Yeovil Town have been relegated from the National League. A delivery driver has been assaulted in Chard. Four new jobs have been created in Chard with the opening of a new shop. A team from RNAS Yeovilton has completed a charity bike ride from Lands’ End to John O' Groats...and more.
Yeovil Town have been relegated from the National League after losing 3-0 away to Wrexham last night. The Glovers needed to win all three points from the game to keep their hopes alive of avoiding the drop but, despite a good first-half performance, ended the night empty-handed, and have been confined to National League South football next season.
Police are investigating an incident in Chard in which a delivery driver was assaulted. He was delivering a food takeaway to an address in Avishayes Road when an argument broke out and was punched in the face. It happened at around 8.30 pm last Saturday. Anyone who witnessed the incident or heard the disturbance is asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.
Four new jobs have been created in Chard with the opening of a new shop in the town centre. ‘Donut Hut’ at 17, The High Street opens this Friday, selling a range of sweet treats.
A team from RNAS Yeovilton have completed a charity bike ride from Lands’ End to John O Groats. The group covered the nine-hundred-mile journey in just nine days, raising money for the charity 'Love Musgrove Hospital'.
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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