ILMINSTER Arts Centre has appointed a new manager.

THE next Bishop of Bath and Wells will use various forms of transport to attend the service installing him in the role.

EVERYONE is acutely aware of the cost of living crisis and the need to make savings on outgoings.

ONE of the main routes into Chard has completely reopened after a £100,000 scheme to renovate sewers in the north of the town was completed ahead of schedule.

PETER Knight is uprooting hundreds of miles to take over as managing director of Stagecoach operations in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.

HILLSIDE is an impressive detached cottage which has been superbly extended and refurbished by the current owners.

HAVING been kept in the same family for many years, this much extended and improved property is now offered for sale in one of our most favoured areas right on the very edge of the town.

I HOPE all of you had a fantastic October. This week, I want to draw attention to two key areas: local business and our environment.

THE Charterhouse two-day collectors auction includes some stunning militaria from three soldiering generations of a family.

A SOMERSET-based law firm has expanded by merging with two other practices.

HOPEFULLY readers would agree that your Chard and Ilminster newspaper is good value at 75p.

RAIL unions have called off plans for its member to strike this weekend and next week.

ARTS organisations in Somerset have received a multi-million pound boost from Arts Council England today (Friday, November 4).

CHARD school students Meg and Milly, both aged 15, are holding a bumper event to help fund their trip of a lifetime.

Crewkerne town centre will get a new car park after waiting for a decade. There's just the small matter of 50 new homes needing to be built first.

TRAINEES working at Leonardo in Yeovil created an imaginative and memorable tour of the business for visitors from the local charity, The Hub Yeovil, who were welcomed on-site to immerse themselves in helicopter technology.

A WELLBEING project providing support to people not in work has helped more than 400 people across three Somerset towns.

A UNION leader has accused a bus boss of "mistruths and fictional figures" the day before drivers and other staff walk out for a third time.

PLANS to plant thousands of new trees in Somerset have received a £300,000 funding boost.

A FOODBANK in Chard is running a Christmas present appeal to do "something special” for the community.

AN 11-YEAR-OLD has raised more than £1000 with a Halloween fundraiser to help rejuvenate a park in her village.

ILMINSTER Arts Centre has teamed up with Somerset Art Works (SAW) to present a compelling exhibition which reflects the creative responses of leading local artists to the challenges of the Covid lockdowns.

Glastonbury coach and ticket packages went on sale tonight and within less than half an hour, they sold out.

All the tips you need to try to secure Glastonbury 2023 tickets as tickets with coach travel go on sale on November 3 and general tickets go on sale November 6.

BUS bosses in Somerset are blaming union leaders for a third strike day taking place on Friday (November 4).

ALL 10 schools from The Redstart Learning Partnership (TRLP) has joined forces with The Ogden Trust, a charitable trust that exists to promote the teaching and learning of physics. The collaboration between Ogden and TRLP officially launched in Septe...

A new solar farm could be built in a small Somerset village if new proposals are approved.

A PRIMARY school in Yeovil has become the first in Somerset to receive the nationally recognised bronze Modeshift STARS accreditation for providing safe and sustainable travel environments.

ILMINSTER Town Council has asked residents who may require a warm place to visit during the autumn and winter to complete a short survey.

TRAIN passengers are set for more misery with another set of rail strikes this weekend and into next week.

Impartial, responsible journalism is a cornerstone for a healthy, secure democracy. It must be protected.

A WOMAN who helped to set up a community fridge said she feels “honoured” to help people in Chard who are struggling during the current cost-of-living crisis.

Somerset doctors’ surgeries should make their websites simpler to navigate in order to ensure patients get access to the services they need.

CHARD & Ilminster Boxing Club's successful start to the boxing season continued this weekend.

CHAMPIONS of change who make BCHA an inspiring place to work and go above and beyond the call of duty to deliver excellence to customers were celebrated at the Bchangemakers Awards ceremony.

THE final construction of the Single-Site Logistics Hub’s structure and flooring at Leonardo in Yeovil has recently been celebrated at the £30 million development through the industrial partners’ next-generation workforce cementing their hands i...

A SHEPTON Beauchamp woman who was caught drink driving while being followed by an ambulance was not aware that she was already disqualified from driving.

A MENTAL health support service based in Somerset has become a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered provider, meaning it can now offer a wider scope of care to its patients, including ‘personal care’.

NEROCHE Hall held its craft fair at Bickenhall last Saturday (October 29).

POLICE officers have arrested a man with links to South Somerset and Dorset who was wanted “as part of numerous investigations”.

AS we enter Nov with Winter not long away, Chard Wheelers are looking back at a good year of racing and social riding on all levels. And also looking ahead to a new incentive designed to lure riders to the exciting world of bike racing.

A MERRIOTT woman who crashed her car into a telegraph pole after meeting friends for a drink said she had no idea of how she got to be behind the wheel.

AN off-duty Avon and Somerset police officer accessed a confidential call record with no policing purpose, it is alleged.

A LETTER from Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger to the Prime Minister contains a number of "inaccurate comments", according to Wessex Water.

During another tumultuous year, the role of journalism in our society has become more important than ever before.

Journalism matters. That is not just a slogan, it is a fundamental feature of our democracy. Without publications like the one you are reading right now, we would not be able to hold the people in power to account - including, of course, politicians ...

A ROAD in Ilminster will close for three days due to Wessex Water repair works.

IF you were thinking of speeding in Somerset this week, DON'T.

HERE'S a map showing where roadworks are being carried out in Somerset this week starting from today (Monday, October 31).

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