Spending a day recently at Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Wambrook, near Chard mucking out the goats wasn’t as easy as the team from Estadia in Taunton thought. Having chosen Ferne Animal Sanctuary as their Charity of the Year, Estadia decided one way to help was to combine volunteering with a team-building day. They were tasked with clearing out the goat sheds – and suffered the blisters to prove it. Full story: Read more
Old Sarum archaeologists reveal plan of medieval city
A detailed plan of a medieval city has been produced by experts without any digging at the site. The latest scanning techniques were used to uncover a network of buildings at the 11th Century Old Sarum near Salisbury in Wiltshire. The results include a series of large structures, possibly defences, with open areas of ground behind possibly for mustering resources or people. Old Sarum was the original site of Salisbury, which is two miles away. Full story: Read more
South Somerset District Council welcomes transport announcement on A303/A358
South Somerset District Council welcomed today’s announcement as part of the government’s Autumn Statement that the A303/A358 would be dualled throughout its length and an early start would be made on sections within the South Somerset area. Tim Carroll, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Spatial Planning, commented: “This is really great news for the host of organisations and individuals that has tirelessly campaigned over the last three decades for the A303 dualling to be completed. Full story: Read more