Local News Thursday 21st April

Thursday, 22 April 2021 07:30

A family from Crewkerne has launched a legal challenge against a decision by Somerset County Council to close their daughter's school. It’s claimed the Covid pandemic has led to people in South Somerset putting off having cancer treatment. Police have released details of an incident in which a man was headbutted in an unprovoked attack in Yeovil. A Martock woman has appeared in court for possession of cannabis....and more.

A family from Crewkerne has launched a legal challenge against a decision by Somerset County Council to close their daughter's school. The Council announced last month that it would be ending the 3-tier school system in the Crewkerne and Ilminster area and as part of the changes, Misterton First School will shut. Parent, Taylor Larcombe, says they’re taking legal action because they believe the way in which the closure decision was made was wrong.

It’s claimed the Covid pandemic has led to people in South Somerset putting off having cancer treatment because they're misdiagnosing their own symptoms or worried that their GP is too busy. The Cancer Lead for Somerset, Dr Angela Beattie is urging people to not assume their symptoms could be coronavirus. She says even though doctors are extra busy at the moment, people with concerns should go to see their GP.

Police have released details of an incident in which a man was headbutted in an unprovoked attack in Yeovil. It happened in Sherborne Road on Friday, March 26th at around 8 pm. Police say the attacker demanded money but left the scene empty-handed. Police have reviewed CCTV from around the area but would still like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident.

A Martock woman has appeared in court for possession of cannabis. Kiara Malik of Stowers Row pleaded guilty to the offence and was given a 3-months conditional discharge and told to pay a £22 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Bright blue bags are being delivered to thousands of homes across South Somerset as the district gets ready for a new form of recycling. It’s part of Somerset Waste Partnership’s roll-out of ‘Recycle More’, which will see more items recycled weekly at the kerbside and refuse collections moved from fortnightly to once every 3-weeks.

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Friday 13th March

The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
Thursday 12th March

A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Wednesday 11th March

Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Tuesday 10th March

Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Monday 9th March

Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Friday 6th March

Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Thursday 5th March

Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
Wednesday 4th March

A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more