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.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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