Members of 845 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton are looking to bring to Somerset a stray puppy that they befriended while deployed in Montenegro. Three HSBC branches in Somerset are to close as customer numbers using their banks continue to fall. Police are continuing to investigate a coach crash near Frome and are appealing for witnesses to contact them. The cancer charity, Macmillan, is urging people with the illness to make contact if they're struggling with the cost of living...and more
Members of 845 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton are looking to bring to Somerset a stray puppy that they befriended while deployed in Montenegro and make the dog their squadron mascot. 845 aircrew and engineers gave a home to the stray during bad weather in Montenegro and have named her ‘KT.’
Three HSBC branches in Somerset are to close as customer numbers using their banks continue to fall. HSBC says its branch in Minehead will close in May along with Frome and Wells in June. HSBC branches in Yeovil, Taunton and Bridgwater will stay open.
Police are continuing to investigate a coach crash near Frome and are appealing for witnesses to contact them. Around forty-five students were on board the vehicle that overturned at Oldford Hill on Monday. One student remains in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
The cancer charity, Macmillan, is urging people with the illness to make contact if they're struggling with the cost of living. Macmillan says it’s available to provide physical, financial and emotional support to those needing it the most.
Households in Somerset are being asked to only cook what they need to ensure there are no problems with bin collections this Christmas. Somerset Waste Partnership has published revised dates for recycling and refuse collections over Christmas and New Year. In addition, they’ve issued advice to reduce waste, including tips for disposing of wrapping paper and cardboard. All the information is available on the Somerset Waste Partnership website.
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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