Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to interview in connection with a serious sexual assault in Yeovil. The Army has been brought in to help run the ambulance service in Somerset. A new McDonald’s restaurant in Yeovil is looking to hire staff. A one-off bonus of one thousand pounds is being offered to entice new drivers to join Somerset Waste Partnership...and more.
Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to interview in connection with a serious sexual assault in Yeovil. The attack happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on or near the footpath that runs alongside the River Yeo between Addlewell Lane and Newton Road. The images of both men can be viewed here.
The Army has been brought in to help run the ambulance service in Somerset. South Western Ambulance says due to an unprecedented number of 999 calls it had no alternative but to call in the military for assistance.
A new McDonald’s restaurant in Yeovil is looking to hire staff. No date’s been given for when the new drive-thru on the A30 Sherborne Road next to Pittards will open but the vacancies are being advertised with an immediate start date.
A one-off bonus of one thousand pounds is being offered to entice new drivers to join Somerset Waste Partnership. A shortage of drivers has led to SWP, through its contractor Suez, struggling to collect waste from households in South Somerset.
Twenty-two local community groups have been given a share of fifty thousand pounds to work on green projects. The money has been allocated on a competitive basis by the Somerset Community Foundation.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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