Public Health England has confirmed that four cases of the Indian variant of Covid 19, also known as the Delta variant, have been recorded in South Somerset. Land off the A303 at Wincanton has been earmarked for a new drive-thru café. Police are trying to trace a teenage Vietnamese boy who has gone missing in Martock. The Fleet Air Arm museum at Yeovilton is taking part in a national challenge to mark Armed Forces Day...and more.
Public Health England has confirmed that four cases of the Indian variant of Covid 19, also known as the Delta variant, have been recorded in South Somerset, including the Yeovil area, up to last Wednesday, 9th June. They were identified among 563 cases of the VOC-21 mutation recorded across the South West. The South West is the least affected of England's nine regions with the Indian variant now accounting for 91 per cent of all new cases of Covid in the UK.
Land off the A303 at Wincanton has been earmarked for a new drive-thru café. If approved, the café would be built next to Starbucks and McDonalds at the Wincanton Gateway in Long Close.
Police are trying to trace a teenage Vietnamese boy who has gone missing in Martock. The 16-year-old was last seen in North Street in Martock at around 6 pm on Saturday. Police are also searching for a woman missing from her home in West Coker. Christine, who’s 79, was last seen on the High Street at 7 pm on Saturday. She’s described as white, 5 foot 7 inches tall, and was wearing a blue coat. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
The Fleet Air Arm museum at Yeovilton is taking part in a national challenge to mark Armed Forces Day. They’re asking people to take part in a 5,10 or 25 km walk around their local area in honour of those who serve, after being inspired by Sir Captain Tom Moore. Armed Forces Day takes place on Saturday 26th June.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Community Foundation has been made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Justin Sargent, who has led the SCF for 16-years, has received the honour for services to the community in Somerset.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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