ILMINSTER NEWS: Four-vehicle crash on A358 at Peasmarsh
Posted: 4th March 2016
FOUR vehicles were involved in a nasty crash on the A358 on the outskirts of Ilminster and Chard. The alarm was raised at just before 7.45pm this evening (Friday, March 4, 2016) to the incident near Peasmarsh and fire engines from Chard and Taunton were mobilised. On arrival officers confirmed the crash involved four vehicles with two people trapped inside two of the…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Work going well on Winterhay Lane play area improvements
Posted: 4th March 2016
THE long-awaited revamp of the children’s play area at Winterhay Lane in Ilminster is well underway. Phase One and the removal of the old equipment and installation of new swings has been completed and Phase Two - constructing a mound which will become the site for a slide and moving the football posts - is scheduled for the middle of March. The initial consultation with…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Funding support for youth club evenings
Posted: 2nd March 2016
COUNCILLORS have given their backing to the Ile Youth and Community Centre in Ilminster to the tune of £2,000. Members of Ilminster Town Council were more than happy last week to support the bid for grant funding from the centre. Chairman of the management committee, Gordon Childs, said: “This grant will provide funding for to continue 39 youth club evenings on a Friday…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: How do you beat the Donyatt Halt vandals?
Posted: 2nd March 2016
DISCUSSIONS are ongoing about what to do with the vandal-hit memorial at the old Donyatt Halt railway station on the outskirts of Ilminster. It was back on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, when vandals struck at the long-time disused railway station at Donyatt. A wooden shelter – which had been built as part of a restoration project to show the station’s importance during…
SOMERSET NEWS: Keep a track on your pothole complaint repairs
Posted: 1st March 2016
PEOPLE who report pothole problems to Somerset County Council can now receive email updates to track the repair process. The new initiative means anyone who notifies the council of a potential safety defect can choose to be kept up to date by email. Emails will be sent to acknowledge your contact and again once the location has been inspected to advise what action will…
ILMINSTER NEWS: All set for Fairtrade Fortnight
Posted: 28th February 2016
THE Ilminster Fairtrade group is inviting the local community to join them for breakfast in support of Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 - to highlight the severe lack of food security faced by farmers around the world and to support local farmers. The group will join forces with the rest of the country by holding a Big Fairtrade Breakfast in local cafes and restaurants to…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Vehicle fire near Westport
Posted: 28th February 2016
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night (Saturday, February 27, 2016) to deal with a vehicle fire on the road from Westport towards Puckington near Ilminster. Officers found the vehicle to be well alight and quickly set about putting the fire out after they had been mobilised at just before 8pm. “The vehicle was 80 per cent destroyed by fire,” said a Devon and Somerset…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Fury over new plans for Shudrick Valley housing
Posted: 27th February 2016
A GROUP objecting to development in Shudrick Valley in Ilminster has hit out at the time being allowed for consultation over a new planning application for 220 homes to be built in the picturesque area. Save Shudrick Valley Group says objectors have been given less than four weeks to respond to an application which has been in abeyance for over a year. Dillington Estate…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Council nods through Council Tax increase
Posted: 26th February 2016
COUNCILLORS at South Somerset District Council last night (Thursday, February 25, 2016) agreed to increase the authority’s slice of the Council Tax by 1.95 per cent. It equates to a £2.88 rise on a Band D household which is nearly 50 per cent less than the £5 cap per Band D allowed by the Government. Council leader, Cllr Ric Pallister, ahead of the meeting, said:…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Chimney fire at Puckington
Posted: 26th February 2016
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night (Thursday, February 25, 2016) following reports of a chimney fire at a property near Ilminster. Crews from Ilminster and Chard were mobilised at just after 7pm to Manor Farm Cottages in Puckington where they put out the fire and made the area safe.
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