Religious artefacts with a value of around £90,000 have been stolen from Sherborne Abbey. A Chard man has been banned from entering two supermarkets in the town following a spate of thefts. Yeovil Town kick-off their new season in the National League with a home game against Hartlepool United tomorrow...and more.
Religious artefacts with a value of around £90,000 have been stolen from Sherborne Abbey. Police say a processional cross, two verges and a bishop’s crook were taken in the break-in on Tuesday night. Police ask that anyone who saw people acting suspiciously in Hospital Lane, Abbey Road, Church Lane, and Half Moon Street at around 9 pm on Tuesday should call the non-emergency number 101.
A Chard man’s been banned from entering two supermarkets in the town following a spate of thefts. Oliver Caulfield of Brutton Way was appearing at Taunton Magistrates Court on 12 counts of theft that included stealing spirits and joints of meat. Caulfield who admitted all the offences was granted court bail, with conditions not to go to two supermarkets in Chard, pending a sentencing hearing in October.
Shepton Mallet Prison’s future as a visitor attraction has been secured. It follows the sale of the site to the Cove Group who had operating the prison as a tourist attraction on a short-term lease.
The National Farmers Union in Somerset says food could be in short supply this autumn due to poor crops and yields caused by wet weather. Data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board shows wheat crops are at their lowest in twenty years, while the NFU says 65 percent of farmers’ incomes have dropped.
Yeovil Town kick-off their new season in the National League with a home game against Hartlepool United tomorrow, kick-off is at 3 pm.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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