Friday 10th July

Friday, 11 July 2025 06:00

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.

A woman from Yeovil who’s endured five decades of heart problems has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. Kerry Fear is one of 596 people in the South West who are in need of a life-saving organ transplant – a record number. Meanwhile, the number of deceased donors has reduced by 100 nationally over the last year, although the South West numbers remain steady at 154 donations. Kerry, who is now aged 50, has added her voice to the nationwide call for more organ donors to sign up.

A Crewkerne community group say they have saved nearly two tonnes of food from landfill in just a month, with the groceries being offered to anyone in need with no questions asked. Open Doors Somerset runs the community fridge project, which started out as the Crewkerne Community Kitchen. Last month, they served 415 customers in the town and believe that over the last year, 16,256 kg of food has been saved from going to waste. The community kitchen opens its doors on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the George Reynolds Centre.

Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season. The first match will be on August the 9^th at home to Hartlepool United. Other matches in August include two home matches against Brackley Town and Gateshead, with the season concluding in April next year.

The streets of Ilminster are looking tidier than ever this month, after a volunteer group collected eight bags of rubbish in a community litter pick. Green Ilminster organised the quarterly event last weekend, and 12 local people worked together to collect the discarded items, with the aim of improving both the environment and the wildlife in and around the town.

A Tatworth pub is due to reopen at the end of the month with music, pizza and drinks in the garden. Christopher Cullen and Jack Stevenson had originally planned to reopen Ye Olde Poppe Inn this weekend, but experienced a handful of delays, meaning they’ll be welcoming customers through the doors on Saturday, 26th July.

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Thursday 28th August

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Wednesday 27th August

Concerns are being raised over the maintenance of the River Cary, following reports of planned cutbacks. It could be an earlier harvest for Somerset cider growers this autumn after a warm summer. The Teals Farm Shop has revealed plans to broaden its services...and more.
Tuesday 26th August

An investigation is underway after a man was found seriously injured in the Queensway Place area of Yeovil . A man has been charged with murder following an incident in South Petherton. Yeovil Town FC have confirmed that Mark Cooper has been relieved of his duties... and more.
Friday 22nd August

Six hundred parking spaces could be lost in Yeovil town centre if plans to build new homes on public car parks go ahead. The Environment Agency is to stop maintaining some rivers and streams in Somerset to save money. People in Somerset are being warned about a scam involving fake communications from the tax authorities...and more
Thursday 21st August

Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, says families and hospital staff should be given more information about re-opening maternity services at Yeovil Hospital. Yeovil’s renal unit on the Lynx West Trading Estate has been told it must improve on safety. Organisers of a Live Aid concert held in Yeovil 40 years ago are trying to contact the bands that played at the event for a reunion...and more.
Wednesday 20th August

The NHS says twenty-six thousand people in the South West signed up to stop smoking in the past twelve months. A teenager from Yeovil has raised more than four thousand pounds for a new dialysis machine at Bristol Children's Hospital. Yeovil Town take on Brackley Town in a National League fixture this evening, kick off at Huish Park is 7.45...and more
Tuesday 19th August

Families struggling to pay for their children to have breakfast over the summer holidays are being offered free breakfast bags at a church in Chard. Police are appealing for information after a sentimental gold pocket watch was stolen in North Petherton. A Bridgwater man sets off today on a 200-mile cycle ride to Barnstaple and Exeter, raising money for Kidney Research UK...and more.