Police are searching sites across South Somerset in an ongoing investigation into a missing man. Engineering work is taking place on local train services. Yeovil Town's Community Sports Trust have attempted a Somerset version of the Three Peaks Challenge...and more.
Police are searching sites across South Somerset in an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a man from Yeovil. 37-year-old Michael Wheeler's car was found abandoned in the town and we're told he seems not to have had any contact with anyone since the end of August.
Two car parks at nearby Ham Hill were cordoned off on Friday and properties in Yeovil and Crewkerne are being searched. Police are appealing for anyone with information about Mr Wheeler's disappearance to contact them via the 101 number.
Engineering work will take place on some train services in our area next week as part of a project to improve connections between Somerset and Dorset. Trains south of Yeovil and Castle Cary will be most affected.
A Ditcheat cheese producer is set to create its products using greener energy if plans for a new solar farm are approved. Barber’s Cheese has been making cheddar since 1833 at its Maryland Farm premises – and Cornish-based Communities for Renewables has applied on their behalf to build a new solar facility on agricultural land to the east of the village. If approved, construction could begin in early 2025.
Yeovil Town’s community sports trust team has been attempting a Somerset version of the Three Peaks Challenge. The fifty-kilometre trek made its way up Glastonbury Tor via Dundon Beacon and finished at Huish Park, aiming to raise money for the registered charity.
Bleed kits have been installed in Yeovil this week. Herne View Primary School has been awarded the Skills Builder Partnership Gold Award. Somerset's Trading Standards says there are new scams doing the rounds linked to parking charges... and more.
A body has been found in the search for missing Michael Wheeler from Yeovil. The Met Office has issued another yellow rain warning for the region. Ilminster’s hopes for a banking hub has been raised... and more.
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a missing Yeovil man. The purchase of Glover’s Walk has been successfully completed by Somerset Council. A new ‘silent book club’ is coming to Chard next month. A special school is celebrating 20 years of being rated as Ofsted 'Outstanding'...and more.
Somerset doctors are urging us to look out for children with asthma as temperatures begin to drop. A local organisation is celebrating an award of nearly £20,000. A new traffic management system will affect drivers on the A303 this weekend... and more.
According to new data, the Environment Agency is attending fewer incidents in Somerset than before the pandemic. Leonardo Helicopters says winning a major share of £435 million in investment in Leonardo’s UK operations will secure hundreds of jobs in Yeovil. Latest figures show that Yeovil was the cheapest place to buy a home in Somerset over the last 12 months...and more
Yeovil's MP Adam Dance has officially opened a new £30 million logistic hub at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil. Somerset Council says more parents are looking to move their children out of private schools and into state schools due to the addition of 20 percent VAT to private school fees. Star of TV’s Clarkson’s Farm, Kaleb Cooper, will be appearing at next month’s Yeovil Literary Festival...and more.
BT is reassuring customers in Somerset who are worried about the upcoming digital switchover for landline phones. Somerset Council could lose 13 percent of its elected members as part of an upcoming boundary review. Castle Cary has been named as the best place to live in the UK in an online poll...and more.
£400 million is being invested in research and development projects at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil. £29 million in council tax was left uncollected in Somerset in the last 3 years. A teenager from Yeovil is calling for more awareness of kidney failure. A new procedure for treating varicose veins has made it possible for patients to leave hospital earlier... and more.
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