August 2011

Read all press releases issued in August 2011.

Grease theme for under 18's Zero night

Grease theme for under 18's Zero night

Hundreds of under 18's are expected to don their Pink Ladies and T Birds outfits for a 'Grease' theme night taking place later in the month.

 
 

Step closer for all weather sports pitch

Step closer for all weather sports pitch

Yeovil is one step closer to getting a new floodlit artificial grass sports pitch.

 
 

Developers make proposals for Chard Regeneration Scheme

Developers make proposals for Chard Regeneration Scheme

Plans to redevelop part of Chard town centre are progressing.

 
 

Croquet’s coming home – to an unusual location

Croquet’s coming home – to an unusual location

A croquet group searching for a home has found an unlikely place to play - inside an athletics track in Yeovil.

 
 

Don’t lose your vote in 2012

Don’t lose your vote in 2012

Voter registration forms will soon be dropping through letterboxes across South Somerset.

 
 

Wincanton woman convicted for benefit fraud

Wincanton woman convicted for benefit fraud

A Wincanton woman was yesterday found guilty of benefit fraud - a month after her husband was sentenced for the same crime.

 
 

Somerton residents will be kept in the loop

Somerton residents will be kept in the loop

Hard-of-hearing residents will be kept in the loop in Somerton thanks to a £13,300 improvement project at Somerton Edgar Community Hall.

 
 

Plan for South Somerset is taking shape

Plan for South Somerset is taking shape

Work to develop a plan that will shape the district over the next twenty years is continuing.

 
 

Warmer winter ahead for village pavilion users

Warmer winter ahead for village pavilion users

Users of Ash Pavilion can look forward to a warmer winter thanks to a grant that will help pay for much-needed insulation.

 
 

Recycling site survey launched

Recycling site survey launched

A Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) survey is asking residents for their views on a range of issues about the future of the county's 18 recycling sites (a county council service.)

 
 

Third SomerZest craft market to hit Octagon Theatre this weekend

Third SomerZest craft market to hit Octagon Theatre this weekend

Yeovil's Octagon Theatre will host its third Somerzest contemporary craft market on Friday and Saturday 26 and 27 August.

 
 

Workplace Rounders Tournament is a big hit

Workplace Rounders Tournament is a big hit

More than 100 people from workplaces in South Somerset had their bats at the ready to take part in the district's first Workplace Rounders Tournament on Wednesday.

 
 

Spaces snapped up for free Startrack athletics event in Yeovil

Spaces snapped up for free Startrack athletics event in Yeovil

A free Startrack athletics day in Yeovil was the first out of 100 events across the country to become fully booked, with all fifty places snapped up with a week to spare.

 
 

Council cuts carbon emissions and £thousands off its energy bills

Council cuts carbon emissions and £thousands off its energy bills

South Somerset District Council is continuing to significantly cut its energy bills and carbon footprint.

 
 

Yeovil teens give skate ramp a facelift as reward for keeping their park tidy

Yeovil teens give skate ramp a facelift as reward for keeping their park tidy

A group of children and teenagers from Yeovil have been rewarded for transforming their litter-strewn local park to one of the tidiest in the town.

 
 

Iron age camp to return to Ham Hill at free experience day

Iron age camp to return to Ham Hill at free experience day

A year's preparation will come to a head at Ham Hill Country Park next week when a free festival of wildlife, crafts, and archaeology returns to the Iron Age hill fort.

 
 

Langport puts itself in visitors’ shoes to suggest improvements

Langport puts itself in visitors’ shoes to suggest improvements

A project to attract more visitors into Langport for the benefit of the town and local businesses has begun.

 
 

August Bank Holiday collection changes

August Bank Holiday collection changes

The 29 August Bank Holiday Monday means all that week's recycling and rubbish collections will be one day later.

 
 

Chance to nominate unsung volunteers for red carpet treatment

Chance to nominate unsung volunteers for red carpet treatment

Hardworking volunteers are being given the chance to enjoy the red carpet treatment in celebration of their work with local young people.