Friday 27th October

Friday, 27 October 2023 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Somerset Council has been warned that it could effectively go bankrupt within four months if current forecasts come to fruition and no corrective action is taken. Plans to build twenty-eight new homes at Tintinhull have been given the go-ahead. Huish Park will turn pink tomorrow when Yeovil Town play a National League fixture in aid of the Yeovil Breast Cancer Unit Appeal...and more.

Somerset Council has been warned by auditors that it could effectively go bankrupt within four months if current forecasts come to fruition and no corrective action is taken. Dr Marlene Davis, an expert in local government finance and an associate at the University of South Wales, says the financial problems at Somerset Council are becoming more widespread within local government.

A new Asda Express store has opened in Yeovil. The new outlet, on the site of the former Co-op petrol station on Sherborne Road, is one of 116 convenience stores and petrol stations acquired by Asda from the Co-op Group.

Plans to build 28 new homes at Tintinhull have been given the go-ahead by Somerset Council. The development, on the western edge of the village near the junction with Montacute Road, will be a short distance away from a new special needs school being constructed on the other side of the A303. Of the 28 homes, ten will be affordable, meeting Somerset Council's target of 35 per cent affordable housing for any new development of ten homes or more.

Huish Park will turn pink tomorrow when Yeovil Town take on Braintree Town in a National League South fixture. The game is being played in aid of the Breast Cancer Unit Appeal at Yeovil Hospital with Yeovil’s players kitted out in a pink strip. Much of the stadium will also change colour to pink, including the corner flags. Somerset-based TV celebrity, Sarah Beeny, who’s currently receiving treatment for breast cancer, will speak to the crowd to rally support for giving to the Breast Cancer Unit. Organisers say they need a further £30,000 to hit their target of two-and-a-half-million pounds to build the new unit and are hoping to raise that amount at tomorrow’s match.

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More than 4,500 people have expressed interest in joining a new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne. Somerset Council says a long-term solution is needed to make Hendford Hill in Yeovil fully safe for motorists. A Somerset man has won first prize at the World Marmalade Awards... and more
Wednesday 29th April

Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Tuesday 28th April

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
Monday 27th April

A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Friday 24th April

Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Thursday 23rd April

Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Wednesday 22nd April

Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
Tuesday 21st April

NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more