Opinion piece The unseemly haste with which Prime Minister Johnson has moved is almost alarming. In his anxiety to ensure nobody remembers the Sue Gray
Badger cull returns to Somerset
On 16 May Natural England issued licenses to permit badger culling in Somerset this year. The license will permit the “Live-capture cage trapping and humane
Glass half empty
These days press releases on nature and the environment are expected to come with gloomy headlines. So to be told that “Half of British butterfly
A358 consultation opens today
Another consultation on aspects of the new plans for the A358 opens today. Ever since local people protested that the initial consultation only offered one
South Somerset cover up continues
In the May edition of The Leveller®, we ran a story titled “it’s not a cover up – honest.” This relates to the lack of
Arrests following Wiveliscombe death
At about 8.45pm on Tuesday (17 May) Police Officers were called to a house at Stockers Close, Wiveliscombe. Ambulance crews also attended. They found a
Stoke sub Hamdon to get £120,000
Good news today for the Hamdon Community Arts Project (HCAP) in Stoke sub Hamdon. The Department for Levelling Up announced they had been awarded £120,000.
“New” super reserve for Somerset
England’s second ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been declared in Somerset by Natural England. The creation of the reserve coincides with the 70th anniversary
Somerset COVID 19 latest data
With the number of infections slowing down this month we are looking to cease our regular reporting. We hope we have been able to keep
Ilminster man due in court
Matthew Barratt, of Foundry Close, Ilminster, will appear at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court this morning 17 May. 29 year old Barratt is charged with ten offences. Two