Police want to hear from anyone who saw a group of four people being attacked in Chard. The National Trust says blossom orchards are in serious decline in Somerset. Two fitness instructors from Yeovil are preparing to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest. Tourism businesses in Somerset are still feeling the impact of Covid. People in South Somerset are being asked to consider mentoring local families...and more.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw a group of four people being attacked in Chard. It happened as they were walking home along Fore Street, close to the junction with Boden Street, in the early hours of Saturday, March 5th, when they were set upon by about a dozen or so other people. If you saw what happened or have dashcam or phone footage of the incident, please call 101.
The National Trust says blossom orchards are in serious decline in Somerset. In a new report, they have set out a strategy for bringing blossom back to the local landscape.
Tourism businesses in Somerset are still feeling the impact of Covid. Before the pandemic hit, 1.3 million people a year visited the Roman Baths in Bath. Last year, visitor numbers had dropped to 350,000.
People in South Somerset are being asked to consider mentoring local families. ‘Yeovil for Families’ works across the district and needs new volunteer mentors to deal with increasing demand for its services.
Two fitness instructors from Yeovil are preparing to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest. Claire Price and Imogen Fenner will take on the challenge on 1st April raising money for the mental health charity Mind.
Yeovil Town are back in action this weekend. They play Southend United in a National League fixture at Huish Park tomorrow, kick-off is at 3pm
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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