People are being asked not to throw used vapes into bins after a recycling lorry nearly caught fire in Somerset. The number of people going into hospital with alcohol-related problems in Somerset has risen above the national average. A local dog charity says it's seeing high numbers of people wanting to give up their dogs. Clothing chain New Look is closing its store in Chard...and more.
People are being asked not to throw used vapes into bins after a recycling lorry nearly caught fire in Somerset. It happened when a discarded vape in a bin liner on a refuse lorry started to burn. Luckily, the fire was spotted before it spread. Somerset Council says people should dispose of vapes in recycling boxes or take them to a recycling centre.
The charity Dogs Friends, which re-homes dogs in Somerset, says it's seeing high numbers of people wanting to give up their dogs. It claims owners have resorted to asking for their pets to be put down if they can't be re-homed.
New data from NHS Somerset shows the number of people going into hospital with alcohol-related problems is above the national average. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has launched an alcohol care team to support individuals who keep returning to hospital.
The Freemans Lodge in Chard has presented a cheque for seven hundred pounds to St Margaret’s Hospice. The donation was in memory of a former member of the Prudence and Industry Lodge, Andy Campbell, who received end-of-life care at St Margaret’s.
Clothing chain New Look is closing its store in Chard. The final day of trading for New Look on Holyrood Street in Chard is Wednesday, August 9th.
Yeovil Town take on League Two side Newport County in a pre-season friendly at Huish Park tonight. Kick-off is 7.30 pm.
A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
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
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