Public Health at Somerset Council is blaming a rise in measles cases on a drop in the number of children getting the MMR vaccination. Police have produced an online gallery to try and find the owners of hundreds of stolen items. The sale of a boxing glove in Chard claimed to have been worn by Cassius Clay, has been halted after new evidence about its authenticity came to light...and more
Public Health at Somerset Council is blaming a rise in measles cases on a drop in the number of children getting the MMR vaccination. No confirmed measles cases were reported in Somerset in 2023 but ten cases have been confirmed so far this year.
Police have produced an online gallery to try and find the owners of hundreds of items stolen in burglaries in Somerset. They include a figurine of a spotted dog, a vintage projector, a pair of antlers, and electrical items and jewellery. All the items can be viewed on the Avon and Somerset police website.
A closure order on a Yeovil property has been extended following reports of anti-social behaviour. The flat on Eastland Road was first placed under a closure order in August after being linked to Class A drug dealing. The new order will remain in force for three months.
The auction of a boxing glove in Chard claimed to have been worn by Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali as he was later called, when he fought Henry Cooper in 1963, has been halted. The left-hand glove, made in Glastonbury, was meant to be sold last Wednesday. But auctioneers, Stuart Bell Auctions of Chard say the sale has been postponed after new evidence came to light concerning to the gloves authenticity.
A Somerset couple have been banned from owning animals. Jordan Allen was banned for 10 years and given a suspended jail sentence, and Paisley Farthing a 5-year ban, for leaving their dog’s injuries untreated. The case was bought by the RSPCA.
A new interim Town Clerk has been appointed at Chard Town Council. He’s David Bell, who lives locally and takes on the role following previous experience as a chief officer in local government.
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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