Bus campaigners say poor lighting and antisocial behaviour is making it dangerous to use Yeovil bus station. Vandals are being blamed for setting fire to the cricket pavilion at the Winterhay Play Park in Ilminster. A former pub in Yeovil town centre is set to become a religious meeting place. Two members of Ilminster Bowling Club have won a top national title...and more.
Bus campaigners say poor lighting and antisocial behaviour is making it dangerous to use Yeovil bus station. Members of the Yeovil Bus Users Group say streetlights are not working and claim that fights break out in the bus station on a regular basis.
A Yeovil travel agent says holiday bookings are running at record levels. Miles Morgan, who has shops across the South West, including one in Middle Street in Yeovil, says despite the cost of living crisis, holiday bookings are higher than before the pandemic.
Vandals are being blamed for setting fire to the cricket pavilion at the Winterhay Play Park in Ilminster. The owners of the site, Ilminster Town Council, say a bench seat was also broken. Anyone who spots anti-social behaviour in Winterhay Play Park is asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.
A former pub in Yeovil town centre is set to become a religious meeting place. South Somerset District Council has approved plans to convert the former Westminster pub on Westminster Street into a facility for the Turkish community.
Firefighters in Somerset have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new pay offer and lift their threat of strike action. They will get a seven per cent increase backdated to last July and an additional five per cent for this year.
Two members of Ilminster Bowling Club have won a top national award. Levi and Kirsty Hembrow took the National Mixed Pairs title at the recently held National Bowling Championships.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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