Fire crews have put out a blaze in a flat in Yeovil. An investigation is being held into claims that two Yeovil Town players were subjected to verbal abuse during the FA Cup game against Yate Town. The Langport-based charity Bibic that supports children with additional needs says it’s dealing with a big increase in inquiries. Somerset County Council has launched a Facebook page to promote volunteering opportunities. A new art installation has opened at the Marston Park Estate near Bruton...and more.
It happened at a property in Crofton Park. No one was hurt and the damage was confined to the kitchen.
An investigation is being held into claims that two Yeovil Town players were subjected to verbal abuse during the FA Cup game against Yate Town played at Yate’s Lodge Road ground on Saturday, November 6th. The players involved were Adi Yussuf and Grant Smith. Yeovil Town have made a formal complaint to Avon and Somerset Police and the FA and both are now investigating the allegations.
The Langport-based charity Bibic that supports children with additional needs says it’s dealing with a big increase in inquiries. Calls from families asking for help have increased 150% compared to this time last year. Bibic recently opened a new sensory room at their Langport centre to provide care to more children.
Somerset County Council has launched a Facebook page to promote volunteering opportunities. The idea is for all volunteering opportunities in the County to be grouped in one place to make it easier for people to register.
The Scout Christmas Post is again operating in Yeovil this festive season, raising money for local scout groups. Postboxes will be in shops, supermarkets and offices all around Yeovil from Thursday, November 18th.
A new art installation has opened at the Marston Park Estate near Bruton. The light display by British artist, Bruce Munroe features thousands of coloured spheres on stems positioned in the ground alongside a woodland.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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