Police are investigating the theft of two horses in Martock. A former businesswoman in Yeovil has been given a 4-month suspended prison sentence. A farm building at Horsington, near Wincanton, has been damaged by fire. Somerset County Council has signed up for a new scheme aimed at helping military veterans find employment. New figures have shown that property prices in South Somerset increased by 1.6 percent in April.
Police are investigating the theft of two horses in Martock. The stallions were taken from a field off Stapleton Close. The horses are described as a Chestnut Cobb and a Black Roan. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A former businesswoman in Yeovil has been given a 4-month suspended prison sentence. Jane Goodfellow pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court to running Yeovil Wine Vaults Ltd despite being barred as a Director. Goodfellow – who was investigated by the Insolvency Service - also had her disqualification as a director extended by a further 10-years.
A farm building at Horsington, near Wincanton, has been damaged by fire. Bales of hay and some machinery were destroyed in the blaze. Crews from Gillingham, Yeovil and Martock helped put out the fire.
Somerset County Council has signed up for a new scheme aimed at helping military veterans find employment. Anyone who's left the Forces in the last five years or their partners can apply provided they meet the criteria for the job needing filling. Ronnie Allen from ‘Help for Heroes’ says veterans face particular difficulties when it comes to getting a job.
New figures have shown that property prices in South Somerset increased by 1.6 percent in April. The rise contributes to a longer-term trend that has seen property prices increase in South Somerset year-on-year by 14.2 percent. According to the Land Registry, the average price of a house in South Somerset in April was £261,926.
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