A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
A teenager has been arrested following a serious assault in Yeovil. It happened in Raglan Terrace at 3.30 pm on Wednesday when a man in his 50s and a teenage boy sustained serious stab injuries. Police say a 15-year-old boy remains in custody, having been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and affray.
Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space in Lower Middle Street later today. The entertainment area in The Triangle, built as part of the Yeovil Refresh Project, has seating for around 100, a water feature and a big outdoor TV screen. The opening event takes place at 3.30 pm this afternoon.
The only serving female Royal Navy Commando says entry requirements to become a Royal Marine should be the same as for men despite no women qualifying since it was allowed 25 years ago. Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher from Somerset is one of only seven women who completed the All Arms Commando Course. The Royal Navy says their entry requirements must be applied equally, regardless of gender.
Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. It comes as the government announces plans to build more reservoirs, including two on the Mendips. A former quarry at East Cranmore and a secondary one in Cheddar are part of the plan to meet future water demand in Somerset.
Shepton Mallet’s Amulet theatre has been given 400 seats by another theatre in Cambridge that’s undergoing refurbishment. The Amulet, which is currently closed, is awaiting confirmation of a government grant to help get it re-opened.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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