More than 30 firefighters were called to a propert
y over the weekend to rescue a pony after it fell down a well. Grace Hilliar became concerned about family pet Nova when she couldn’t find the animal while searching with son Ignacio, six. After looking through a number of fields they found the five-year-old pony stuck 8ft down a well and chest deep in water. Full Story: Read More
BBC News – Somerset County Council: Union fear over job cuts plans
Plans to make £24m in savings and 190 job cuts at Somerset County Council will push staff to “breaking point”, trade union Unison has said. The Conservative-run council is set to debate the draft budget on 6 February. Unison organiser, Oliver Foster-Burnell said: “Front line services which have already been cut are still shrinking or disappearing altogether.” Council leader John Osman has said the council was trying to make cuts where it’s going to cause “least pain”. Somerset County Council is set to lose about 5% of government funding for 2013-14. Full Story: Read More
Yeovil’s £800k artificial hockey pitch plan could collapse | This is Somerset
Plans for an £800,000 artificial ho
ckey pitch on a popular green space could collapse within weeks. The shock admission came from South Somerset District Council assistant director Steve Joel during an inquiry on Tuesday looking at whether a footpath on Yeovil Recreation Ground should be moved to make way for the new sporting facility. Full Story: Read More