Local News Wednesday 27th April

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:00

Health managers in Somerset are urging eligible people to get another dose of Covid vaccine as part of the Spring Booster programme. The discount supermarket B & M has submitted plans to open a new garden centre at their Yeovil store on Lysander Road. Crewkerne is on a list of towns where Lidl would like to build a new supermarket. A twelve-year-old Somerset boy has been crowned Junior Young Shepherd of the Year. A man from Chard is planning to have a head, beard and full body wax to raise money for the mental health charity, MIND...and more.

Health managers in Somerset are urging eligible people to get another dose of Covid vaccine as part of the Spring Booster programme. People with weakened immune systems, like those with blood cancer or who've had a transplant, should book an appointment six months after their first booster. The NHS says infection rates are still high in the South West.

The discount supermarket B & M has submitted plans to open a new garden centre at their Yeovil store on Lysander Road. B & M says if the application is approved, the garden centre would be built at the rear of the store and would create up to six new local jobs.

Crewkerne is on a list of towns where Lidl would like to build a new supermarket. Lidl, the sixth largest supermarket chain in the UK, is looking to purchase a site large enough for a building with 26,000 square feet of floor space and parking for 100 cars. It’s offering a finder’s fee to the person who finds a site matching that description in Crewkerne and that subsequently gains planning permission for a supermarket.

A twelve-year-old Somerset boy has been crowned Junior Young Shepherd of the Year. Thomas, who manages a flock of sheep at Hatch Beauchamp, picked up the award at Springtime Live held in Harrogate.

A man from Chard is planning to have a head, beard and full body wax to raise money for the mental health charity, MIND. Steven Davies will stage his charity event at Perry Street Social Club on Saturday, April 30th, at 7:30 pm, with all funds going to MIND.

Members of Yeovil College’s men's football seven-a-side team are celebrating a major victory. At a multi-sports event organized by the Association of Colleges in Nottingham, the Yeovil team won the final of the AoC Sport National Championships seven-a-side competition.

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Wednesday 16th April

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
Tuesday 15th April

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
Monday 14th April

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
Friday 11th April

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
Thursday 10th April

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
Wednesday 9th April

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
Tuesday 8th April

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