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.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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