Tuesday 23rd July

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 06:00

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.

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Thursday 13th March

A new campaign has been launched to persuade people in Somerset to stop smoking. Four people have been arrested in Chard in connection with the supply of Class A drugs. A dog from Yeovil has won the title of ‘best in breed’ at Cruffs....and more.
Wednesday 12th March

A charity in Somerset is appealing for support after one of its sites was vandalised. The Leader of Somerset Council has been to Westminster to put the case for central government to provide councils with more money. A new primary school is to built in Chard.... and more
Tuesday 11th March

The union representing workers at Somerset Council is warning of further job cuts at the council next year. Secondary school pupils in Somerset are being offered help to withstand peer pressure to vape or smoke. The bells of St George's Church in Hinton St George have been fully restored after becoming difficult to ring ... and more
Monday 10th March

A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social behaviour. NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped to boost recruitment. A new community garden has opened in Chard.... and more
Friday 7th March

The Leader of Somerset Council has repeated his call for a reform of the way that councils are funded. Crimestoppers is stepping up efforts to help tackle violent crime in Somerset. A new radar satellite is playing a crucial role in collecting data about flooding in Somerset...and more
Thursday 6th March

Somerset Council has approved a seven-and-a-half percent increase in council tax. People are being asked to return boxes of paracetamol bought from Boots Chemists in Somerset. It’s been revealed that five members of staff at Somerset Council are being allowed to work from home outside the UK...and more
Wednesday 5th March

Somerset Council has been told that hundreds of millions of pounds in loans taken out by former district councils, including South Somerset, have to be paid back. A Somerset charity says it needs more volunteers to help with research into new treatments for dementia. A local shop owner has welcomed Somerset Council’s decision to scrap plans to charge for parking after 6 pm...and more.