerset are being urged to make sure they are registered to vote and are able to take part in the Somerset County Council elections on polling day on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The call for voters to sign up comes as the Electoral Commission launches a national voter registration campaign to encourage as many people as possible to register ahead of elections…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Kitchen fire at home in Herne Rise
Posted: 4th March 2017
FIREFIGHTERS were called out in the early hours of Saturday (March 4, 2017) morning following reports of a fire at a home in Ilminster. The alarm was raised at just after midnight to the incident at a home in Herne Rise and one fire engine from Ilminster and two from Chard were mobilised, although when the first crew arrived at the scene the second fire engine from…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Fines dished out to dog walkers for failing to pick up their pet’s poo
Posted: 3rd March 2017
TWO dog walkers in South Somerset recently found themselves with a severe telling off and an £80 Fixed Penalty Notice after failing to pick up after their dogs fouled at a public park. The first offender was fined after allowing their dog to foul near a hedge in Snowdon Park, Chard, and not clearing it up. The offender claimed that because it was near a hedge, they did…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Vintage teapots needed for vintage tea
Posted: 3rd March 2017
ORGANISER of a monthly charity vintage tea event in Ilminster is looking for extra teapots and cups. Well-known Helena Jones has put out a request on social media for anyone who can help to please get in touch. “I’m still looking for teapots for my vintage afternoons so if anybody has any or finds any in a charity shop – I would really appreciate it if you can think of…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Selfies for Fairtrade Fortnight
Posted: 3rd March 2017
PEOPLE are being asked to get their selfie-sticks at the ready to help Ilminster support Fairtrade Fortnight. The event is being held from Monday (February 27, 2017) through to Sunday, March 12, 2017, and the Ilminster Fairtrade group is running a number of initiatives. A spokesman said: “Whether a Fairtrade drink with friends or colleagues, a coffee morning, or children…
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