A Yeovil café has banned a group of teenagers after claims that they attempted to steal from its stock room. Bus use across Somerset has gone up by twenty percent after fares have been made cheaper. A West Coker garage is due to be turned into a dog grooming salon after Somerset Council approved the application...and more.
A Yeovil café has banned a group of teenagers after claims that they attempted to steal from its stock room. Pete’s Bun Shop in Abbey Manor Park is appealing to parents to take control of their children on its Facebook page and says the group involved have been banned from its premises.
We’re being told that bus use across Somerset has gone up by twenty percent after fares have been made cheaper. Campaigners say the rates will remain lower for another twelve months at least. September is Catch A Bus Month - but there've been recent complaints about services often being affected by staff shortages
A Yeovil care home is taking part in a walking challenge this month to raise money for Dementia UK. Kim Retter is the manager at Compton View residential home and says staff and residents are getting together to walk 30 miles in September.
A West Coker garage is due to be turned into a dog grooming salon after Somerset Council approved the application. The building on 5 Font Lane will be used for up to five appointments a day with only one dog on the premises at any one time.
Yeovil Town drew one all at home to Chelmsford on Saturday with Morgan Williams scoring for Yeovil. Glovers' manager, Mark Cooper thought it was a game that his side should have won with the chances they had.
Wells Cathedral says it's having to get creative to bring in more money as financial pressures continue to grow. A convenience store in Martock has been allowed to keep its alcohol licence despite an employee working there illegally. Police have seized an illegally ridden e-scooter in Yeovil in response to concerns from local residents... and more
A Yeovil man has been detained under the Mental Health Act for attacking his mother with a knife. People in Chard are being reminded that it’s unlawful to attach flags to lamp posts and street furniture. Wincanton Racecourse has called off its 'Badger Chase Day' because the ground is too firm... and more
Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
The owner of campsite in Somerset says a two-thousand-seven-hundred percent increase in business rates will be 'catastrophic' for his business. Plans to build nearly 300 new homes on the outskirts of Chard have been given the go ahead. Yeovil Town are through to the first round proper of the FA Cup after beating Leatherhead 5-2 at Huish Park last night... and more
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