Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to a collision between a car and motorcycle. It’s been proposed that a new group be set up in Chard to tackle the problem of flooding in the town. A new Visitor Centre is to be built at Ham Hill Country Park. The NHS in Somerset is reporting a rise in Covid cases with demand for hospital beds and social care exceeding capacity. A community centre in Yeovil has been given £3,000 to set up a food pantry and run toddler activities.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to a collision between a car and motorcycle at Seavington St Michael, near Ilminster. It happened in New Road close to the junction with West Street at 12:45 Monday lunchtime (01-11). If you can help you’re asked to call the non emergency number 101.
It’s been proposed that a new group be set up in Chard to tackle the problem of flooding in the town. The Chard Flood Resilience Group would be tasked with finding a long-term solution to the problem of flooding in Chard following the two major flooding events in recent months. Chard’s Mayor Jason Baker will propose setting up the group at the next Monday’s meeting of the Town Council.
A new Visitor Centre is to be built at Ham Hill Country Park, on the outskirts of Yeovil. The centre, part of the Ham Hill Past and Future project will feature exhibitions, a café, toilets and an educational space, providing visitors with a central base from where to explore the Iron Age hill fort.
The NHS in Somerset is reporting a rise in Covid cases with demand for hospital beds and social care exceeding capacity. The NHS says mental health and GP services; as well as acute hospital trusts, are also struggling to cope.
A community centre in Yeovil has been given £3,000 to set up a food pantry and run toddler activities. St Peter’s Community Centre on Coronation Avenue has been awarded funding by the housing association Abri from their Community Fund. The money will be used to provide families with food parcels and run weekly toddler sessions.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
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.
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.
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
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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