Yeovil’s new MP Adam Dance has been speaking about his immediate priorities in the role. Somerset’s Lando Norris says it would be a dream come true for him to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend...and more.
Yeovil’s new MP Adam Dance has been speaking about his priorities in the role. In yesterday’s general election, he polled 12,200 more votes than his closest rival, Conservative and former Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh, to win Yeovil for the Liberal Democrats. Adam says he will be making an immediate start on providing his constituents with an accessible town centre office to meet with him, fighting to stop the planned closure of the acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital, and lobbying for the contract to build a new medium-lift helicopter for the RAF to be awarded to Leonardo in Yeovil. The full result in the Yeovil constituency was:
Steve Ashton (Independent) - 608
Laura Bailhache (Reform UK) – 7,677
Adam Dance (Lib Dem) – 23,765
Marcus Fysh (Conservative) – 11,497
Rebecca Montacute (Labour) – 3,002
Serena Wootton (Green Party) – 2,403
In other local news, Somerset’s Lando Norris says it would be a dream come true for him to win at Silverstone this weekend. The McLaren F1 driver - who grew up in Glastonbury - is currently second in the Drivers Championship.
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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