Local News Monday 18th October

Monday, 18 October 2021 06:00

A Somerset GP says the government is "out of touch" thinking that a winter rescue package will help recruit new doctors. Police say they’re working with Yeovil Town football club to identify those behind the crowd trouble at Saturday’s FA Cup game against Weymouth at Huish Park. Two major brands in the Quedam shopping centre in Yeovil are closing. Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a girl in Sherborne. The public has voted Somerset for being the best place in England for accessible walks...and more.

A Somerset GP says the government is "out of touch" thinking that a winter rescue package will help recruit new doctors. The government is making an extra £250 million to pay for temporary staff to help patients get face-to-face appointments. Medical Director of Somerset’s Local Medical Committee, Dr. Barry Moyse says the problem lies in the shortage of GP's.

Police say they’re working with Yeovil Town football club to identify those behind the crowd trouble at Saturday’s FA Cup game against Weymouth at Huish Park. Police, who had dogs and mounted units deployed, say a handful of fans were involved with incidents of disorder breaking out before and after Saturday’s game. Anyone with video footage is asked to call the non-emergency number 101. Saturday’s game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the tie being replayed at Weymouth’s Bob Lucas Stadium, tomorrow night, the kick-off is at 7.45 pm.

Two major brands in the Quedam shopping centre in Yeovil are closing. The Quedam says Monsoon and Accessorize will shut their stores at the end of October but that new tenants have been lined up to take over the units.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a girl in Sherborne. It happened in an alleyway that runs off Powys Lane, behind Sherborne Preparatory School, at around 6 pm last Sunday evening, October 10th. A man reportedly touched the girl inappropriately over her clothing before she pushed him away. He then walked out of the alleyway and in the direction of Acreman Street. He is described as white, aged around 50, between five feet five and five feet eight inches tall and of large build, with brown hair in a buzz cut style and unshaven. He was wearing a dark blue baggy T-shirt and light grey tracksuit bottoms. If you can help, please call the non-emergency number 101.

Yeovil Town Football Club have been thanked for donating a set of brand-new shirts to Buckler’s Mead Academy in Yeovil. The club gave the shirts in response to the BBC’s Kit out of the Nation appeal. Head of PE at Buckler’s Mead, Sarah Morrison, says they’re enormously grateful to Yeovil Town.

The Newt Hotel and Country Garden near Bruton is the new headline sponsor of the Chelsea Flower Show. It’s signed a four-year deal with the RHS and will also sponsor the Chelsea Flower Show Charity Gala preview event.

The public has voted Somerset for being the best place in England for accessible walks. The county has 43 walks suitable for people in wheelchairs and 74 walks suitable for pushchairs. The survey by the outdoor clothing retailer Millets shows that Yeovil County Park’s wheelchair-friendly walks are amongst the most popular in Somerset.

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Wednesday 29th October

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Tuesday 28th October

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
Monday 27th October

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
Friday 24th October

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
Thursday 23rd October

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
Wednesday 22nd October

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 .
Tuesday 21st October

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