Police have secured a closure order on a house in Yeovil linked to drug offences and antisocial behaviour. A verdict of accidental death has been recorded at the inquest into the death of 15-year old Iris Goldsmith. The Royal College of Nursing in the South West is asking NHS managers to hold discussions with staff who haven't had a Covid vaccine. Parish and town councillors in South Somerset are being offered training to see how they can help tackle climate change...and more.
Police have secured a closure order on a house in Yeovil linked to drug offences and antisocial behaviour. The property in Millbrook in Yeovil has been closed for three months with no one allowed to use it. Police say anyone experiencing similar issues in their neighbourhood should contact the police so action can be taken if needed.
A verdict of accidental death has been recorded at the inquest into the death of 15-year old Iris Goldsmith who died when the quad bike she was driving overturned near Bruton in July of 2019. The inquest was told the vehicle flipped as it was zig-zagged across an open field at the family farm at North Brewham. Iris, the daughter of the financier Ben Goldsmith was left trapped under the vehicle and died from the neck injuries she sustained.
The Royal College of Nursing in the South West is asking NHS managers to hold discussions with staff who haven't had a Covid vaccine. It follows the Health Secretary’s announcement that all frontline NHS workers need to be fully vaccinated by next Spring unless they have a medical exemption.
Parish and town councillors in South Somerset are being offered training to see how they can help tackle climate change. The training is being funded by Somerset County Council as part of the target for Somerset to become carbon neutral by 2030.
A new restaurant has opened in South Petherton in a building previously used as a bank. Called Holm it’s run by the London-based restaurant chain Levan and Larry’s and is their first restaurant venture outside of the Capital.
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