Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has already become its busiest month for emergency calls in the past decade, as prolonged hot and dry weather continues to increase the risk of fire. Crews have responded to more than five thousand three hundred incidents over the last four weeks – more than five hundred above the previous record for a single month. Firefighters attended seven hundred and fifty-six fires, averaging twenty-eight call-outs a day, with almost two-thirds involving outdoor blazes. The service is urging people not to light fires or barbecues on open land to help prevent potentially devastating wildfires.
Police have recovered a distinctive 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet earlier this month. The green vehicle was taken, along with tools and photographic equipment, from premises on the Crowne Trading Estate on the fifteenth of July. Following information from a member of the public, officers located the Mini in the Bedminster area of Bristol before returning it to its owner.
A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year. The outpatient clinic, which opened in May last year, is the first spinal service to be based at the hospital for a generation. Consultant spinal surgeon Alex Goubran says he hopes the development will eventually lead to spinal surgery being offered at Yeovil Hospital.
Bridgwater's Elise Thorner won the silver medal in the women’s 3000 metre steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 25-year-old ran the race of her life to finish almost two seconds faster than her previous personal best.
People across Somerset are banned from today from using hosepipes to water gardens, clean windows or cars, or fill swimming and paddling pools. More cases of the potentially deadly livestock disease Bluetongue have been confirmed in Somerset. Work is underway to improve disabled access at Holyrood Academy in Chard... and more
Wessex Water, who supplies almost all homes and businesses in Somerset, has introduced a hosepipe ban effective from midnight tonight. A sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary has been repaired, two years after it was first discovered. A Wildcat helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton has taken part in the annual passing-out parade at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth... and more
Police are investigating an incident in which obscene words were scratched onto the World War One memorial at Ham Hill. Yeovil MP Adam Dance has repeated his call for the upgrade of the town’s police station to include a custody suite. A Somerset carnival club is building a specially adapted float to allow a wheelchair user and her assistance dog to take part in this year’s carnival circuit...and more
An Ilminster family is celebrating after winning one million pounds on the National Lottery. Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with suspected frauds in Somerset. Somerset Council has opened a tendering process to find a main contractor for the £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon theatre... and more
Experts say with good visibility forecast for this evening, people across Somerset should have some of the best views of the solar eclipse anywhere in the UK. A Somerset councillor is calling for the Stop Line cycle route between Chard and Ilminster to be better supported. It's 40-years ago this week since a Lynx helicopter built in Yeovil set a new World Helicopter Speed Record... and more
Wessex Water says a hosepipe ban is possible if customers fail to cut their water usage. A record number of illegal dog fights were reported in Somerset last year. Yeovil Town's Mason Obeng has won the traditional sack of potatoes, given to the player who scores Yeovil's first goal of the new season, as a lucky omen... and more
A local councillor claims anti-social behaviour is putting people off coming into Yeovil town centre. South-West Water has announced a hosepipe ban in the Chard area. Great Western Railway has apologised after a wheelchair user from Chard became stuck at one of its stations... and more
Chard's biggest employer, Numatic International, makers of the Henry vacuum cleaner, has announced job cuts. A new Neighbourhood Plan for Hatch Beauchamp has officially been adopted. Two historic artefacts taken from Glastonbury Abbey more than 70 years ago have been returned...and more
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