Yeovil bus station could be transformed into a new 'transport hub'. NFU Mutual says complacency kills when it comes to dog owners letting pets off the lead near livestock. A local man has been jailed for 18 weeks for driving while disqualified. The charity Help for Heroes is expanding its support for military veterans in Somerset...and more.
Yeovil bus station could be transformed into a new 'transport hub' as part of the regeneration of Glovers Walk. If it happens, Yeovil bus station would have a new interchange for bus and coach services, electric vehicle charging points, new waiting areas, bike e-scooter storage areas, and taxi bays.
NFU Mutual says complacency kills when it comes to dog owners letting pets off the lead near livestock. New data on livestock attacks published by the insurer shows they paid 2 point four million pounds in claims for sheep worrying incidents in 2023.
The charity Help for Heroes is expanding its support for military veterans in Somerset. It's launching two new hubs – one in Yeovil - where serving and retired military people can access help.
A local man has been jailed for 18 weeks for driving while disqualified. Matthew Goodchild, aged 27, from Kingsbury Episcopi, was appearing before local magistrates, charged with driving while disqualified and using a vehicle without third-party insurance. He was also ordered to pay £85 in costs, and a £154 surcharge.
The idea of recording local history in a village album is making a return in Street. The tradition, dating back 200 years, will see drawings, photographs, local writings and items of memorabilia placed in an album for safekeeping, for all time. Students at Strode College are putting the album together.
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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