Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident in Yeovil. Somerset Council says it's monitoring the weather closely following a Yellow Warning of snow across the County. A public inquiry is to decide the future of a Somerset shopping centre. Plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville have been turned down.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident in Yeovil that happened on New Year's Eve. A dark blue car collided with a woman in Christopher Close before driving off along Preston Road towards Larkhill Road. The woman had to be treated in hospital. Anyone who saw what happened or has dash cam footage is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Somerset Council says it is monitoring the weather closely following a Yellow Weather Warning issued by the Met Office for the County today. Snow, sleet and heavy rain is forecast for most parts of Somerset, with the Mendips expected to be the hardest hit.
A hospice in Somerset says it’s facing a critical shortfall in funds. Dorothy House blames higher National Insurance payments, and increases in the minimum wage, for it struggling financially.
A 41-year-old man from Street has been charged with breaching a Stalking Protection Order. Simon Williams, of Strode Road, was arrested by the Street and Glastonbury Neighbourhood Policing Team and is due to appear at Taunton Magistrates’ Court later this month.
A public inquiry is to be held to decide the future of a Somerset shopping centre. Churchill Retirement Living want to demolish the Crispin Shopping Centre in Street and build a retirement complex in its place. Somerset Council is against the proposal. The Council’s refusal to grant planning permission will be the subject of an appeal hearing, starting on April 23rd.
Plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville have been turned down. Developers, Galion Homes, want to build homes to the north of Church Street but Somerset Council’s Planning Committee South rejected the application giving their reasons as concerns about over-development, road safety and the loss of green space in the heart of the village.
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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