Police are investigating a burglary at a house in Yeovil. South West Railway, which operates through Yeovil Junction station, is short of trains. Campaigners are questioning why Wessex Water is paying its director's environmental bonuses totalling more than £200,000. Liberal Democrats in Yeovil have chosen Adam Dance to stand as their parliamentary candidate at the next general election... and more
Police are investigating a burglary in Yeovil. It happened at a house in Thatcham Park where jewellery, watches, and cash were stolen. Police are asking anyone who was in the Thatcham Park area between Thursday, April 13th and Sunday, April 16th and saw an individual or group of people acting suspiciously to call the non-emergency number 101.
A temporary timetable has been put in place on the rail line through Yeovil Junction and Sherborne stations. South Western Railway say due to several of their trains being out of action, they are unable to run a full service. Passengers are being advised to check the South Western Railway website before they leave home.
Campaigners are questioning why Wessex Water is paying environmental bonuses totalling more than £200,000 to its Directors. They say it's wrong when sewage is discharged into rivers. Director of Infrastructure, Matt Wheeldon, says the company is exceeding its environmental targets and that an independent committee fixes bonuses paid to Directors.
Liberal Democrats in the Yeovil have chosen Adam Dance to stand as their parliamentary candidate at the next general election. Mr Dance, formerly a member of South Somerset District Council, currently represents the South Petherton and Islemoor division on the new Somerset Council. The next general election must take place on or before January 28th, 2025.
Children at a school in Yeovil have been given a history lesson with a difference. Pupils at St Michael's Academy have been entertained by a Sea Shanty singalong with a professional band. The school says it was to make history more fun to learn.
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