Grieving for loss of healthy young trees
RECENTLY I witnessed what I can only describe as wanton destruction of young trees (young by tree standards).In Meare, there are two new, small housing developments. One private, The Levels, and one a council social housing development. Both developments are nearing the end of their build with the social housing site virtually completed.On the boundary between these adjacent sites stood a line of trees. Some mature, some young and two or three dead.These trees have remained standing throughout…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Our children need play area equipment
MENDIP District Council (MDC) in 2005 engaged a consultancy group (Baker Associates) to investigate what land within the boundaries of its district could be “in principle” used for residential development.This information has been on MDC’s website since those days and so there is nothing new about it. A number of open spaces categorised as a “site where development is currently accepted in principle” within the MDC area were put forward, and I suspect the same goes for all of…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Hostel debate
I WOULD be grateful if, through your columns, I could reply to some of the points made in last week’s edition.It is always a risk that, in making a statement, one is quoted “out of context” . Yes, the people of Street do not want this hostel; even more so, we do not want the need. But it is there.Many young people through no fault of their own, find their lives have gone sour. No place to call home, no family they can turn to for understanding, help and guidance, no place they can…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Councillor seems to fluctuate over YMCA
HAVING been away for a month I was surprised to read a letter sent to the editor from Councillor Brian Beha and feel compelled to respond.It would appear that throughout the issue surrounding the YMCA the Councillor has fluctuated between being supportive of the people of Street who are opposed to the YMCA on this site (I quote his opening statement at the very first Street Parish Council meeting on the subject: “The people of Street do not want the YMCA on this site”) to now totally…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette