Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
Bruton Primary School is the latest school to have a barrier installed outside to prevent parents from parking when dropping off and picking up their children. The installation, funded through the government’s Safer Streets initiative and implemented by the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership, aims to encourage parents to get active and walk rather than drive their children to school.
A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. Magistrates were told that Ashley Barnard from Warminster had been on a drinking binge when he turned up at A&E, laid on the floor preventing other patients from coming in and out, and was obstructive to security staff. Barnard was fined £40 with £85 costs.
A Somerset woman, who set up a Bowel Cancer charity in memory of her brother who died of the disease, has welcomed the decision to lower the age for screening for bowel cancer to 50. Abby Morris set up 'The Bowel Movement' after her brother, Benjamin Millard, died at 33. She says lowering the age for screening for bowel cancer is good, but that more needs to be done.
A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary, John Maskell, has been awarded the Legion d’Honneur Medal by the French Government. The award is France’s highest military and civil distinction and has been given to John in recognition of his outstanding service during the D-Day landings.
Yeovil-based mental health charity, Well Be, has teamed up with Barolo Lounge in Yeovil to launch a Chatty Cafe. The initiative, aimed at combating loneliness, offers a space for people to meet and enjoy conversation. The Chatty Cafe is held every Monday from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm at Barolo Lounge on the High Street in Yeovil.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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