Police are searching for the driver of a silver Volkswagen Golf after a man was threatened and forced into the vehicle in Yeovil. Police are also investigating a break-in at a house in Crewkerne in which jewellery was stolen. A new skatepark in Yeovil is being officially opened today...and more.
Police are trying to trace the driver of a silver Volkswagen Golf after a man was threatened and forced into the vehicle in Yeovil. It happened on Lufton Way near Huish Park last Sunday evening at about 8.25 pm when a firearm was reported being used but not discharged. Police want to hear from motorists in Lufton Way at the time who captured dashcam footage of a silver Volkswagen Golf, registration number YA69 OVC. If you can help you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Police are also investigating a break-in at a house in Crewkerne in which jewellery was stolen. It happened at a property on Clapton Road on Friday, August 11th but has now been made public by the Police. Watches, cufflinks, and bracelets were among the items taken. If you live in the area and can help the Police you are asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A new skatepark at Milford Park in Yeovil is being officially opened today by the Chairman of Somerset Council, Mike Best and the Leader of Yeovil Town Council, Graham Oakes.
The search is on for people who remember the playing fields in South Barrow, near Sparkford opening in 1973. A fete is being held in the village this weekend to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the playing fields with locals asked to bring along photos and memorabilia of the opening day.
Waste collections will be running a day late next week due to Monday being a Bank Holiday. If your recycling or refuse is collected on Monday, then it will be collected on Tuesday, if your usual day is Tuesday, it will be collected on Wednesday, and so on. Somerset Waste Partnership asked that bins are ready for collection by 7 am on the day of collection, or the night before, to help speed up collections.
The Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.
The population of Somerset has reached record levels with nearly one in ten born outside the UK. Stanchester School in Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. Experts have been called in to appraise a 15th-century piece of artwork in Sherborne...and more.
A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more
A local man has been charged after allegedly driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol. One hundred bikes, collected with household waste in Somerset, have been donated to charity. The junction of the A37 Ilchester Road and Stiby Road in Yeovil will again shut this evening for resurfacing...and more.
Fourteen hundred people have added their names to a petition against Somerset Council's plans to scrap free car parks. St Margaret’s Hospice has won a share of £25 million of government funding. A man from Charlton Adam is preparing to visit Ukraine as an Aid Worker for a tenth time...and more
A local man has been charged with possessing an air weapon following an incident in Yeovil town centre. The Labour government has removed funding to the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet that the previous Conservative government had allocated. Entries are now open for this year’s Minster Miles 10K fun run with organisers aiming to exceed last year’s number of runners...and more.
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