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 Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.
The population of Somerset has reached record levels with nearly one in ten born outside the UK. Stanchester School in Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. Experts have been called in to appraise a 15th-century piece of artwork in Sherborne...and more.
A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more
A local man has been charged after allegedly driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol. One hundred bikes, collected with household waste in Somerset, have been donated to charity. The junction of the A37 Ilchester Road and Stiby Road in Yeovil will again shut this evening for resurfacing...and more.
Fourteen hundred people have added their names to a petition against Somerset Council's plans to scrap free car parks. St Margaret’s Hospice has won a share of £25 million of government funding. A man from Charlton Adam is preparing to visit Ukraine as an Aid Worker for a tenth time...and more
A local man has been charged with possessing an air weapon following an incident in Yeovil town centre. The Labour government has removed funding to the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet that the previous Conservative government had allocated. Entries are now open for this year’s Minster Miles 10K fun run with organisers aiming to exceed last year’s number of runners...and more.
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