Bus users in Somerset will be able to travel on most routes across the county for just £2 starting from January. Avon and Somerset Police have apologised to a man in South Petherton after wrongly accusing him of being over the alcohol limit whilst driving. A new warm space is being set up in Yeovil to provide support for families struggling with their energy bills. The South Western Ambulance Service says military personnel will provide support today...and more.
Bus users in Somerset will be able to travel on most routes across the county for just £2 starting from January. The cheaper fare is part of an initiative funded by the government aimed at boosting passenger numbers. In Yeovil, the £2 ticket will apply on routes operated by Buses of Somerset and South West Coaches.
Avon and Somerset Police have apologised to a man in South Petherton after wrongly accusing him of being over the alcohol limit whilst driving. Police say breathalyzer kits are tested before being used but that the one used in this instance was faulty and has been returned to the manufacturer.
A new warm space is being set up in Yeovil to provide support for families struggling with their energy bills. ‘The Huddle’ is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Quedam shopping centre that will launch the service in early January.
The South Western Ambulance Service says military personnel will provide support today, replacing ambulance drivers and paramedics who are on strike. Ambulance staff are striking in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
A 200-year-old property in Yeovil town centre that began life as a private dwelling and then became a shop and café is to be turned back into a private dwelling. Planning permission has been granted to convert the end-of-terrace building on the corner of Waterloo Lane at 16B Hendford into a four-bedroom house.
A Somerset pub is to receive a special award after being listed in the Good Beer Guide every year for the past 30 years. The owners of the Halfway House in Pitney between Langport and Somerton, Lucie and Mark David will be presented with the award by the Campaign for Real Ale, who compile the Good Beer Guide.
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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