Local News Thursday 4th March

Thursday, 4 March 2021 07:30

Police are appealing for information about an attack in which a man sustained serious injuries in Yeovil. Concerns been expressed about increased traffic when McDonalds open a new restaurant on Sherborne Road. People aged over 60 are now being invited for their first Covid vaccination in Somerset. Farmers who have electrified fences are being ask to check that they are correctly identified.

Police are appealing for information about an attack in which a man sustained serious injuries in Yeovil. The incident happened in Manor Road, opposite the Octagon Theatre, between 6 and 8 pm on Tuesday night. The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance was used to take the injured man to hospital where he remains in a serious condition. If you can help police with their enquiries you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101 and quote reference 5521045335.

Concerns been expressed about increased traffic when McDonalds open a new restaurant on Sherborne Road. The burger chain is converting the former F J Chalk garage building into a restaurant and drive-thru. In a letter to local planners, Pittards Leather, who’s factory is next door, say inadequate provision has been made for traffic exiting McDonalds via Flushing Meadow on to the A30. Pittards suggest a remedy could be to create a different entrance and exit onto the A30, controlled by traffic lights.

People aged over 60 are now being invited for their first Covid vaccination in Somerset. NHS Somerset says people aged 60 to 64 will receive their invitations this week. Anyone age 65 and over who hasn't had a jab is being asked to book an appointment online.

Farmers who have electrified fences are being ask to check that they are correctly identified. It follows reports of a dog suffering a ‘nasty electric shock’ after coming into contact with farm fence in North Coker. The dog’s owner claims there were no warning signs on the fence. Somerset County Council says warning signs should be displayed at fifty metre intervals along the length of an electrified fence. (Story courtesy of Somerset Live)

Fire has destroyed a garden shed in Crewkerne. It happened in Brickyard Lane in the early hours of yesterday (Wednesday).
No one was hurt.

It’s been announced that the Carnival in Castle Cary is to go ahead this year. The Castle Cary and Ansford Carnival Society says it was a difficult decision to put it on but they have the funds to do it. The parade will take place on Saturday 16th October .

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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