An elderly couple in Chard say they feel trapped after the road outside their house was left un-usable by last week’s floods. Three hundred tonnes of hay have been destroyed in a major barn fire at Yeovilton. A Crewkerne man has appeared in court charged with damaging a car. A dog had to be rescued when it got into difficulties in the River Yeo at Ilchester.
An elderly couple in Chard say they feel trapped after the road outside their house was left un-usable by last week’s floods. 86-year-old Ralph Hutchings and his 76-year-old wife Eileen are having to use a tractor to get in and out of Scrapton Lane at Combe St Nicholas. Somerset County Council says it could be three weeks before the road is fully repaired. Eileen says it’s a worry but they will cope.
Three hundred tonnes of hay have been destroyed in a major barn fire at Yeovilton. It happened at around 3 pm on Saturday with crews from Wincanton, Castle Cary, Yeovil and Sherborne brought in to tackle the flames. Two houses in Kingsbury Episcopi that are still in the process of being built have also been damaged by fire. The incident in New Cross Hill is being investigated by police.
A Crewkerne man has appeared in court charged with damaging a car. Piers Farley, of Park Lane, at Wayford, pleaded guilty to the charge and was ordered to pay compensation of £740.
A dog had to be rescued when it got into difficulties in the River Yeo at Ilchester. Its owner, Linzi Ricketts waded into the water to bring the five-month-old Yorkie puppy to safety, otherwise, she says, it would almost certainly have drowned. Linzi, who recently underwent major brain surgery, says she’s glad to have saved the dog but it was a dangerous thing to have done.
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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