Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash on the A358 that led to the road shutting for 24 hours. A diabetes remission programme, piloted by NHS Somerset, is being rolled out across England. A Yeovil woman has won a top award for her cake-making...and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of an accident involving a black Range Rover and a white DAF lorry on the A358 at Hatch Beauchamp. It happened just before 3.50 pm on Wednesday between Bickenhall Lane and Griffin Lane. The A358 was closed for 24 hours between the A303 and A378 for investigators to examine the scene. If you witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage, you’re asked to please call 101.
A type-2 diabetes remission programme, piloted by NHS Somerset, is being rolled out across England. The scheme involves patients being fed a strict diet of soups and shakes to stabilize their diabetes and cut body weight.
Somerset-based defence company, Thales, says a new contract worth £1.85 billion, awarded by the British government to build new sonar technologies for the Royal Navy, will secure around 200 jobs at its site in Templecombe. Another 100 jobs will be safeguarded at Thales’s factory in Cheshire. Many of the jobs will be apprenticeships, working on sonar development.
More than one million recordings of birdsong have been made as part of a project to monitor bird populations on the Somerset Levels. The recordings are being analysed to help improve biodiversity on the Levels.
A Yeovil woman has won a top award for her cake making. Holly Miller, who started her cake business eight years ago, was presented with the National Wedding Cake Designer of the Year award at the Wedding Industry Awards held in London.
Avon and Somerset Police are asking the owners of replica guns to hand them in. It's claimed motorists in the Bruton and Wincanton area are paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs due to the poor state of local roads. And, Yeovil Town take on Aldershot at Huish Park tonight... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has warned that the Westlands entertainment venue in Yeovil would be at risk should Leonardo not be awarded a government contract to build new medium life helicopters. A Chard woman has been given a suspended jail sentence for carrying a knife in a public place. A petition has been launched to slowdown motorists using Coker Way and Wyatt Way in Chard... and more
Somerset Council has dropped plans to close two town centre car parks in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was attacked in her home. The Environment Agency has committed to reviewing its water management of the Somerset Levels following the recent floods... and more
The government says it's ‘working flat out’ to arrive at a decision on ordering a new medium lift helicopter with Leonardo in Yeovil. We’re being asked to suggest where new electric vehicle charge points should be installed in Somerset. A new project is inviting people to look up and help map Somerset’s night skies... and more
Somerset Council has been told it can’t raise council tax by more than 5 percent. Businesses in Somerset are being warned to watch out for fake £20 notes. A Martock man has successfully completed a parachute-ski jump off the top of Mount Snowdon.
Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled, due to a private company running out of NHS funding to provide the surgery. A local MP is calling for the permanent installation of pumps on the Somerset Levels to reduce the flood risk. A £3 million pound project has begun to refurbish the grand organ at Wells Cathedral... and more
Multiple flood alerts and warnings remain in place across South Somerset following the weekend’s heavy rainfall. Work starts today repairing a sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary. A business in Crewkerne is closing after 50-years trading in the town... and more
Leonardo has announced a major deal to build helicopters in India. Campaigners trying to set up a new bus link to Castle Cary railway station from Glastonbury say they need 150 thousand pounds of council money. A community event is being held in Chard for charities and service providers to showcase their activities.... and more
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