Ten thousand names have been added to a petition calling for the athletics centre at Yeovil Recreation Ground to be kept open. A man’s body has been recovered from floodwater in Langport. A school in Chard is holding a non-uniform day in aid of a local church....and more.
Ten thousand names have been added to a petition calling for the athletics centre at Yeovil Recreation Ground to be kept open. The centre, known as the Bill Whistlecroft Sports Arena, is at risk of closure due to plans by Somerset Council to end funding the facility. Somerset Council needs to cut spending by £87 million or face bankruptcy and is proposing funding cuts to more than one hundred and thirty community services including CCTV, local theatres, visitors centres and Citizens Advice.
A former sub postmaster from Somerset doesn't think they'll ever get proper justice for what they were put through by the Post Office. Kathy and her husband Andrew from Othery had been running a sub-post office in South Wales when their balance sheet showed huge losses caused by the faulty Horizon computer system.
A man’s body has been recovered from floodwater in Langport. Police say the death is being treated as unexplained, pending the outcome of a postmortem.
If you have a used Christmas tree for recycling then Langport Young Farmers Club would like to hear from you. Their members will be out this weekend in Langport and Somerton collecting used trees for recycling.
A school in Chard is holding a non-uniform day in aid of a local church. Children at Manor Court Primary School are raising money today towards the £15,000 needed to replace stained-glass windows at St Mary’s Church in Chard broken by vandals on New Years Eve.
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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