ILMINSTER NEWS: Vacancy for councillor on Ilminster Town Council
Posted: 23rd January 2017
ILMINSTER Town Council is on the lookout for a new councillor to join the team. The council announced on Monday (January 23, 2017) that a vacancy had occurred on the authority following the resignation of Fred Albin. The council has the power to fill the vacancy by co-option unless ten electors from Ilminster request an election to be held. Those wishing for an election…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Chimney fire at Ilton
Posted: 19th January 2017
ILMINSTER firefighters were called out on Thursday (January 19, 2017) night to deal with a chimney fire at a home at Ilton. The alarm was raised at just after 9pm and one fire engine from Ilminster was mobilised to the scene in Copse Lane. Firefighters quickly got to work to deal with the situation and to check the roof space for any hot spots. “The cause of the fire is…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Aerospace industry future to be debated in House of Commons
Posted: 18th January 2017
YEOVIL MP Marcus Fysh is taking the future of Somerset’s aerospace industry to the heart of Government with a debate in the House of Commons. MPs will have the chance to discuss innovative ways of working together to safeguard the industry and the highly skilled jobs it supports in Yeovil and elsewhere during the debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday (January 24, 2017)…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Aerospace industry future to be debated in House of Commons
Posted: 18th January 2017
YEOVIL MP Marcus Fysh is taking the future of Somerset’s aerospace industry to the heart of Government with a debate in the House of Commons. MPs will have the chance to discuss innovative ways of working together to safeguard the industry and the highly skilled jobs it supports in Yeovil and elsewhere during the debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday (January 24, 2017)…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Good news and bad news for Council Taxpayers
Posted: 18th January 2017
A BID to slash Ilminster Town Council’s share of the Council Tax failed on Tuesday (January 17, 2017) night – but councillors still voted in favour of making sure that Band D households would not have to fork out anything extra. Councillors agreed at their monthly Ilminster Town Council meeting that the expenditure budget for 2017-18 would be £320,680.30 and met from a…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Plans for 450 homes now submitted by Persimmon
Posted: 14th January 2017
DEVELOPERS Persimmon Homes have finally submitted their proposals to build 450 properties on land off Canal Way in Ilminster. An outline planning application for up to 450 homes, associated highways, landscaping, drainage and other infrastructure in a scheme - entitled Coldharbour Farm - has been submitted to South Somerset District Council by the developers. The plans…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Traders join ranks for charity
Posted: 14th January 2017
FOUR Ilminster traders are giving a financial boost to local groups and charities in 2017. Ilminster Home Hardware, Harrimans, Cottage Flowers and Bonners the Butchers are putting up £1,000 which will be split between four local organisations. Week on week throughout the year these business’ make small donations either in vouchers or prizes to many different…
SOMERSET NEWS: Full-time firefighter recruitment process set to begin
Posted: 13th January 2017
THE recruitment process to apply for full-time firefighter posts with Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service opens on Monday (January 16, 2017). It is the first time the Service has recruited for wholetime firefighters in eight years and applicants will have a week to register, with the initial process closing at midday on Monday, January 23, 2017. The role of a…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Severe weather conditions and possible school closures
Posted: 12th January 2017
PARENTS of pupils at Swanmead School in Ilminster have been told what to do if they are unsure as to whether the school will be open in the event of snow. There has been predicted heavy snowfall for the country and Swanmead headteacher Mark Walker has explained in the school’s latest newsletter how parents can find out if the school is open or going to close early…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Chris and a bag of flour helps to catch a burglar
Posted: 11th January 2017
WATCHING TV super sleuths like Columbo and Poirot paid dividends for an Ilminster man when he used some of his own detective work to help police snare a burglar. Chris Stuckey works at Sweet Surprise in Silver Street which acts as a café and sweet shop but also provides a training centre for adults with learning difficulties where they are taught skills such as…
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