Local News Monday 22nd February

Sunday, 21 February 2021 23:20

Two thousand people have now signed a petition calling for a decision to relocate a mental health ward in Wells to Summerlands in Yeovil to be reversed. Police are trying to find a driver who fled the scene of a crash on theA303 Ilminster by-pass. A Yeovil man has been given a community order after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and more.....

Two thousand people have now signed a petition calling for a decision to relocate a mental health ward in Wells to Summerlands in Yeovil to be reversed. The decision was approved by the Board of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group last September but users remain angry and want the ward kept in Wells. Objectors claim the distance between Wells and Yeovil they would have to travel makes the move impractical.

Plans have been submitted to build 85 new homes with associated highways works, and landscaping in Crewkerne. The development would be on land at Gold Well Farm on Yeovil Road.

Police are trying to find a driver who fled the scene of a crash on theA303 Ilminster by-pass. It happened on Sunday 7th February, at around 11.30 am at the Southfields roundabout. The collision, which involved a car and a van, ended up with the van in a ditch and the car leaving the scene. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.

A Yeovil man has been given a community order after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. Yeovil Magistrates Court was told that Lee Brown of Hillcrest Road in Yeovil was drunk at the time of the incident. Brown will have to complete eighty hours unpaid work within the next year. He was also ordered to pay a £95 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.

A woman from Somerton has appeared at Yeovil Magistrates Court charged with assault. Paris Ridley-Brown, of Russet Road in Somerton, pleaded guilty to carrying out the assault at Yeovil Hospital. She was given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay a £22 victim surcharge with £85 costs.

A family from Yeovil have been taking part in a virtual running challenge to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer. Prostate Cancer is now the most common form of cancer in men with 1 in 8 males diagnosed with it. Taking on the challenge have been Imogen and Jon Milsom and their son Toby.

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Thursday 30th April

More than 4,500 people have expressed interest in joining a new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne. Somerset Council says a long-term solution is needed to make Hendford Hill in Yeovil fully safe for motorists. A Somerset man has won first prize at the World Marmalade Awards... and more
Wednesday 29th April

Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Tuesday 28th April

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
Monday 27th April

A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Friday 24th April

Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Thursday 23rd April

Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Wednesday 22nd April

Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
Tuesday 21st April

NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more