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'.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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