Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil is planning a future in which it will build unmanned aircraft. Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Chard. A care home in Yeovil which has been empty for three years could become a homeless shelter. A campaign’s been launched in Ilminster for a better bus service. A building previously used for a community centre in Yeovil is to be demolished.
Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil is planning a future in which it will build unmanned aircraft. The company says drone technology offers great opportunities for the Yeovil factory and that it intends to fully exploit those opportunities. Managing Director, Nick Whitney, says before they move to the next stage, they will need the support of an order from the British government.
Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Chard. It happened in Mitchell Gardens at around 9.30 pm on Tuesday night when a man was grabbed by another man who demanded money. Anyone who can help the police is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A care home in Yeovil which has been empty for three years could become a homeless shelter. The proposed change of use of Acacia Lodge on Hendford Hill has been submitted by the Bournemouth Churches Housing Association. South Somerset District Council now has to decide if the change of use should be granted.
A campaign’s been launched in Ilminster for a better bus service. In particular, campaigners are asking for a bus that runs between the town and Yeovil Hospital. Somerset County Council says it’s looking at adding an extra return journey to/from Ilminster on the number-30 service but has not yet done so due to the pandemic.
A building previously used for a community centre in Yeovil is to be demolished. Monmouth Hall was built in 1960 and is now be flattened because it no longer has a purpose and is in a poor state of repair.
The new owner of Yeovil Town says he’s in talks with Somerset Council about buying back Huish Park. Water levels at some of Somerset’s reservoirs are below what they should be for this time of year. A Chard woman has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours... and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Chard, which left one person with life-threatening injuries. Texas Rocks in Middle Street, Yeovil, has closed temporarily following a significant fire. A Yeovil dental hygienist has been named as a finalist in the Ms Great Britain competition...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has criticised the Chancellor’s Spending Review for not delivering real change for Yeovil and South Somerset. The CEO of Leonardo UK states that they’re working towards closing the gender pay gap within the company. Yeovil Town is relocating its first-team training camp to Bristol... and more.
People in Somerset are being asked for their views on the state of the county’s roads and footpaths. A trial is being conducted at Yeovil Hospital to investigate whether administering shorter courses of antibiotics to patients can effectively treat sepsis. Somerset Council says it has no plans to reopen a block of public toilets in Chard...and more.
A mother from Chard says schools need to do more to identify students with dyslexia. A fire in a van that caught alight at Stoke-sub-Hamdon is being treated as accidental. A former Yeovil-based police officer, who made it appear he was working when he wasn’t, has been barred from policing...and more
Somerset Council is giving £1.5m to Hill View Special School at Ash near Martock to prevent it from closing. Two men have been convicted of killing a Yeovil man they mistakenly believed to be a convicted paedophile. People across Somerset are being asked to make a note of any wildlife they see...and more
Community Speedwatch volunteers in Keinton Mandeville have stopped monitoring the local traffic
because of online and verbal abuse. Redstart Primary School in Chard has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. A care home resident in Glastonbury has raised more than one thousand pounds for Children's Hospice Southwest by knitting soft toys...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he’s been told the temporary closure of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital will not be made permanent. Firefighters have dealt with a fire on a coach carrying passengers at Vagg Hill in Yeovil. The authorities in Chile are holding a man who lives in Milborne Port after being found with class-A drugs in a suitcase...and more.
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