People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town. Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week...and more
People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. The government wants to be a ‘clean energy superpower’ but residents are concerned that farmland will be lost.
A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town, following his death at 54 years old. Norel Scortea was originally from Bucharest but had made South Somerset his home. A collection is being made in his name and anyone who wishes to remember him should contact his employer, Radio Cabs.
Four days on from the fire that ‘significantly’ damaged Yeovil’s Dunelm store, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have told us they believe the fire was started by a discarded cigarette outside the premises. Meanwhile, Dunelm has confirmed that they will be redeploying staff from the site throughout the wider company whilst the doors remain closed.
Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week. Night-time road closures will be in place from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th September as Somerset Council’s Highways team resurfaces the Keyford roundabout. Access between 6 pm and 7.30 am will be maintained for residents, businesses and emergency services.
Belly dancing, samba music and an organ grinder are just a handful of attractions in Crewkerne town centre from Friday next week, as the summer fair and market returns. Organisers, the Rotary Club of Crewkerne District, say there will be funfair rides and thirty stalls to browse at the annual event that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.
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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