Businesses in South Somerset are being warned to watch out for scammers trying to access their accounts. Somerset-based charity Compass Wellbeing is putting together welcome boxes for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the County. Tickets are now on sale for two big events in Yeovil for Ukraine. A Yeovil woman has been fined after pleading guilty to using a handheld mobile device while driving and a new community hub is being set up in the centre of Chard.
Businesses in South Somerset are being warned to watch out for scammers trying to access their accounts. Avon and Somerset Police say Payment Diversion Fraud has become a major problem for local companies. It involves scammers telling businesses that a change has been made in a recipient's bank details and that they need to make the payment again, but to a different bank account.
Somerset-based charity Compass Wellbeing is putting together welcome boxes for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the County. The boxes include essential items like food but also items to help ease anxiety for children and adults.
Tickets are now on sale for two big events in Yeovil for Ukraine. ‘Concert for Ukraine’ takes place at The Octagon Theatre this Friday, April 1st, with performances from The Trinity Entertainers, Yeovil African Drumming Group, Project Dance, Matthew Rock and a host of other artistes. ‘Rock for Ukraine’ takes place at Westland’s Entertainment Venue on Friday, April 22nd with Bad Cowboys and Snakebyte live on stage. Funds raised at both events will be given to School in a Bag’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal and the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
A Yeovil woman has been fined after pleading guilty to using a handheld mobile device while driving. Sharna Keay, of Westfield Road, was spotted using the device while driving a van on Lysander Road in Yeovil. Apart from being fined £60, Keay had six penalty points added to her driving licence.
A new community hub is being set up in the centre of Chard. Volunteers who ran the town's Coronavirus support helpline are behind the project, which is due to open in the next two months.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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