Monday 10th February

Monday, 10 February 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Photo shows RSPCA Inspector Kim Walters who found Daisy

A dog, stolen in Norfolk seven years ago, has been found 200 miles away safe and well in Somerset. A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers. One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport...and more

A dog stolen in Norfolk seven years ago has been found 200 miles away, safe and well, in Somerset. Daisy, the Labrador, was identified by an RSPCA inspector through her microchip. Her owner, Rita Potter, aged 80, says she'd kept a photograph of Daisy on her wall and never gave up hope of finding her.

A man who lives in Seavington St Michael near Ilminster has been jailed after driving a car at police officers and ramming the car into police vehicles. It happened when police attended Matthew Reyland's property to carry out unrelated enquiries into a missing person. No one was injured in the incident when the 38-year-old tried to flee the scene in his car. Appearing at Taunton Crown Court, Reyland was given a 16-month prison sentence and a three-year driving ban, after pleading guilty to multiple offences.

The Lib Dem MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, Sarah Dyke, is calling on the government to act decisively to minimise the flood risk in her constituency. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ms Dyke, said she was worried about farms being flooded and the impact on food security. She said the government needed to do more to ensure a flood management plan was in place to protect farms.

One hundred new affordable homes could be built near Langport if a revised planning application is approved. Social housing provider, Abri, wants to build the properties on Somerton Road in Huish Episcopi with 56 of the homes offered for rent to local people and 44 sold on the basis of shared ownership.

Somerset Council has been given half a million pounds by the government to plant 700 trees in open spaces across the County including in Castle Cary and Yeovil. The fruit and non-native varieties already stand three meters tall.

A Somerset charity is inviting people to get involved in its Earn a Bike scheme. ‘On Your Bike’ runs a course where participants strip down and rebuild a donated second-hand bicycle, and then get to keep the bike at the end of the course.

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Avon and Somerset Police are asking the owners of replica guns to hand them in. It's claimed motorists in the Bruton and Wincanton area are paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs due to the poor state of local roads. And, Yeovil Town take on Aldershot at Huish Park tonight... and more
Monday 16th February

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has warned that the Westlands entertainment venue in Yeovil would be at risk should Leonardo not be awarded a government contract to build new medium life helicopters. A Chard woman has been given a suspended jail sentence for carrying a knife in a public place. A petition has been launched to slowdown motorists using Coker Way and Wyatt Way in Chard... and more
Friday 13th February

Somerset Council has dropped plans to close two town centre car parks in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was attacked in her home. The Environment Agency has committed to reviewing its water management of the Somerset Levels following the recent floods... and more
Thursday 12th February

The government says it's ‘working flat out’ to arrive at a decision on ordering a new medium lift helicopter with Leonardo in Yeovil. We’re being asked to suggest where new electric vehicle charge points should be installed in Somerset. A new project is inviting people to look up and help map Somerset’s night skies... and more
Wednesday 11th February

Somerset Council has been told it can’t raise council tax by more than 5 percent. Businesses in Somerset are being warned to watch out for fake £20 notes. A Martock man has successfully completed a parachute-ski jump off the top of Mount Snowdon.
Tuesday 10th February

Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled, due to a private company running out of NHS funding to provide the surgery. A local MP is calling for the permanent installation of pumps on the Somerset Levels to reduce the flood risk. A £3 million pound project has begun to refurbish the grand organ at Wells Cathedral... and more
Monday 9th February

Multiple flood alerts and warnings remain in place across South Somerset following the weekend’s heavy rainfall. Work starts today repairing a sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary. A business in Crewkerne is closing after 50-years trading in the town... and more
Friday 6th September

Leonardo has announced a major deal to build helicopters in India. Campaigners trying to set up a new bus link to Castle Cary railway station from Glastonbury say they need 150 thousand pounds of council money. A community event is being held in Chard for charities and service providers to showcase their activities.... and more