Koller Engineering will donate £1 per wheelchair restraint sale in 2025 to St Margaret’s Hospice Care in Somerset. Yeovil Firm’s Charity Pledge: £1 Per Sale to St Margaret’s Hospice Koller Engineering is in Yeovil. They make vehicle products for wheelchairs. This company named their charity for 2025: St Margaret’s Hospice Care. Koller will donate money…
Local radio provides shows, news, training and entertainment. Volunteers run it, linking the Somerset community together. Glastonbury Wells Street Radio Service Offers Vital Community Support Local radio helps people in Somerset. Glastonbury, Wells, and Street Radio is important because it offers shows, news, and entertainment daily. Young people and adults get good training there. Volunteers…
A builder in Gloucestershire scammed homeowners in Somerset. He took £54,000 and received a suspended sentence. Builder from Quedgeley Scams Homeowners Out of Thousands of Pounds A builder from Gloucestershire received a suspended sentence. This followed after he took money from people. Thomas Harris took £54,000 from three people in Somerset. The court case was…
Plans for 21 homes in Westonzoyland failed on appeal due to flood risk, pedestrian safety issues, and unsustainability. Westonzoyland Housing Plan Rejected Again Over Safety and Flood Concerns Someone wanted to build houses in Westonzoyland. Garry Baird applied to build homes in September 2023. He planned 21 new homes on Springway Lane. The location was…
A new 68-bedroom care home is coming to Taunton, promising luxury, eco-friendliness, and top-tier care for the elderly. Luxury Care Home to Open in Taunton Somerset by 2027 A new care home is coming to Taunton. It will have 68 bedrooms. The care home sits on a 1.35-acre site. The site is part of the…
Childrens shoes with illegal chemical levels were found in Devon stores during a Trading Standards check. Illegal Childrens Shoes Containing Banned Chemicals Found On Sale in Devon Some kids’ beach shoes with illegal chemicals turned up in Devon. Trading Standards checked stuff sold in southwest England and found six out of fifteen pairs with too…
A builder in Somerset took £54,000, did shoddy work, and left jobs unfinished, affecting three families. Builder Scams Somerset Homeowners Out of Thousands of Pounds A builder named Thomas Harris took money from locals and received a suspended sentence for his actions. He defrauded three people in Somerset, taking £54,000. The court heard that Harris…
Farmers protest in London against the proposed 20% inheritance tax, fearing ruin for family farms and food security risks. Devon Farmers Voice Concerns at London Inheritance Tax Protest Farmers protested in London with tractors. They fear new taxes threaten British farms. The government plans a 20% inheritance tax for farms over £1 million. They say…
Ham Hill will get a new visitor center that will have exhibits and classrooms. Construction begins in March. New Gateway Entrance Coming to Somerset’s Ham Hill Country Park Guess what? They’re building a new visitor center at Ham Hill! It’s near Yeovil and should start in March. The council first approved the plans way back…
A farmer discovered human bones near a flooded churchyard in Mudford, sparking concern and a police investigation. Somerset Farmer Finds Human Remains Outside Flooded Churchyard A farmer found bones near a flooded churchyard. Stephen Bartlett, 61, made the discovery in Mudford, near Yeovil. He walked by his local church and saw the remains on the…