Tills could soon be ringing out once more at one of She
pton Mallet’s largest empty stores. Two years ago Focus DIY went into receivership, closing its Fosse Lane out-of-town premises. Now 35 jobs are set to be created if B & M Homestores gets its application approved for a change of use for a third of the store. Full Story: Read More
BBC News – Somerset County Council jobs at risk as budgets considered
More than 80 jobs are at risk as Somerset County 
Council attempts to make £23m in savings over the next financial year. John Osman, leader of the Conservative-controlled administration, said there were “difficult times ahead” after the loss of 5% (£20m) of its funding. Mr Osman said although he would be happy to take a pay cut he would not be asking his staff to do the same. But Sam Crabb from the Lib Dems called the budget plan a “complete disaster”. Full Story: Read More
Cause of The Bell Hungry Horse pub fire in Yeovil could remain a mystery | This is Somerset
Fire service investigators say they may never know what started a huge blaze that destroyed a Yeovil pub. The site of The Bell on Preston Road has been sealed off since an early-morning inferno on Sunday, January 6. Full Story: Read More