Merlin Helicopters built in Yeovil and fitted with the Crowsnest radar system have entered service for the first time with the Navy. Government coronavirus guidance has been translated into 11 different languages in Somerset. A road near Yeovil is likely to stay shut for at least six months. The Somerset Wildlife Trust says visitor numbers to its nature reserves have doubled in the last year....andmore.
Merlin Helicopters built in Yeovil and fitted with the Crowsnest radar system have entered service for the first time with the Navy. The distinctive-looking helicopter, which has a large radar dome sticking out from the fuselage, provides airborne surveillance. The work on the Merlins was carried out by Leonardo in partnership with the Thales Group at Templecombe.
Government coronavirus guidance has been translated into 11 different languages in Somerset. The Community Council for Somerset carried out the work after being approached by people who, due to language differences, could not understand the lockdown rules.
A church in Somerset is trying to raise over seven thousand pounds to help replace the church clock. There’s been a clock in All Saints church tower in Martock for over a hundred years but it's showing its age.
A road near Yeovil is likely to stay shut for at least six months. Chinnock Hollow, between East Chinnock and Odcombe, was closed in February when a tree and a substantial amount of earth fell from a bank onto the road. Somerset County Council says it’s still investigating how the landslip was caused.
The Somerset Wildlife Trust says visitor numbers to its nature reserves have doubled in the last year. Now it's looking for more donations to keep these sites maintained for future visitors.
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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