A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with making nuisance phone 999 calls. A caravan and boat have been destroyed in a fire in Milborne Port. A former Yeovil man has pleaded guilty in court to multi-assault charges. Navy Wings, based at RNAS Yeovilton, has finally assumed ownership of the Navy’s entire fleet of historic aircraft...and more.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with making nuisance phone 999 calls. The court was told that Jordan Barton of St Johns Road in Yeovil made eight calls to the police and sixty calls to the ambulance service on 999 in which he was verbally abusive towards the call handlers. Barton, who pleaded guilty to the offences, was given a community order and fined £120 by magistrates in Yeovil.
A caravan and boat have been destroyed in a fire in Milborne Port. It happened in Oborne Road and is believed to have been caused by a nearby bonfire.
A former Yeovil man has pleaded guilty in court to multi-assault charges. Appearing at Taunton Crown Court, Simon Massey carried out the attacks at a property in St Michael’s Avenue, Yeovil. Massey, who has since moved to Scotland, was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 2-years.
Navy Wings, based at RNAS Yeovilton, has finally assumed ownership of the Navy’s entire fleet of historic aircraft. The charity has been in talks with the Ministry of Defence for five years about taking on ownership of the aircraft. The handover was finally concluded in a ceremony held at the Yeovilton base at the weekend.
A man who damaged the wing mirror of a car has appeared in court. Richard De Lange, of Queen Camel, pleaded guilty to the offence at Yeovil Magistrates Court, and was ordered to pay compensation of £468.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
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
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
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