Monday 13th October

Monday, 13 October 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is urging people to join a campaign for improved support for children with dyslexia. An opposition Conservative member of Somerset Council says businesses will suffer a ‘terrible blow’ if plans go ahead to sell off five Yeovil town centre car parks. A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years... and more.

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is urging people to join a campaign for improved support for children with dyslexia. It’s part of a new national campaign calling on the government to listen directly to those with lived experience of dyslexia and other neurodivergent traits. Mr Dance, who is dyslexic himself, says it's important that children with dyslexia are better supported.

An opposition Conservative member of Somerset Council says businesses will suffer a ‘terrible blow’ if plans go ahead to sell off five Yeovil town centre car parks. As part of a masterplan for Yeovil town centre, Somerset Council has identified Court Ash and North Lane car parks, Glovers Walk, Stars Lane, and Box Factory car parks as suitable for residential development. Councillor Lucy Trimnell, who represents Bruton on Somerset Council, says closing the car parks, with the loss of 600 parking spaces, will deter visitors and local people from using Yeovil town centre. Somerset Council is due to decide on the plans before the end of the year.

A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years and ordered to repay the £ 300,000 he received from selling stolen farm machinery. Appearing at a Proceeds of Crime hearing at Bristol Crown Court, Harry Hollowell, of Jellicoe Road in Yeovil, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods he’d bought following burglaries at farms in Sedgemoor and building sites in Cardiff.

A roadshow offering practical advice on staying warm at home this winter will visit Yeovil on Thursday, October 30th. The charity is staging it, Thrive, with help from Abri, Wessex Water, and community organisations at St Peter’s Hall on Coronation Avenue.

Somerset Council has revealed that £33 million was spent on employing agency staff and consultants over the last three years. It follows the decision to cut 555 full-time jobs, and the Council needs temporary staff to fill key roles in adult social care and planning.

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