Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. An investigation has continued into the cause of a major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre and more....
Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. Police and Crime Commissioner, Sue Mountstevens had originally proposed a 6.6 per cent rise to the Police portion of the council tax but that was rejected by the Police and Crime Panel. Now, an increase 5.88 per cent has been agreed. It’ll mean an average household will pay just over 240 pounds for policing in the new financial year beginning April onwards.
An investigation has continued into the cause of yesterday’s major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. The blaze started at around lunchtime yesterday with Market Street shut to traffic for more than six hours. At one point, 14 appliances were needed to tackle the flames.
New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre. They affect parking in Middle Street, Union Street and Peter Street. The temporary flower troughs in Middle Street outside Marks and Spencer have been moved to create more disabled parking and additional on street spaces are being provided in Peter Street. The new arrangements are being trialed for six months when a review will be held
Opposition is growing over plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville. The development, including a new pre-school, would be on land off Church Street. According to the South Somerset District Council, 138 objections to the scheme have been registered. It’s understood the Council will make a decision on the application in April.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They play Weymouth at Huish Park kick off 7.45 in the National League. To follow the game live online CLICK HERE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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