Police are appealing for witnesses to a lorry being driven dangerously through Yeovil. The FBI has returned stolen items to Sherborne School belonging to the World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing. Somerton’s police community support officer has retired after thirty years...and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a lorry being driven dangerously in Yeovil. The white seven-and-a-half tonne vehicle collided with a lamp post, hit traffic cones and various kerbs on the A303, on Thorne Lane and Western Avenue in Yeovil before heading out of the town on the A37 to Ilchester between 6.15 and 6.45 on the morning of Friday, August 18th. If you saw this lorry and can help, please call the Police non-emergency number 101
The FBI has returned stolen items, belonging to the World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing, to his former school in Sherborne. They were taken by a woman posing as Turing’s daughter in 1984. The items include a letter from King George the Sixth and will be made available for public viewing at Sherborne School.
Sherborne Abbey is to provide worshippers with a toilet for the first time in the Abbey’s twelve-hundred-year history. The vestries on the first and second floor will be converted into two public conveniences with a new vestry created under the organ loft. Other improvements include a hospitality area within the Lady Chapel area together with improved wheelchair access throughout the Abbey.
Somerton’s police community support officer has retired after thirty years doing the job. Carole Brown is thought to be Avon and Somerset Police’s longest-serving PCSO having spent all her career based in South Somerset.
A new electric vehicle charging point is now available on the A303 in South Somerset. The connection and two bays for disabled drivers and larger vehicles can be found at Teals Farm Shop at South Cadbury, just outside of Yeovil.
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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