Police have appealed for help in tracing three people in connection with a burglary in Martock. A judge has ordered the arrest of a pensioner in Chard who failed to turn up at court after being found guilty of raping a child. Rising energy costs are being blamed for pushing people into fuel poverty, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau in South Somerset. An aerospace graduate in Yeovil has launched a networking platform to encourage more women into the sector.
Police have appealed for help in tracing three people in connection with a burglary in Martock. Cash was stolen in the raid at a house in Coat Road, Martock, last Friday, July 2nd. Anyone who saw two men wearing baseball caps, a woman carrying a handbag and each dressed in black, getting into a vehicle in Coat Road, close to the industrial estate at around 9.30 am last Friday, are asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A judge has ordered the arrest of a pensioner in Chard who failed to turn up at court after being found guilty of raping a child. Owen Goff of Jubilee Close in Chard was convicted of a series of historic sexual offences at Exeter Crown Court last month and was due to return to the Court yesterday for sentencing. Judge Timothy Rose said it would not be appropriate to sentence Goff in his absence and issued a warrant for his immediate arrest.
Rising energy costs is being blamed for pushing people into fuel poverty, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau in South Somerset. The energy price cap went up in April by nearly the same amount that it was reduced a year ago. OFGEM says it was necessary to meet increases in the costs of production. The CEO of the local CAB, Angela Kerr, says the poorest families are being hit the hardest.
An aerospace graduate in Yeovil has launched a networking platform to encourage more women into the sector. Olivia Gribler, who works for Leonardo in Yeovil, has formed ‘Aero Women 21’ in the hope of persuading more younger women to take up careers in aerospace. She claims the sector is dominated by men and wants to change this.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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