Today is the last day to order repeat prescriptions to have them delivered before the Easter Bank Holiday. A specialist team has been going through people's bins in Somerset. A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls. Members of 852 Squadron at RNAS Yeovllton set off today to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for Musgrove Park Hospital. A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls...and more.
Today is the last day to order repeat prescriptions to have them delivered before the Easter Bank Holiday.
A specialist team has been going through people's bins in Somerset. Somerset Waste Partnership is trying to find out what people are putting in their black bins instead of it being recycled. SWP says even though Somerset collects food waste separately, plenty of food waste still ends up among general rubbish.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court for sentencing for sexually assaulting two underage girls. William Farthing, also known as Billy Farthing, aged 35, had previously been found guilty of four counts of rape that took place more than 20 years ago. Taunton Crown Court was told that Farthing was not given a longer sentence due to him being under eighteen at the time he committed the offences.
Work begins in earnest today at Somerset's new unitary council. The new Somerset Council, which officially launched at the weekend, has taken over running all council services in the county from the four district councils and county council.
Members of 852 Squadron at RNAS Yeovllton set off today to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The 900-mile marathon is led by Mark Wilks whose two children were cared for at Musgrove after being born prematurely. Mark says they’re aiming to raise £3,000 to buy two breathing machines from the baby unit at Musgrove Park Hospital.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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