A sub-postmistress from Wells, falsely accused of stealing by the Post Office, is celebrating after finally being paid compensation. An amateur jockey from near Sherborne is in hospital after sustaining a serious back injury in a fall. A man who became violent towards staff at Hollywood Bowl in Yeovil has been jailed...and more.
A sub-postmistress from Wells, falsely accused of stealing, is celebrating after finally being paid compensation for the trauma she was put through. Gail Ward was one of hundreds of employees wrongly convicted by the Post Office of theft due to a fault with the Horizon computer system.
An amateur jockey from near Sherborne is in hospital after sustaining a serious back injury in a fall at a race meeting in Cumbria at the weekend. Alice Procter who lives in Glanvilles Wootton, was competing in the Cartmel Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle when the incident occurred.
An Ilminster man found guilty of drug driving has been banned from driving for 20 months. Magistrates in Yeovil were told that Zak Burge of Orchard Vale in Ilminster had been smoking cannabis before the car he was driving mounted a verge and ended up in a hedge. Burge admitted charges of drug driving and driving without insurance and was also told to complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
A man who became violent towards staff at Hollywood Bowl in Yeovil has been jailed for 14 weeks. Magistrates in Yeovil were told that Jason Roberts went to the Hollywood Bowl with a woman who was banned from the premises. When told she had to leave, he launched a barrage of verbal abuse and threatened to hit a member of staff with a beer bottle. Roberts, who was subject to a suspended sentence for assaulting two emergency workers, was also told to pay a victim surcharge of £154 on his release from jail.
Two new accessible public toilets have opened at Yeovil Junction railway station. The new facilities are part of improvements costing £6.5 million carried out at stations operated by South Western Railway.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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