The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against making big changes to schools in Ilminster and Crewkerne. The first Afghan family to be resettled to Somerset have arrived in the county to start new lives here. A senior consultant at Yeovil District Hospital says he’s the busiest he’s ever been in 25 years working as a doctor. A Yeovil man has turned his hobby of collecting unusual pets into a business...and more.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against making big changes to schools in Ilminster and Crewkerne. The County Council wants to end the current three-tier system in the area, changing the roles of 8 schools and closing Misterton School. Two local families launched a judicial review against the plans but following a High Court Ruling, the changes will go ahead from September next year.
The first Afghan family to be resettled to Somerset have arrived in the county to start new lives here. Two further families are expected in the coming weeks and a further four after that.
A senior consultant at Yeovil District Hospital says he’s the busiest he’s ever been in 25 years working as a doctor. Paul Foster’s comments follow an appeal to the public not to call 999 or turn up at A&E at Yeovil Hospital unless it's a genuine emergency.
Social workers, police and health staff in Somerset working with new fathers and male carers are to be offered more training. It comes after two separate incidents here where babies suffered serious non-accidental injuries, which led to one of them dying.
A Yeovil man has turned his hobby of collecting unusual pets into a business. Garwynn Edwards who lives in Rosebery Avenue has in his collection 26 snakes including a Boa Constrictor and a 16-foot long Sri Lankan Python and is offering to put on a show with the creatures in schools, nursing homes and at private parties.
Tomorrow’s FA Cup First Round game between Yeovil and Yate Town is a sell-out. The tie, which is being played at Yate’s Lodge Road ground, will be watched by a capacity crowd of 1600, of which 360 will be Yeovil supporters.
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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