Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to interview in connection with a serious sexual assault in Yeovil. The Army has been brought in to help run the ambulance service in Somerset. A new McDonald’s restaurant in Yeovil is looking to hire staff. A one-off bonus of one thousand pounds is being offered to entice new drivers to join Somerset Waste Partnership...and more.
Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to interview in connection with a serious sexual assault in Yeovil. The attack happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on or near the footpath that runs alongside the River Yeo between Addlewell Lane and Newton Road. The images of both men can be viewed here.
The Army has been brought in to help run the ambulance service in Somerset. South Western Ambulance says due to an unprecedented number of 999 calls it had no alternative but to call in the military for assistance.
A new McDonald’s restaurant in Yeovil is looking to hire staff. No date’s been given for when the new drive-thru on the A30 Sherborne Road next to Pittards will open but the vacancies are being advertised with an immediate start date.
A one-off bonus of one thousand pounds is being offered to entice new drivers to join Somerset Waste Partnership. A shortage of drivers has led to SWP, through its contractor Suez, struggling to collect waste from households in South Somerset.
Twenty-two local community groups have been given a share of fifty thousand pounds to work on green projects. The money has been allocated on a competitive basis by the Somerset Community Foundation.
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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