Reckleford in Yeovil is to partially close for further two weeks next month. Three of our local railway stations are to be equipped with defibrillators. A new 30 miles-per-hour speed limit has been introduced at Kingstone near Ilminster. A Long Load man has appeared in court charged with assault and plans to build fifteen houses in Ilton look set to go ahead.
Reckleford in Yeovil is to partially close for further two weeks next month. One lane of the A30 outside Yeovil Hospital is currently shut for a new bus stop to be built. Now, Somerset County Council has confirmed the road will shut again, this time for 14 days for overnight works, after the current closure ends on April 17th. The Council says it’s to bring power into Yeovil Hospital for the newly built breast cancer clinic.
Three of our local railway stations are to be equipped with defibrillators. South West Railways is to install the equipment at Crewkerne, Yeovil Junction, and Templecombe stations. The defibrillators will be placed as close as possible to the front entrance of the stations for use 24/7.
A new 30 miles-per-hour speed limit has been introduced at Kingstone near Ilminster. The lower limit applies to the main road through Kingstone and the surrounding areas of Moolham Lane and Mill Lane.
A Long Load man has appeared in court charged with assault. George Owens of Martock Road was accused of punching a youth in Langport Recreation Ground. Owens pleaded guilty to the charge, was given a twelve-month community order, and told to pay £250 in compensation.
South Somerset District has recommended the construction of the new houses at St Peter's Close for approval following the applicant, West of England Developments Ltd, securing a phosphate mitigation solution with Natural England.
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Local News Monday 20th March
More than thirteen thousand crimes, including violent and sexual offences, went unrecorded across the Avon and Somerset Police force area last year. A Yeovil man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman pedestrian and injuring two others after crashing a stolen car at Mosterton. A house on Stiby Road in Yeovil has been damaged by fire. A road sign in Yeovil with the name Sherborne wrongly spelt with a U is to be quickly replaced...and more.
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Local News Thursday 16th March
Police investigating the attempted abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Yeovil have issued an E-fit of a man they want to trace. Four households in Ilminster have won a share of a £120,000 win in the Postcode lottery. Avon and Somerset Police say a decision is likely before the end of the month regarding the future of Yeovil Police Station. A Chief Petty Officer at RNAS Yeovilton is embarking on a 900-mile bike ride from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise funds for Yeovil Hospital...and more.
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Local News Wednesday 15th March
New road signs are being put up to advertise Yeovil as the “home of British helicopters”. Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard is closing for two weeks from next week for improvement works. A man’s been jailed after admitting to a number of shoplifting offences in Yeovil. National Highways will discuss the dualling of the A303 between Sparkford and Ilchester at a series of open events later this month...and more.
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Local News Tuesday 14th March
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to promote the case for Leonardo in Yeovil to be awarded a contract to build a new medium-lift helicopter for the British armed forces. Avon and Somerset Police need more volunteer police officers. The Yeovil-based charity ‘School in a Bag’ has provided over one thousand packs of aid to children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria...and more.
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Local News Monday 13th March
New help is being offered to people in Yeovil and South Somerset who smoke to get them to quit. Over four hundred thousand pounds is being spent making Somerset's roads more cyclist and pedestrian friendly. ‘Visit Somerset’ is calling on the government to speed up investment in providing vehicle electric charging points. New road signs are to be put up to welcome people into Somerset...and more.
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Local News Friday 10th March
An investigation is underway into the discovery of large numbers of dead fish in a drain on the Somerset Levels. Pregnant women in parts of Somerset have been told they can’t have a home birth due to a shortage of NHS midwives. Somerset's senior coroner is calling for the Army to stop giving ceremonial daggers to people leaving the armed forces. A school in Chard has won government funding to upgrade its classroom IT systems...and more.
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Local News Thursday 9th March
National Highways say their teams have been out overnight gritting local roads following more wintry weather in Somerset. Dog attacks on people in Somerset are on the rise. A Somerton man has appeared in court on a drink and driving charge. South Somerset District Council is selling its stake in a planned commercial development in Yeovil and Chard boxer, Paul Roberts has been crowned Southern Area Flyweight Champion.
