Local News Thursday 1st June

Thursday, 1 June 2023 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil College has been downgraded to ‘Requiring Improvement’ following an Ofsted inspection. Yeovil Town says season ticket sales are fifty per cent up on this time last year. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road accident in Yeovil in which a man needed hospital treatment for facial injuries. A new skate park in Yew Tree Park in Yeovil has been officially opened...and more.

Yeovil College has been downgraded to ‘Requiring Improvement’ following an inspection by Ofsted. Previously, the College had been rated as ‘Good’. The inspection, carried out in early March, criticises the College for not giving timely information to governors and says it needs to do better for high-needs learners. It also says it needs to do better to ensure all learners have a secure knowledge of the signs and dangers associated with radicalisation. In their report, Ofsted praised teachers for the way they deployed their specialist knowledge, and say that most learners have a good experience studying at Yeovil College.

Yeovil Town says season ticket sales are fifty per cent up on this time last year. It follows confirmation on the Companies House website that Scott Priestnall has stood down as a Director, and that Yeovil businessman, Martin Hellier, now has ownership of the Club.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road accident in Yeovil in which a man needed hospital treatment for facial injuries. It involved a car and motorcycle and happened on Stiby Road at around 9 pm on Wednesday, May 17th. Police say a man was later arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent. If you can help the police, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.

Ilminster-based, Powrmatic, makers of heating and air conditioning equipment, has been sold for an undisclosed sum. The new owners of the business are the Carver Group, based in the West Midlands.

A campaign’s been launched to lower the speed limit through Sea near Ilminster. The Sea Community Action Group want the current limit of 60 mph on the A 3037 cut to 40 and then cut again to 30 through Sea itself.

A new skate park in Yew Tree Park in Yeovil has been officially opened. An opening event was held yesterday featuring demonstrations, music and competitions.

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Wednesday 30th April

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Tuesday 29th April

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.
Monday 28th April

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.
Friday 25th April

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
Thursday 24th April

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Wednesday 23rd April

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Tuesday 22nd April

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