A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
A teenager has been arrested following a serious assault in Yeovil. It happened in Raglan Terrace at 3.30 pm on Wednesday when a man in his 50s and a teenage boy sustained serious stab injuries. Police say a 15-year-old boy remains in custody, having been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and affray.
Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space in Lower Middle Street later today. The entertainment area in The Triangle, built as part of the Yeovil Refresh Project, has seating for around 100, a water feature and a big outdoor TV screen. The opening event takes place at 3.30 pm this afternoon.
The only serving female Royal Navy Commando says entry requirements to become a Royal Marine should be the same as for men despite no women qualifying since it was allowed 25 years ago. Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher from Somerset is one of only seven women who completed the All Arms Commando Course. The Royal Navy says their entry requirements must be applied equally, regardless of gender.
Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. It comes as the government announces plans to build more reservoirs, including two on the Mendips. A former quarry at East Cranmore and a secondary one in Cheddar are part of the plan to meet future water demand in Somerset.
Shepton Mallet’s Amulet theatre has been given 400 seats by another theatre in Cambridge that’s undergoing refurbishment. The Amulet, which is currently closed, is awaiting confirmation of a government grant to help get it re-opened.
The Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.
The population of Somerset has reached record levels with nearly one in ten born outside the UK. Stanchester School in Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. Experts have been called in to appraise a 15th-century piece of artwork in Sherborne...and more.
A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more
A local man has been charged after allegedly driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol. One hundred bikes, collected with household waste in Somerset, have been donated to charity. The junction of the A37 Ilchester Road and Stiby Road in Yeovil will again shut this evening for resurfacing...and more.
Fourteen hundred people have added their names to a petition against Somerset Council's plans to scrap free car parks. St Margaret’s Hospice has won a share of £25 million of government funding. A man from Charlton Adam is preparing to visit Ukraine as an Aid Worker for a tenth time...and more
A local man has been charged with possessing an air weapon following an incident in Yeovil town centre. The Labour government has removed funding to the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet that the previous Conservative government had allocated. Entries are now open for this year’s Minster Miles 10K fun run with organisers aiming to exceed last year’s number of runners...and more.
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