Highways workers have been taken off normal duties to clear drains and gullies to keep Somerset's main roads open. Network Rail says it will be Monday at the earliest before debris from a landslip that has shut Crewkerne Tunnel is cleared. The CEO of Somerset Community Foundation, Justin Sargent, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset...and more.
With further rain forecast for today and over the weekend for Somerset, highways workers have been taken off normal duties to clear drains and gullies to keep the County’s main roads open. Martock residents are preparing for further flooding with several properties in the village already under water. The Environment Agency says it is managing to contain the flood risk on the Somerset Levels but is on standby to act quickly should the situation worsen.
Network Rail says it’ll be Monday before debris from a landslip that has shut Crewkerne Tunnel is cleared. South Western Railway says no trains are running through Sherborne, Yeovil and Crewkerne stations and that it will be early next week before services restart. SWR says it is investigating ways to run a limited train service between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction via Westbury. For the latest on this go to the South Western Railway website.
The CEO of Somerset Community Foundation, Justin Sargent, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset. Justin has been Head of Somerset Community Foundation since 2005 and has steered it to being the largest independent funder of local charities in Somerset.
Somerset-born swimmer Brodie Williams says he's planning to use this week's European Short Course Swimming Championships to work on his technique, ahead of qualifying for the Olympic Games. The 24-year-old says his main focus is to work on his tumble-turns rather than secure a podium finish.
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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