Police are investigating an incident in which obscene words were scratched onto the World War One memorial at Ham Hill. Yeovil MP Adam Dance has repeated his call for the upgrade of the town’s police station to include a custody suite. A Somerset carnival club is building a specially adapted float to allow a wheelchair user and her assistance dog to take part in this year’s carnival circuit...and more
Police are investigating an incident in which obscene words were scratched onto the World War One memorial at Ham Hill near Stoke-sub-Hamdon. The Grade-2 listed structure displays the names of those who died fighting on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Avon and Somerset Police believe the incident happened overnight last weekend. If you can help the police with their inquiries, you’re asked to please call the non-emergency number 101.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has repeated his call for the upgrade of the town’s police station to include a custody suite. Mr Dance says it makes no sense for people arrested in the Yeovil area to be taken to the nearest custody suite in Bridgwater. He says officers working across South Somerset will spend significant time taking someone into custody in Bridgwater. Mr Dance has written to the Home Secretary asking for information on the impact of the nearest custody suite being in Bridgwater, including how much police time will be spent travelling there.
Somerset Council says it will continue operating five separate planning systems for at least another two years. The council inherited the systems when it was created in 2023 and says the earliest it can introduce a single planning system is April 2028.
A Somerset carnival club is building a specially adapted float to allow a wheelchair user and her assistance dog to take part in this year’s carnival circuit. Chloe Hammond, a full-time wheelchair user and member of Misfits Carnival Club, is being provided with the adapted cart to make it safe for her to join in. The club is appealing for people with DIY, carpentary and construction skills to help complete the accessible cart before the carnival season begins this autumn.
An Ilminster family is celebrating after winning one million pounds on the National Lottery. Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with suspected frauds in Somerset. Somerset Council has opened a tendering process to find a main contractor for the £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon theatre... and more
Experts say with good visibility forecast for this evening, people across Somerset should have some of the best views of the solar eclipse anywhere in the UK. A Somerset councillor is calling for the Stop Line cycle route between Chard and Ilminster to be better supported. It's 40-years ago this week since a Lynx helicopter built in Yeovil set a new World Helicopter Speed Record... and more
Wessex Water says a hosepipe ban is possible if customers fail to cut their water usage. A record number of illegal dog fights were reported in Somerset last year. Yeovil Town's Mason Obeng has won the traditional sack of potatoes, given to the player who scores Yeovil's first goal of the new season, as a lucky omen... and more
A local councillor claims anti-social behaviour is putting people off coming into Yeovil town centre. South-West Water has announced a hosepipe ban in the Chard area. Great Western Railway has apologised after a wheelchair user from Chard became stuck at one of its stations... and more
Chard's biggest employer, Numatic International, makers of the Henry vacuum cleaner, has announced job cuts. A new Neighbourhood Plan for Hatch Beauchamp has officially been adopted. Two historic artefacts taken from Glastonbury Abbey more than 70 years ago have been returned...and more
A local man and convicted former neo-Nazi, selected by the Conservatives to stand in Crewkerne South in next year’s local elections for a seat on Somerset Council, has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. A charity that runs children's homes in Somerset is terminating its contract early following a critical report by Ofsted...and more
Avon and Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner is backing the wider use of police drones in towns like Yeovil to help tackle crime. Visitor numbers at Somerset's tourist attractions are down by around sixty per cent so far this year. A gardening expert says it'll take much more than the occasional shower to revive Somerset's parched lawns, parks and open spaces...and more
A Somerset doctor is calling for better community eye care. People in Glastonbury and Street are benefiting from a new bus service to Castle Cary railway station. A sailor from South Petherton is celebrating after sailing around the world... and more
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