One of Chard’s oldest businesses is closing its production facility in the town. Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, has welcomed the government taking action to tackle antisocial behaviour. A Somerset man has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while in charge of a motor vehicle. South Petherton Post Office has reopened at a new location. Police are appealing for help in identifying a man, wanted in relation to a burglary in Yeovil...and more.
One of Chard’s oldest businesses is closing its production facility in the town. Brecknell Willis on the Millfield Industrial Estate manufacture electrical components for the railway industry and has operated in Chard since 1854. The company is part of the Wabtec Group and says the production facility in Chard will transfer to its other plants but that it will retain an engineering, project management, and sales department in Chard.
Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, has welcomed the government taking action to tackle antisocial behaviour. Under the plans, the use of Nitrous Oxide or laughing gas for recreational purposes will be banned, and there'll be larger fines for fly-tipping.
A Somerset man has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while in charge of a motor vehicle. Christian Hall of West End in Street was also fined £230 and ordered to pay costs of £85.
South Petherton Post Office has reopened at a new location. The new Post Office is located at the convenience store on St James Street and replaces the old post office, also in St James Street, that closed last September. The branch is open Monday to Friday 9 am until 5 pm and Saturdays from 9 am until midday.
Police are appealing for help in identifying a man, wanted in relation to a burglary in Yeovil. The incident happened at around 11 pm on Sunday 19th March in the Preston Grove area. A video of the man carrying out the break-in can be viewed on the Avon and Somerset Police website. If you can help[, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
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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