Local News Monday 1st November

Monday, 1 November 2021 06:00

Police investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Yeovil at the weekend are searching for two men. The Leader of Somerset County Council, David Fothergill, has again appealed for adult social care to be better funded. Health teams will start visiting schools in Somerset from today to get more pupils aged twelve to fifteen vaccinated against Covid. A local man has been found guilty by magistrates in Yeovil of possessing a knife without good reason..and more.

Police investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Yeovil at the weekend are searching for two men. They were seen running away from the shop on Wessex Road at around 7.45 on Saturday morning after threatening staff and taking cash. Police are asking for motorists with dashcam footage of Wessex Road from around 7.45 am on Saturday to come forward.

The Leader of Somerset County Council, David Fothergill, has again appealed for adult social care to be better funded. From April next year, an extra £5.4 billion will be given to the sector however, David Fothergill says for adult social care to become sustainable, the government will need to give more.

Health teams will start visiting schools in Somerset from today to get more pupils aged twelve to fifteen vaccinated against Covid. Professor Adam Finn, a government adviser on the Covid vaccination programme, says having more school-aged children vaccinated will benefit everyone.

A local man has been found guilty by magistrates in Yeovil of possessing a knife without good reason. Oliver Flint of Limington Road in Ilchester was made the subject of a community order and told to pay court costs of £620.

A Chard motorist has been fined £309 and given six penalty points for speeding. Brian Simons of Boden Street was caught breaking the speed limit while driving in Exeter and was appearing before magistrates in Bodmin.

Somerset is one of the latest areas to receive government funding as part of a new pilot scheme aimed at providing homes and businesses with faster broadband speeds.

A man who burgled a house in Sherborne Road in Yeovil in July this year has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Jamie Coles of no fixed address who was appearing at Taunton Crown Court also asked for four thefts from motor vehicles to be taken into consideration.

A man from Yeovil is walking 30 miles, and picking up litter on his way. Kevin Doherty will be walking along the A37 dressed as Bananaman, to raise money for Children's Hospice South West. Kevin has done similar walks before, picking up litter between Yeovil and Dorchester.

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The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
Thursday 11th December

A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Wednesday 10th December

Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
Tuesday 9th December

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Monday 8th December

Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Friday 5th December

Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
Thursday 4th December

The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Wednesday 3rd December

Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,