Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, is urging Somerset Council to 'think carefully' before cutting funding to Somerset's CCTV network. A Chard woman has been jailed for stealing £1,000 worth of alcohol from a local supermarket. Montecute House near Yeovil is currently closed for filming a period drama....and more.
Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, says Somerset’s CCTV network is vital to keeping the public safe. His comments come ahead of a meeting of Somerset Council on January 15th at which plans to end funding the CCTV network will be discussed. If the cutback is agreed, cameras in Yeovil and other towns in Somerset would be turned off, and the main control centre in Bridgwater shut down.
A Chard woman has been jailed for fourteen weeks for stealing alcohol from a supermarket in Chard. Appearing before local magistrates, Chelsea Fouracre, of Old Town, in Chard pleaded guilty to taking £1,000 worth of alcohol from Sainsbury's in Chard over nine days. Fouracre was also found guilty of three counts of using threatening behaviour, which she had denied.
Citizens Advice Somerset claims the cold weather is putting extra pressure on people struggling with the cost of living. A cold weather health warning -- issued by the UK Health Security Agency and Met Office - is in force for Somerset until Friday.
Montecute House near Yeovil is currently closed to visitors for filming a period drama. The National Trust says that due to a confidentiality agreement, they can’t say what the filming is for, or which actors are performing.
A road in Crewkerne will close for five days next week. Severalls Park Avenue will shut from Monday the 15 to Friday the 19th of January for Wessex Water to carry out supply separation works.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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