There's been a rise in cruelty cases involving animals in Somerset, according to the RSPCA. Car park charges in Somerset are going up by ten per cent. A new clinic is being set up in the West to help tackle the growing issue of gambling addiction. A Somerset farmer has walked the six-hundred-and-thirty-mile South West Coastal path in memory of his late wife for St Margaret's Hospice...and more
There's been a rise in cruelty cases involving animals in Somerset, according to the RSPCA. Two-hundred-and-twenty cases of cruelty were reported in the County last year, an increase of forty per cent on 2021.
Somerset Council has announced a rise of ten per cent in charges at its public car parks. The new rates will apply to both off-street and on-street parking. Season ticket prices will also increase. Somerset Council says the move will generate an additional seven-hundred-and-twenty-six thousand pounds that is necessary to continue delivering public services at their current level.
A new clinic is being set up in the West to help tackle the growing issue of gambling addiction. It comes as part of a new national strategy to help manage gambling addiction.
A Somerset farmer has finished a charity walk along the South West Coastal path. Mark Pope raised twelve thousand pounds for the MND Association and St Margaret’s Hospice by completing the six- hundred-and-thirty mile route. The walk was in memory of his late wife and to raise money to buy a so-called ‘cuddle bed’ for St Margaret's.
A football match has been organised in memory of the former Chard Town player, Alex Ives, who died aged in March, aged thirty-two. The game between Chard Town FC and Chard United FC will be played at Chard Town’s ground on Saturday, July 29th, kick-off is at 2 pm. Money raised at the game will be given to St Margaret’s Hospice, in memory of Alex.
Yeovil Town have signed experienced forward Frank Nouble and fullback Alex Whittle. 31-year-old Nouble scored three goals in nine games for Torquay last season, while Whittle joins after departing York City.
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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