Former Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has quit the Conservative party accusing it of being ‘dead’. The NatWest in Yeovil is one of several NatWest branches used to withdraw £10,800 with a stolen bank card. The Mildmay Arms in Queen Camel, near Yeovil, has been put up for sale...and more.
Former Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has quit the Conservative party accusing it of being ‘dead’. Mr Fysh, who lost the Yeovil seat to Liberal Democrat Adam Dance in last Thursday’s general election, posted on X that the current make-up of the Tory party meant there was "no chance of it ever being electable again". He said a new party was needed that was "centre and centre right, with sensible small ‘c’ Conservative appeal to the whole country".
The NatWest bank in Yeovil is one of several NatWest branches that has been used to withdraw £10,800 with a stolen bank card. Dorset Police are investigating the theft and fraudulent use of the card and have shared CCTV images of a man they want to identify. The bank card was used in Yeovil on Monday, April 22nd. Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police or call 101.
Farmers in Somerset are watching to see what the new Labour government will do for the farming and agricultural sector. David Cotton is a dairy farmer near Baltonsborough and is chair of the Somerset Dairy Show. He’s hoping the new government will prioritise help for farmers.
Yeovil Olympiads Athletic Club has welcomed improvement works carried out at Yeovil Recreation Centre that have been partly paid for in a sponsorship deal with British Gas. Yeovil Rec was facing closure until Yeovil Town Council agreed to take over its running earlier in the year.
The Mildmay Arms in Queen Camel, near Yeovil, has been put up for sale. The pub has two bars, a restaurant with seating for thirty, three en-suite letting rooms, and a skittle alley, and has been advertised with an asking price of £550,000.
There's anger in Chard about a road diversion in place alongside two sets of roadworks through the town. A motorcyclist has been injured in an accident in Bruton. £100,000 has been donated towards re-opening Shepton Mallet’s Amulet theatre... and more
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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