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.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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