ILMINSTER NEWS: Donate an Easter egg at Tesco

ILMINSTER NEWS: Donate an Easter egg at Tesco

Posted: 21st March 2016
PEOPLE in Ilminster are being asked to donate Easter eggs to help bring some chocolate happiness to the more elderly residents of the community. Ilminster’s Tesco community champion, Helena Jones, is appealing for people to drop off their Easter eggs at the store in Shudrick Lane. Helena will then distribute the chocolate delights to various care homes in the Ilminster…

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ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Chimney fire at Barrington

ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Chimney fire at Barrington

Posted: 19th March 2016
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night (Friday, March 18, 2016) to deal with a chimney fire at a home in Barrington. One fire engine from Ilminster and one from Martock were mobilised at just 7pm to the incident where officers confirmed a fire in the chimney. There was extra concern with the property having a thatched roof, but thankfully the thatch was not involved…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Anyone lost a safe?

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Anyone lost a safe?

Posted: 18th March 2016
POLICE are appealing for information about this safe (pictured) that was found dumped in a hedge at a village cricket club near Crewkerne. The door, which has not been found, has clearly been cut off. A small shelf inside is split and damaged. A sticker on the side has the had-written numbers 58203 – the last number is obscured by a black mark but is possibly a 3. The…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Syrian refugee families arriving in county soon

SOMERSET NEWS: Syrian refugee families arriving in county soon

Posted: 18th March 2016
SOMERSET is scheduled to welcome six refugee families in the coming weeks as part of a national programme to support those fleeing war-torn Syria. The county’s five district councils, Somerset County Council and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are supporting the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (SVPRS). The UK Government has pledged to settle 20,000…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: More roadworks for the town

ILMINSTER NEWS: More roadworks for the town

Posted: 17th March 2016
EMERGENCY roadworks are to be carried out on a main road through Ilminster – just as one major project in the town is about to be completed ahead of schedule. The major drainage improvement works on Station Road between the A303 Southfield Roundabout and the roundabout near to the Stonemason’s pub are due to be finished – a week early - tomorrow (Friday, March 18, 2016)…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Town council says NO to Shudrick Valley plans

ILMINSTER NEWS: Town council says NO to Shudrick Valley plans

Posted: 15th March 2016
COUNCILLORS have tonight (Tuesday, March 15, 2016) voted against plans to build up to 220 homes on the picturesque Shudrick Valley area of Ilminster. Members of Ilminster Town Council’s planning, highways and transport committee met at Greenfylde First School where they voted 8-4 against the proposals put forward by developers C. G. Fry & Son and the Dillington Estate…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Have local ladies gone braless?

ILMINSTER NEWS: Have local ladies gone braless?

Posted: 15th March 2016
ILMINSTER residents could be forgiven for thinking that a new bra shop has opened up on the premises of hairdresser Hebron as stylists Serena and Harriet are pictured taking delivery of yet more bras. Claire Hebron Wheatley, of the salon in East Street, said: “Little did we realise when we agreed to have the Rotary bra bank sited in the shop just how many bras would be…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Get your dog microchipped or face a hefty fine!

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Get your dog microchipped or face a hefty fine!

Posted: 11th March 2016
FREE microchipping for dogs is being held at two country park sites in South Somerset in the next few weeks ahead of new legislation that is set to be introduced. The Microchip of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 will require all dogs to be microchipped by April 6, 2016, or face a possible fine of £500. Members from South Somerset District Council’s enforcement team will…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Bra-tastic at Hebron hair salon

ILMINSTER NEWS: Bra-tastic at Hebron hair salon

Posted: 7th March 2016
THERE has been a fantastic response following news that a “bra bank” had been set up in aid of cancer research charities at an Ilminster hair salon. Claire Hebron, of the Mark Hebron hair salon in East   Street, has been bowled over by the success of the appeal for unwanted bras. “I cannot believe the response we have had so far, even before we have taken delivery of our…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Street signs given a clean for the Queen

ILMINSTER NEWS: Street signs given a clean

Posted: 7th March 2016
A SMALL band of Ilminster residents got together over the weekend to support the national Clean for the Queen project as part of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday celebrations. The group of Ilminster volunteers spent time on March 4-6, 2016, to clean a number of road and street signs in the town. The main emphasis was on the centre of town. The volunteers armed with buckets of…

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