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'.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more