Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
Bruton Primary School is the latest school to have a barrier installed outside to prevent parents from parking when dropping off and picking up their children. The installation, funded through the government’s Safer Streets initiative and implemented by the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership, aims to encourage parents to get active and walk rather than drive their children to school.
A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. Magistrates were told that Ashley Barnard from Warminster had been on a drinking binge when he turned up at A&E, laid on the floor preventing other patients from coming in and out, and was obstructive to security staff. Barnard was fined £40 with £85 costs.
A Somerset woman, who set up a Bowel Cancer charity in memory of her brother who died of the disease, has welcomed the decision to lower the age for screening for bowel cancer to 50. Abby Morris set up 'The Bowel Movement' after her brother, Benjamin Millard, died at 33. She says lowering the age for screening for bowel cancer is good, but that more needs to be done.
A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary, John Maskell, has been awarded the Legion d’Honneur Medal by the French Government. The award is France’s highest military and civil distinction and has been given to John in recognition of his outstanding service during the D-Day landings.
Yeovil-based mental health charity, Well Be, has teamed up with Barolo Lounge in Yeovil to launch a Chatty Cafe. The initiative, aimed at combating loneliness, offers a space for people to meet and enjoy conversation. The Chatty Cafe is held every Monday from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm at Barolo Lounge on the High Street in Yeovil.
The trust that runs the Somerset ambulance service has confirmed that up to forty jobs are at risk. Chinnock Hollow, near Yeovil, has been subjected to a permanent road closure. Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident where a defibrillator was vandalised in Ilminster. Somerset wicket-keeper James Rew has been drafted into the England Test squad to play Zimbabwe...and more
Somerset Council says it's dealing with up to 800 reports of potholes on the County's roads every week. Events are taking place across our area today to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Sixteen doctors’ surgeries in Somerset, including four in South Somerset, are set to expand. A Martock man hopes to set a world record by jumping off the world's fourth-tallest mountain in a wingsuit...and more.
The Interim Chairman of Yeovil Town, Stuart Robins, says the club is close to finding a new owner. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is examining an incident in which a volunteer was struck by a wagon at the Gartell Light Railway centre near Templecombe. An Ilminster man has been charged with fox hunting. Councillor Tony Lock has been sworn in as the new Mayor of Yeovil...and more
A Somerset man is urging people with multiple sclerosis to be more open with friends and family about the disease. A week of events is underway in Somerset to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Plans have been submitted to carry out major improvements to Dillington House near Ilminster...and more.
Somerset Council has written to the government calling for urgent action to tackle the worsening situation of access to NHS dentistry in the county. The Mayor of Yeovil is urging people to join in with next week's celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. A Somerset father, whose daughter died suddenly aged 15 months, is starting a month of running 5k a day in her memory... and more.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
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