Yeovil 
Train cuts see 100 carriages axed(0)
This seems on the surface to be an extremely worrying proposal. It might well be that the recession is biting into train company revenues but one thought there was a franchise contract which would have ensured there was a level of service provided. I have recently been on the train to Yeovil from London and [...]
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Victory on train ticket office closures
It has been announced that the decision to try and close South West Train ticket offices has been defeated. The Department for Transport were taking the final decision and had received objections from passenger groups and statutory bodies such as London Travelwatch (on which I sit) and Passenger Focus. The bad news is that it [...]
Local people can change things
Image via Wikipedia One of the constant cries amongst residents is that the Council never listen to them and the Council will only do what Councillors want to do. Last night in Yeovil that was overturned. The South Somerset Lib Dems have been trying to steam roll through a plan to turn the last piece [...]
Advent thoughts
We are now in the midst of Advent. Advent marks the start of the Church’s year and is the precursor to Christmas as we wait. Advent is also a low period, a period of reflection and the church marks this in the same way it marks the 40 days of Lent. So what is there [...]