Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. It happened close to Sainsbury’s on Bath Street on the evening of Friday, November 14th. Police say a man in his 60s fell to the ground after being pushed in the back and suffered facial cuts that needed hospital treatment. They say the suspect made off in a silver coloured car. If you witnessed the incident and can help the police with their inquiries, call the non-emergency number 101.
Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for the closure of the Halifax in Yeovil. The former building society on King George Street will close for good on Thursday, 12th January. It’s one of 14 Halifax branches permanently closing, as customers increasingly choose to manage their money online.
Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The work, laying a new drainage system close to Somerton Tunnel, begins on Monday and continues until Sunday, December 14th. Passengers planning to travel on the line next week are advised to check the National Rail website before setting off.
The mental health charity, MIND, in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar. It says income from calendar sales will be vital to continuing the charity’s work.
The government is facing increasing pressure to clarify whether it will order new medium-lift helicopters from Leonardo in Yeovil. Somerset Council is spending £5 million on new laptops. A new singing group is being set up in Yeovil for people living with dementia...and more
The go-ahead has been given to build 200 new homes at Ilchester. Taunton Town Council is increasing its share of the Council Tax by 3 per cent a year. Somerset is featured in a new Agatha Christie drama being shown on Netflix from this week...and more
The company behind a proposed tidal lagoon between Watchet and Minehead says it could create up to eight thousand jobs. A third councillor on Somerset Council has joined Reform UK. St Margaret's Hospice says this year’s Christmas tree collection scheme raised forty-seven thousand pounds...and more.
The union representing workers at Leonardo in Yeovil says it needs a clear answer from the government on whether the Yeovil factory will be awarded a contract to build new medium-lift helicopters for the RAF. Somerset Council says more support will be provided to foster carers. A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place over the Somerset Levels...and more
The Government says it won’t bring forward a decision on buying new helicopters from Leonardo in Yeovil. A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place over the Somerset Levels. Yeovil’s temporary police station on Horsey Lane is to close at the end of the month....and more
Leonardo is threatening to shut its Yeovil factory. Somerset Community Foundation says there's still time to donate money to its Surviving Winter Appeal. The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is staging a number of special performances to mark its 50th anniversary...and more.
A Yeovil man has been arrested and then de-arrested after a collision in Dorset. A Somerset food manufacturer could be expanding its Wincanton base. A new dementia-friendly choir has been launched in Yeovil...and more.
Adam Dance MP is welcoming developments in his campaign to support neurodivergent schoolchildren. Somerset was the star of the small screen last night, thanks to BBC comedy ‘Can You Keep A Secret’. A Yeovil gymnastics club has hosted a VIP guest...and more.
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