A Somerset woman whose husband saved her life using CPR is encouraging others to learn the skill. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident involving a car and a lorry on the A358 at Ashill. A Somerton woman has appeared in court charged with assaulting a police officer. A Somerset woman is fund raising to take part in the World Transplant Games in Australia. Tintinhull Primary School is one of the ‘greenest’ schools in the UK.... and more
A Somerset woman whose husband saved her life using CPR is encouraging others to learn the skill. Ruth and her husband Simon were out walking 18-months ago when she suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed. Simon says knowing how to apply CPR saved his wife’s life.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident on the A358 at Ashill. It happened at around 4.15 pm yesterday (Tuesday 1st February) and involved a car and a lorry. The lorry had the name Sparks Transport written on the side. If you witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage, you’re asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.
A Somerton woman has appeared in court charged with assaulting a police officer. Magistrates in Yeovil were told that Danielle Green of Russet Road in Somerton kneed the male PC in the groin while being arrested. Green pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined £50 and told to pay the offficer compensation of £200.
Cafes and venues in Somerset are signing up to a new scheme to promote breastfeeding in public places. Launched by the National Childbirth Trust it aims to make mothers feel more at ease when breastfeeding outside the home.
Tintinhull Primary School is one of the ‘greenest’ schools in the UK, according to The Royal Horticultural Society. The RHS has awarded the 86-pupil school ‘Growing Champion’ status for its extensive gardening activities and Forest School.
A Somerset woman is trying to raise three and a half thousand pounds to take part in the World Transplant Games in Australia. Keeleigh John was given a new liver and kidney ten years ago and, if successful with her fund raising, will compete for Team GB at the World Transplant Games in Melbourne in April.
Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
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