Plans have been outlined to build four hundred new homes in IIminster. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident in Sherborne where a child was seriously injured. A consultation into plans to close ticket offices at Yeovil Junction, Penn Mill and Castle Cary railway stations has been extended. Chard Museum is running an event today celebrating the town’s aviation heritage...and more,.
Plans have been outlined to build four hundred new homes in IIminster. Land in the Herne Valley has been identified for the scheme by developers Persimmon Homes who say a formal planning application will be submitted to Somerset Council before the end of the year.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of a road traffic accident in Sherborne where a child was seriously injured. It happened on Monday afternoon when an Audi A5 in which the child was a passenger and a concrete mixer collided in Bradford Road, close to the Oxley Leisure Centre. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A consultation on plans to close railway ticket offices has been extended. The Rail Delivery Group says the consultation will now continue until September. Yeovil, Castle Cary and Sherborne stations could lose their ticket offices if the proposal goes ahead.
Police are asking for the public’s help in tracing the person or persons responsible for spraying a swastika on a post box in the village of Tatworth, near Chard. The incident in Drakes Crescent is being treated as criminal damage. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Chard Museum is running an event today celebrating the town’s aviation heritage. It’s being held at Chard Reservoir with those attending flying model aircraft and discovering why Chard is the ‘Home of Powered Flight’.
Police investigating an attack on a shop worker in Yeovil have released CCTV images of a man and woman they want to speak to. Farmers in Somerset are being warned to expect more cases of bluetongue. Ilminster Carnival Committee has announced the cancellation of this year's Children's Carnival due to a lack of entries... and more
Two new mobile NHS breast screening units have taken to the road in Somerset. More than 700 new homes are to be built alongside the M5 in Bridgwater. Dawes Twineworks in West Coker is one of several venues open to the public for free this month... and more
It’s going to cost more to park in Chard. Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with two burglaries in Yeovil. Somerset Cricket Club is planning to stage performances by some of the world's biggest artistes at their Taunton ground... and more
Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more
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