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Homes thread through a day of nearby-area news: Taunton development, Wickhamford break-ins and Gloucestershire Ukraine support

Reports from Taunton, Wickhamford and Gloucestershire on 21 August each turned on homes, through new development, attempted burglaries and the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Taunton Town Council will help deliver a safer route between the planned Staplegrove East development and Pyrland School via Taunton Green, in connection with a 915-home development, Somerset County Gazette reported [1].

Gloucestershire County Council said it is marking Ukraine's Independence Day on 24 August by celebrating the contribution of Ukrainian families in the county and thanking the hundreds of residents who have housed them through the Homes for Ukraine scheme [3].

Sources

  1. Somerset County Gazette: Safer walking and cycling route planned to Taunton school from 915 new homes
  2. Cotswold Journal: Three men in balaclavas attempt to break into multiple homes in village
  3. Gloucestershire County Council news: Gloucestershire celebrates support for Ukraine

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