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 father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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