A serving officer from Avon and Somerset Police is facing a prison sentence after indecent images of children were found at his home. Building 300 new homes and a football stadium in Chard has moved closer following improvements to an access road. World Horse Welfare has reopened the Glenda Spooner Farm near Somerton following a major flood event...and more
A serving officer from Avon and Somerset Police, who lives in Crewkerne, is facing a prison sentence after more than one thousand indecent images of children were found at his home. James Gullis, aged 29, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, relating to the making and possession of indecent or prohibited images of children when he appeared at Exeter Magistrates Court. Gullis, a former scout leader, was bailed and will be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on March 19th.
World Horse Welfare has reopened the Glenda Spooner Farm near Somerton following a flooding event that damaged two bungalows and a Visitor Centre. The charity says the horses on the farm are doing well and that staff has been provided with temporary accommodation.
Building 300 new homes and a football stadium in Chard has moved a step closer. It follows the completion of improvements to an access road off Thorndun Park Drive. Construction of the homes and stadium cannot commence, however, until Somerset Council has approved the design and layout of the development.
Wells Cathedral has criticised a new cap on the amount of VAT it can claim for repairs to the historic building. Under the 'listed places of worship scheme,' the cathedral can claim £25,000 to offset VAT. But when the scheme ends in March next year, the Cathedral says it will have to pay full VAT on repairs after that date.
A walk has been organised to raise funds for Dorothy House Hospice. The event is a chance for people to come together and support end-of-life care.
Yeovil bus station could be transformed into a new 'transport hub'. NFU Mutual says complacency kills when it comes to dog owners letting pets off the lead near livestock. A local man has been jailed for 18 weeks for driving while disqualified. The charity Help for Heroes is expanding its support for military veterans in Somerset...and more.
Free parking at council-run car parks in Somerset could soon end with the introduction of Sunday and overnight charging. Pavement slabs in Yeovil town centre, damaged by a utility company a year ago, are finally being replaced. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is to use £1 million of reserves to fund its day-to-day spending from April...and more.
Conservationists are celebrating after two barn owls have returned for a third year to their nestbox on the Blackdown Hills. DEFRA is urging farmers to stay vigilant as the restriction zone for the virus Bluetongue has been extended to South Somerset. Rail travellers are being advised that no services will run on the West of England Line between Yeovil Junction and Salisbury this coming weekend...and more.
Somerset Council Leader, Councillor Bill Revans, has been defending putting up council tax by seven-and-a-half percent. Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of a man in Yeovil. Somerset’s new Local Plan won’t be completed until spring 2029. Work is about to start building a new visitor centre at Ham Hill Country Park...and more
The police say footage from dashcams has become an important way to clamp down on dangerous driving. Plans to build a skatepark in Langport are pushing ahead. Dozens of items of tech equipment have been donated to the Digital Poverty Alliance in Somerset for giving to low-income households...and more
Councillors have voted to cut 555 jobs at Somerset Council. Farmers in Somerset are reporting a big increase in thefts of trucks, trailers and machinery. NHS Somerset has confirmed that a doctor’s surgery in Yeovil is to expand. The Forget Me Not Pre-School in Yeovil has been rated 'Good' across all areas by Ofsted...and more
Somerset Council is investigating how a flood event in Mudford near Yeovil resulted in human bones being dislodged from a local cemetery. Thousands of new jobs are being created in Somerset as work building the Hinkley C nuclear power station ramps up. A Yeovil cake designer has been named winner of a national Wedding Industry Award for the second successive year...and more.
A public transport pressure group in Yeovil says better bus services would bring a range of benefits to the town. A new campaign has been launched in Somerset to support high-risk domestic abuse victims. Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard has thanked the public for helping it reach a fund-raising target...and more
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