Yeovil Town has dropped the idea of letting fans drink alcohol inside Huish Park on match days. Around sixty jobs are at risk at the Wilko store in Yeovil following the company’s collapse. The NSPCC in Somerset is predicting an increase in calls to its helpline this summer from those concerned about children left at home unsupervised...and more.
Yeovil Town has dropped the idea of letting fans drink alcohol inside Huish Park on match days. Drinking alcohol inside grounds is allowed at clubs in National League South and Yeovil had planned to allow fans at tomorrow's home game against St Albans to bring alcohol into the stadium. But following concerns raised by Manager, Mark Cooper, about fans getting rowdy and unsettling his players the club says alcohol inside Huish Park will not now be permitted. Fans will be able to buy alcoholic drinks as normal before and after the game at bars outside the stadium.
Around sixty jobs are at risk at the Wilko store in Yeovil following the company’s collapse. Nationally, twelve thousand jobs could go with the closure of up to four hundred Wilko outlets.
The NSPCC in Somerset is predicting an increase in calls to its helpline this summer, particularly from those concerned about a child left at home unsupervised. The charity says while there's no legal age limit for leaving a child on their own the government guidance says children from newborns to three should never be left unsupervised, even for only a short time.
Funding's been given to an organisation in Somerset that helps injured and sick military veterans get into motorcycle racing. The charity ‘True Heroes Racing’ is based at RNAS Yeovilton and has been given money to support its work by the contractors dualling the A303 at Sparkford.
Ilminster Town Council is appealing for the return of a waste bin that’s disappeared from alongside the Shudrick stream at Ladymeade. They say that until the bin is returned, people in Ladymeade should take their litter home with them.
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.
Thursday 1st May
Wednesday 30th April
Tuesday 29th April
Monday 28th April
Friday 25th April
Thursday 24th April
Wednesday 23rd April
Tuesday 22nd April
