An appeal for witnesses has been issued, following a knife attack in Yeovil’s Ninesprings Country Park. Somerset’s newest MP has been sworn into Parliament. Library users in Somerset can borrow more than just books from this month...and more.
An appeal for witnesses has been issued, following a knife attack in Yeovil’s Ninesprings Country Park. The victim was walking along the footpath on August 30th between 7.30 and 8 pm when he was attacked by what’s being described as a “bladed article”. He was taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The suspect is described as aged between 16 and 18, approximately 5 foot 10 inches to 6 feet in height, of slim build, with a full, thin beard and wearing a black tracksuit. You’re being asked to call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously if you can help.
Somerset’s newest MP has been sworn into Parliament. Sarah Dyke won Somerton and Frome for the Lib Dems at the end of July but she’s had to wait until this week to take her place in the House of Commons.
Library users in Somerset can borrow more than just books from this month. The NHS is loaning out blood pressure monitors from some branches and hopes it’ll encourage people to check their blood pressure at home. Identifying patients with hypertension could prevent heart attacks and strokes.
A brand new nail and beauty salon is opening in The George Shopping Centre in Crewkerne. The Lacquer Lounge opens its doors on October 7th and is promising an open day with drinks, nibbles and goody bags to celebrate the venture.
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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