The A30 High Street in West Coker remains shut to traffic in both directions today as work continues to repair a burst water main that happened over the weekend. Eight candidates have been confirmed as standing in the Somerton and Frome by-election. A new charity has been launched to raise funds for the NHS in Somerset...and more.
The A30 High Street in West Coker remains shut to traffic in both directions today as work continues to repair a burst water main. It happened on Saturday with the A30 staying closed over the weekend. Wessex Water says the repairs will take until the end of the week to complete. Diversions are in operation.
Eight candidates have been confirmed as standing in the Somerton and Frome by-election to be held on Thursday, July 20th. The by-election follows the resignation of David Warburton who had held the seat for the Conservatives since 2015.
Women in Somerset are being urged to take advantage of free cervical screening on the NHS following figures showing a third of all women still ignore reminders. Cervical cancer remains the second most common type of cancer affecting women under the age of thirty-five.
People in Somerset are being encouraged to grow fruit and vegetables in wildlife-friendly gardens as part of the King's Coronation Gardens Scheme. The project is a partnership between the Wildlife Trust, Women's Institute, and the gardening group, Incredible Edible.
Yeovil Town Football Club has sent condolences to the family of former director Alan Chamberlain who died at the age of 78. Mr Chamberlain was also a trustee of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust but left both his roles when Scott Priestnall bought the club in 2019.
A new charity’s been launched to raise funds for the NHS in Somerset. It follows the merger of Yeovil Hospital with Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and the creation of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The new charity has been named as the Somerset NHS Charity.
A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
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
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