News in Cheddar

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

Police officers in Avon and Somerset won't be chasing suspects in £40,000 Teslas in the next few years.

Mark Shelford, the police and commissioner who holds the purse strings for the force, was urged to do more to address the climate emergency but said his priority was keeping people safe now.

A planning application to build an agricultural worker's home on the edge of Mark, has been withdrawn.

Plans for the building of a timber agricultural worker's dwelling, with formation of new access and turning area on land to the south of Rookery Farm, Northwick Road, Mark, had been submitted to Sedgemoor District Council by Mr C Petheram.

Join the Seed artistic group this October half term for a free creative arts pop-up event taking place in Cheddar.

With activities ranging from circus skills and creative writing to badge making and an open mic session there promises to be something for everyone at Create the Future.

A popular Zombie Workshop has returned, getting local students into the Halloween spirit before the mid-term break.

Students and staff at Strode College in Street were delighted to get back to the annual workshop, which teaches students collaboration and transferable skills for the cinematographic industry, after having to cancel last year due to the pandemic.

In an effort to help our readers who are looking for a new work position or a career change, we have compiled a list of roles currently available in the Cheddar area to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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Hundreds of education staff in the Cheddar area have received free flu vaccinations, given to them on their school site.

The Wessex Learning Trust - which runs a number of schools in the area including Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar First School and Axbridge Academy - says it is very proud that this term it has been able to offer free in-school flu vaccinations to all staff within the trust.

Somerset County Council will again be providing help to families in need of support over the October half term.

The Department for Work and Pensions has extended its Covid Local Support Grant, providing £230,000 to Somerset County Council to support vulnerable families, along with £57,000 from the Department of Health and Social Care's Contain Outbreak Management Fund.

A driver has been sentenced for causing a crash between Blackford and Mark that killed a cyclist, who was just yards from her front door.

Victoria Hamer was at the wheel of a red Volkswagen Polo on Thursday September 17 2020 when she collided with a bicycle being ridden by 57-year-old Lorraine Barrow on the B3139.

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.