Today is the last day to order repeat prescriptions to have them delivered before the Easter Bank Holiday. A specialist team has been going through people's bins in Somerset. A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls. Members of 852 Squadron at RNAS Yeovllton set off today to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for Musgrove Park Hospital. A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls...and more.
Today is the last day to order repeat prescriptions to have them delivered before the Easter Bank Holiday.
A specialist team has been going through people's bins in Somerset. Somerset Waste Partnership is trying to find out what people are putting in their black bins instead of it being recycled. SWP says even though Somerset collects food waste separately, plenty of food waste still ends up among general rubbish.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls. William Farthing, also known as Billy Farthing, aged 35, had previously been found guilty of four counts of rape that took place more than 20 years ago. Taunton Crown Court was told that Farthing was not given a longer sentence due to him being under eighteen at the time he committed the offences.
Work begins in earnest today at Somerset's new unitary council. The new Somerset Council, which officially launched at the weekend, has taken over running all council services in the county from the four district councils and county council.
Members of 852 Squadron at RNAS Yeovllton set off today to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The 900-mile marathon is led by Mark Wilks whose two children were cared for at Musgrove after being born prematurely. Mark says they’re aiming to raise £3,000 to buy two breathing machines from the baby unit at Musgrove Park Hospital.
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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