South West Highways has been awarded the contract to carry out improvements to Yeovil town centre. A Sherborne man has won his appeal against a conviction for encouraging illegal fox hunting in an online talk. The UK’s largest inflatable obstacle course is coming to Yeovil next month and Parents in Somerset whose children are in receipt of free school meals are being given food vouchers.
South West Highways has been awarded the contract to carry out improvements to The High Street, Middle Street and The Borough in Yeovil town centre. The works, which are part of the Yeovil Refresh Project include widening footpaths, improving street lighting, building an amphitheatre in Lower Middle Street, and providing new facilities to hold street markets.
A Sherborne man has won his appeal against a conviction for encouraging illegal fox hunting in an online talk. At an earlier hearing, Mark Hankinson, of Frampton Farm, Sherborne, and former Director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, was found guilty of intentionally encouraging huntsmen to use trail hunting as a “smokescreen” for hunting foxes. But on appeal at Southwark Crown Court Mr Hankinson was cleared of the charge.
The UK’s largest inflatable obstacle course - The Labyrinth Challenge - is coming to Yeovil next month. The 1,000ft long course, includes hurdles, climbing walls, tunnels and slides. There’ll also be a cabaret-themed circus in a Big Top, along with funfair rides. The Summer XL Family Extravaganza is being staged at Yeovil Showground on the 13th and 14th of August and parents in Somerset whose children are in receipt of free school meals are being given food vouchers to cover the period of the school summer holidays.
Parents in Somerset whose children are in receipt of free school meals are being given food vouchers to cover the period of the school summer holidays. Somerset County Council is issuing vouchers to provide ten pounds worth of food each week over the summer school break and offering children free places at holiday clubs all around the County.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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