A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with making nuisance phone 999 calls. A caravan and boat have been destroyed in a fire in Milborne Port. A former Yeovil man has pleaded guilty in court to multi-assault charges. Navy Wings, based at RNAS Yeovilton, has finally assumed ownership of the Navy’s entire fleet of historic aircraft...and more.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with making nuisance phone 999 calls. The court was told that Jordan Barton of St Johns Road in Yeovil made eight calls to the police and sixty calls to the ambulance service on 999 in which he was verbally abusive towards the call handlers. Barton, who pleaded guilty to the offences, was given a community order and fined £120 by magistrates in Yeovil.
A caravan and boat have been destroyed in a fire in Milborne Port. It happened in Oborne Road and is believed to have been caused by a nearby bonfire.
A former Yeovil man has pleaded guilty in court to multi-assault charges. Appearing at Taunton Crown Court, Simon Massey carried out the attacks at a property in St Michael’s Avenue, Yeovil. Massey, who has since moved to Scotland, was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 2-years.
Navy Wings, based at RNAS Yeovilton, has finally assumed ownership of the Navy’s entire fleet of historic aircraft. The charity has been in talks with the Ministry of Defence for five years about taking on ownership of the aircraft. The handover was finally concluded in a ceremony held at the Yeovilton base at the weekend.
A man who damaged the wing mirror of a car has appeared in court. Richard De Lange, of Queen Camel, pleaded guilty to the offence at Yeovil Magistrates Court, and was ordered to pay compensation of £468.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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