MAMA BEAR SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN NEED

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-Schools across Somerset have been pulling out all the stops for Children in Need this year. A series of activities have taken place at the nursery groups settings in Taunton and Yeovil, including a cake-off raffle, the raisin box challenge and a special Children in Need treasure hunt. Full story: Read more

Steeleye Span to play Cheese and Grain & Octagon Theatre during UK Tour

Steeleye Span are fast approaching their 50th anniversary, with a work rate to put many younger artists to shame.  The bands’ eighth album in twelve years – 2016’s Dodgy Bastards – saw them return to the folk tales and characters that have always been at the heart of the Steeleye sound.  Dodgy Bastards saw the folk-rock pioneers continue drawing stories of murder, religion, incest, skulls, honour killings and tormented spirit. Full story: Read more

Yeovil community radio station wins FM licence

Radio Ninesprings – community radio station for Yeovil and South Somerset – has been awarded a 5-year FM community radio licence by Ofcom. In May, Radio Ninesprings was awarded an AM community radio licence by Ofcom and will now surrender this licence in exchange for the FM licence. Radio Ninesprings plans to launch live ‘on air’ as Ninesprings FM by May/June 2018. Full story: Read more