Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to promote the case for Leonardo in Yeovil to be awarded a contract to build a new medium-lift helicopter for the British armed forces. Avon and Somerset Police need more volunteer police officers. The Yeovil-based charity ‘School in a Bag’ has provided over one thousand packs of aid to children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria...and more.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has had a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to promote the case for Leonardo in Yeovil to be awarded the contract to build a new medium-lift helicopter for the British armed forces. Leonardo is offering to build forty-four AW149s to replace the RAF’s ageing fleet of Puma aircraft in a contract worth one-point-two billion pounds. Mr Fysh told the PM that not only had Leonardo introduced a production line at its Yeovil factory to build the new helicopters but that winning the order would have a hugely beneficial impact on supply chains across the whole of the South West. The other companies shortlisted to bid for the contract are Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed Martin.
Avon and Somerset Police need more volunteer police officers. Special Constables, as they're known, hold the same powers as regular police officers and work alongside them to prevent and detect crime.
The Head of Preston School in Yeovil, Greg Morrison is moving to a new job as Director of Secondary Education and Standards at The Priory Learning Trust. Mr Morrison will leave Preston School at Easter after eight years in charge.
The Yeovil-based charity, ‘School in a Bag’ says it’s provided over one thousand packs of aid for children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
A hair and beauty salon in Ilminster has won a top national award. Transformations Hair at Eaglewood Park was presented with the Best Boutique of the Year award at the Professional Beauty Awards held in London.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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