News in Cheddar

Proposals to build 19 houses on a field in Cheddar, where there is currently permission for nine homes to be constructed, have been refused by Sedgemoor District Council.

Outline planning permission, with some matters reserved, for the building of 19 dwellings on land at Steart Bushes, Wedmore Road, Cheddar, had been applied for by Highridge Construction Ltd.

Cheddar Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the area's community from business and shops to people and charities, clubs and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these businesses and organisations regularly in a feature called 'Up Close in Cheddar'.

Plans to convert barns in a hamlet close to Blackford into two homes have been given the go-ahead by Sedgemoor District Council.

A planning application to determine if prior approval was required for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to two dwellings (class C3), and associated building operations at Manor Farm, Westham, near Blackford, had been submitted by Hugh Sexey's Hospital.

Nearly 300 response officers in Avon and Somerset Police could be prevented from using their handcuffs or Taser – because their safety training has lapsed.

More than 700 warranted staff have not completed an annual refresher course on use of force, first aid and dealing with conflict, meaning they are considered "non-deployable to public-facing roles".

As more and more events are being organised locally, Nub News is launching a new weekly round up of what's on in the Cheddar area each weekend.

Every Thursday we will now bring you our top picks of the events in our What's On section for the coming weekend.

Cheddar Parish Council has installed a new information board displaying a fascinating walk around the historic parts of Cheddar.

The two mile circular route takes in more than a thousand years of history, from the Saxon area around Kings of Wessex Academy, past the parish church of St Andrew's, which dates from the fourteenth century, right up to historic nineteenth and twentieth century buildings.

As Covid-19 cases remain high in Somerset, there is a renewed call for people to step forward and become Covid Community Champions.

The Covid Community Champion Network has been going from strength to strength since it was first launched in October last year. There are now well over 100 trained Champions across Somerset, sharing messages about Covid-19 and how to stay healthy, happy and safe with their friends, family and work colleagues.

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is urging residents to get ahead of the carve and help reduce scary amounts of waste this Halloween season.

There are a whole host of ways to join in with Halloween fun without contributing to the horrific levels of waste. And cutting the waste often means giving costs the chop, too.

The Rickshaw Challenge for BBC Children in Need is back this year but back with a difference.

This year to align with keeping everyone COVID safe riders will not come together at the rickshaw, the rickshaw is coming to them. The Great Rickshaw Relay Challenge led by presenter Matt Baker and his team are coming to riders who will each take part in a relay-style ride in five chapters. Each rider will take a leg each, travelling through their hometowns and visiting places that hold a particular significance for them.

The finale of a gloriously successful local literature festival is upon us.

However, don't worry if you have missed your favourite author at the Wells Festival of Literature, as you can still catch up and watch online.