Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. An investigation has continued into the cause of a major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre and more....
Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. Police and Crime Commissioner, Sue Mountstevens had originally proposed a 6.6 per cent rise to the Police portion of the council tax but that was rejected by the Police and Crime Panel. Now, an increase 5.88 per cent has been agreed. It’ll mean an average household will pay just over 240 pounds for policing in the new financial year beginning April onwards.
An investigation has continued into the cause of yesterday’s major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. The blaze started at around lunchtime yesterday with Market Street shut to traffic for more than six hours. At one point, 14 appliances were needed to tackle the flames.
New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre. They affect parking in Middle Street, Union Street and Peter Street. The temporary flower troughs in Middle Street outside Marks and Spencer have been moved to create more disabled parking and additional on street spaces are being provided in Peter Street. The new arrangements are being trialed for six months when a review will be held
Opposition is growing over plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville. The development, including a new pre-school, would be on land off Church Street. According to the South Somerset District Council, 138 objections to the scheme have been registered. It’s understood the Council will make a decision on the application in April.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They play Weymouth at Huish Park kick off 7.45 in the National League. To follow the game live online CLICK HERE
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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