Thursday 11th April

Thursday, 11 April 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion when they play away against Truro. Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month when the town's annual town crier competition takes place...and more,

Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion from National League South when they play away against Truro. The Glovers need just one point from their three remaining fixtures to secure the league title. Manager, Mark Cooper is telling his players to ignore all the noises off the pitch and to just get the job done.

Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. It comes despite figures from the Financial Conduct Authority showing the number of people finding paying their bills difficult fell by three-and-a-half million in January, compared to the same month last year,

A farmer who admitted to polluting the Fivehead River has been fined £5,000. Daniel Macey of Underhill Farm near Taunton said he had an issue with a silage clamp, which led to effluent entering the river. The Environment Agency sampled the water after a member of the public reported the incident.

Local internet provider, Wessex Internet has won a major government contract to deliver a service of full fibre broadband to homes and businesses in Crewkerne, Ilminster and Bruton. The contract, worth £33.5 million, is part of the government’s £5 billion mission to bring digital connectivity into hard-to-reach areas.

Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month. Yeovil’s annual town crier competition, hosted by town crier David Recardo takes place on Saturday, April 20th, with fourteen town criers competing.

Nether Compton near Sherborne has been voted as one of the country’s prettiest villages. Nether Compton, which has a population of just over 400, is included by the website Conde Nast's Traveller on a list of twenty of the UK’s most beautiful villages. They marked out Nether Compton for having a strong sense of community, and unparalleled views of the Dorset landscape.

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Wednesday 16th April

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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