Work to fix roads in Chard destroyed by June’s flash floods will continue for another month. A Yeovil man has been jailed for 7-months after pleading guilty to possessing three knives. All 16 and 17-year-olds in Somerset should by now have had their first coronavirus vaccine dose or the chance to book a jab. Nine former young offenders from Somerset have become rappers and recorded an Extended Play CD with Sony Music...and more.
Work to fix roads in Chard destroyed by June’s flash floods will continue for another month. Two roads have been repaired, with a third set to open this week. However, repairs to Combe Lane, Reservoir Road and Holway won't be completed until September. Somerset County Council's spending around £750 thousand pounds on the repairs.
A Yeovil man has been jailed for 7-months after pleading guilty to possessing three knives. Bristol Crown Court was told that Patrick Donegan of East Coker Road was seen acting suspiciously in Pickett Lane in Yeovil last December. When Police arrested Donegan they also found him in possession of a cosh made from a sock containing a metal padlock.
All 16 and 17-year-olds in Somerset should by now have had their first coronavirus vaccine dose or the chance to book a jab. Appointments can be made through a GP or by going to an NHS walk-in centre. In the South West as a whole, more than 30,000 under 18’s have had a first jab already.
Nine former young offenders from Somerset have become rappers and recorded an Extended Play CD with Sony Music. The album tells the stories of their lives and the changes they have made. Recording the CD was made possible thanks to the charity Key 4 Life.
Police are appealing for the return of a tractor stolen in High Ham at Langport. The vehicle, a red Massey Ferguson 135, has the registration PYB 121F.
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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