Local News Wednesday 15th April

    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'.

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