Friday 10th July

Friday, 11 July 2025 at 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 29th October

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Wednesday 28th October

Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Tuesday 27th October

Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Monday 26th October

Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Friday 23rd October

Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
Thursday 22nd October

The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
Wednesday 21st October

The owner of campsite in Somerset says a two-thousand-seven-hundred percent increase in business rates will be 'catastrophic' for his business. Plans to build nearly 300 new homes on the outskirts of Chard have been given the go ahead. Yeovil Town are through to the first round proper of the FA Cup after beating Leatherhead 5-2 at Huish Park last night... and more