News & Sport
News
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Friday 18th July
EDF has completed another milestone in constructing the new 'Hinkley C' nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire opens today with helicopters built in Yeovil on display. A road leading to Chard reservoir, shut two months ago for strengthening work to a dam wall, has re-opened...and more
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Thursday 17th July
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
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Wednesday 16th July
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
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Tuesday 15th July
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
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Monday 14th July
Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at its car parks payment meters. Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision over the summer months. Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease...and more.
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Friday 10th July
A Yeovil woman has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. A Crewkerne community group saved two tonnes of food from landfill last month and gave it to residents in need. Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season....and more.
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Thursday 10th July
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the South West. A former Cherry Farm in Chard has donated its netting and high-tensile wire to Somerset Aid for Ukraine. Somerset Council is moving forward with its next phase of plans for the county...and more.
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Wednesday 9th July
Demolition work at Yeovil’s Glovers Walk has been held up after two colonies of bees were discovered. Refurbishment of the town’s Dunelm store is underway. A teenager from Crewkerne has represented his country, winning a gold medal in a national boxing competition... and more.
Community & Charity News
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Adrian Dening's Stars Over Somerset
Monday 21st to Sunday 27th July 2025
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Rural England Prosperity Fund
A one-million-pound fund has been launched to support businesses and community projects in rural Somerset.
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Somerset Levels, a National Landscape
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape.
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Adrian Dening's Stars Over Somerset
Monday 14th to Sunday 20th July 2025
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Yeovil Taxi Rank Changes
Significant changes are being made to the location of Yeovil's taxi ranks as part of the town centre's regeneration.
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Police Station Refurbishment
The refurbishment of Yeovil police station on Horsey Lane is scheduled to begin this summer and is expected to be completed by autumn 2026.
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Tidal Lagoon for West Somerset
Somerset could get a ferry link to Swansea in South Wales as part of a ten billion pound plan to build a tidal lagoon in the Bristol Channel to produce clean energy.
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False Fire Alarms
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says it’s dealing with an increase in false alarm calls.
Today's Weather
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Yeovil
Light rain
High: 23°C | Low: 15°C
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Chard
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 15°C
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Crewkerne
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 15°C
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Somerton
Light rain
High: 23°C | Low: 15°C
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Wincanton
Light rain
High: 23°C | Low: 15°C
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