YEOVIL MP David Laws has spoken out against a government delay to announcing which post offices in the area are to close. Mr Laws has accused the government of misleading communities by talking of 'strategically developing the network' when the plans
ILMINSTER Mayor Carol Goodall will be taking part in a meeting on Wednesday to discuss how the town can become more green. Cllr Goodall will be taking part in the South Somerset Climate Action meeting, which aims to emphasise the need to make the town
MEMBERS of the Ilminster Entertainment Society and Warehouse Theatre celebrated landmark anniversaries at the weekend. The entertainment society marked their 60th year with the Warehouse Theatre celebrating its 20th. The two groups held a party at Whitelackington
DOG lovers in Chard, Ilminster and Crewkerne are being urged to come forward to give a home to two Staffie dogs. The RSPCA centre at West Hatch, between Ilminster and Taunton, received the dogs following the death of their owner. The dogs are both ten
ELDERLY people in South Somerset are being given help around the house under a re-launched district council scheme. South Somerset District Council has teamed up with Taunton Deane Council to reintroduce its community handyman scheme, which offers affordable
HEAVY rain and flooding is creating havoc on the roads of Chard, Ilminster and Crewkerne today (Monday). Many areas are affected with water layering the roads with minor flooding in some areas. Motorists are being urged to drive carefully. A wet weather
PLANS to erect security fencing around Chard's Holyrood Community School have taken a step forward. South Somerset District Council, which is a consultee on the scheme, has recommended allowing a 2.4m high steel fence to be erected around the school
LAST Saturday (June 23), Windwhistle Golf Club held their annual Captains Day event. Julian Ing, the current Captain, was pleased with the turnout despite some heavy showers. Overall winner was Glyn Sims with 42 points, second was Jamie Lee with 41 points
BARRINGTON became Division 1 champions of the Chard Insurance Services Evening Cricket League for the first time since 1992 by beating Crown by seven wickets. Crown scored 91-8 with Joel Tratt taking 2-10, and in reply, Barrington reached 95-3 in 16.1
EIGHT members of Ilminster and District Pigeon Club, part of the WECA Federation, sent 34 birds to Saintes, France, on June 23, in the second longest race of the season. The winning birds were belonged to: 1 C. Stone (velocity 1193), 2 P. Stoodley (1171
A CHARD man has thanked all the local people who helped him raise more than £5,000 for charity by sponsoring his gruelling trek up Mt Kilimanjaro. Clive Fisk, of Snowdon Cottage Lane, reached Uhuru Peak, the 5,895-metre summit of Africa's highest mountain
FRESH from winning success at the WCSO tennis tournament, Harry Gawen and Rachel Phillimore contributed to another win for Chard C team against Somerton. Having pipped them in the winter league by one point, this was always going to be a highly competitive
THE Senior team visited Taunton Vale on June 19th in weather conditions not conducive to flowing golf. The match started in overcast conditions, and the first two games finished in pouring rain, but satisfactorily for the Windwhistle Club, having won
THE South West Age Group Championships were held at Millfield School Street over two weekends. Three members of Chard & District Swimming Club had achieved the required qualifying times - Abi Abrahams (11yrs), Beckie Rutherford (12yrs) and Daniel Walker
A KEEN Ilminster tennis player and volunteer has died at the age of 94. Eileen Maher died peacefully last Sunday (June 17) at Hatch Beauchamp Nursing Home. Eileen, widow of George Maher - the last headmaster of Ilminster Grammar School, moved to Ilminster
IT was a much quieter week for South Petherton Bowling Club. Things started well on June 19 with a narrow victory over Crewkerne in the Two Counties League. Scores: P. Beckey, P. Harris, K Gundry, C. Harris 17-16; N. Pipe, S. Lester, P. Hutchings, L.
CHARD Bowling Club men played a West Somerset Bowls League match at home to Donyatt on June 21. Chard lost the match by three shots, Chard 49 (4 points) Donyatt 52 (8 points). Scores: W. Thomas, S. Fowler, D. Stow 15-13; L. Cobb, D. Hall, B. Sams 21-
LAST week's report did not carry the full story of the Wedmore Plate game, Donyatt against South Petherton. Donyatt did win the game on shot difference and this fact was sent out as a result by SCBA. But Donyatt played with one man short on one rink and
A CHARD woman couldn't believe her luck after winning a luxury cruise in a garden centre competition. Tracey Dyer, of Bubwith Close, will jet off to exotic destinations including Rome, Barcelona and Casablanca after winning first prize in a summer flyer
IN a match reduced to 30 overs, this was a game which could have gone either way right up until the end. All Saints looked to have the game won with Sparkford at 36-6 needing six an over, but the tail wagged with keeper Chris Moore in particular hitting
ILMINSTER 2nd XI chose to bowl first and soon took two quick wickets, but J. Ahmed, who batted at number two, (62) and A. Belcher (26) pushed the score along. Wickets fell frequently, but J. Ahmed, who batted at number seven, hit a quick fire 30 to push
YOUNGSTERS from around Chard got stuck in to help the town bloom last week. Groups of children from Manor Court, Avishayes and Chard Schools braved the wind and rain to do their bit for the Chard in Bloom effort. Children helped plant large decorative
ILMINSTER A lost their unbeaten record away to Burnham on Saturday but maintain their position at the top of the division as Bishops Lydeard's game was cancelled. Put in to bat on a damp wicket with a very slow outfield, Ilminster struggled to move the
A WELL-KNOWN South Chard couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the weekend. Maurice and Gladys Duke were married at Chardstock and visited Charmouth for their honeymoon in 1957. Maurice was one of the early members of the now popular
HE'S been honoured by Her Majesty - now Chard's beat manager Bill Geddes will be recognised closer to home for his dedicated service. Chard Town Council will receive PC Geddes at a civic reception in the Town Hall in the Guildhall on July 9. As reported
CHARD Town Youth travelled to Morangis over the May Bank Holiday weekend to compete for the fifth and final year for this particular team. They were joined by Perry Street U-13s, who were travelling for their second year. Both teams acquitted themselves
ESCAPING from the hustle of the town, Kev and Deb Harris took the News to Chard Caves and came across a familiar looking character.
AN ILMINSTER beat manager has received a hoard of thank-you cards and letters after reuniting a stolen dog with his anxious owner. As reported in the News, Charlie the English Bull Terrier returned home after he was stolen from a car at Dunkeswell Airfield
AN injured motorist was conveyed to hospital on a spinal board after a vehicle collided with a hedge near Crewkerne over the weekend. The incident happened at about 1.30am on Saturday, on the A3066 between North Perrot and Misterton. Fire crews from
NEWS reader Ian Goddard captured the spectacular sight of a wind funnel over Ashill during storms last Friday afternoon. A wind funnel is a developing tornado which does not touch the ground. You can submit your photographs to us as a jpeg attachment
THERE were happy and relieved faces at Wadham Community School in Crewkerne this week, as they came out of special measures. The school was put under special measures in November 2005 after the Somerset Local Education Authority said an OFSTED report
