A West Camel bakery is hitting out at plans to open a new farm shop and hotel nearby. A 24-year-old man from Ilminster has been arrested and bailed after Police stopped an illegal rave in east Somerset. A man in his 80s has died after a collision on a rural Sherborne road and more...
A West Camel bakery is hitting out at plans to open a new farm shop and hotel nearby. The proposed service station would be built next to the A303 as part of the new road development. However, ‘The Bakery’ which has traded alongside the original route since 1912 has criticised three years of disruption during the development, and fears for the future of the family business. The developers, Hopkins Estates, claim there will be an economic and jobs boost linked to the planned eco-friendly services.
A 24-year-old man from Ilminster has been arrested after Police stopped an illegal rave in east Somerset. Officers were called to the unlicensed event shortly before 11 pm on Saturday evening and found hundreds of people present with a number of vehicles parked on surrounding roads. Sound equipment was also seized, the man has been released on conditional bail and investigating officers are now appealing for information.
A man in his 80s has died after a collision on a rural Sherborne road. Emergency services responded to a collision at Grants Hill at Bradford Abbas on Saturday morning. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed.
Andphotographs from the international Earth Photo Exhibition go on display at Stourhead this week. Stourhead and other National Trust properties are displaying the annual exhibition over the summer.
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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