Monday 15th January

Monday, 15 January 2024 at 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to interview in connection with a robbery in Ilchester. A leading Conservative in Somerset has called for Lib Dem Leader, Sir Ed Davey, to stand down over his role in the Post Office Horizon computer scandal. Somerset Council says it can’t give a date when a new cycle route in Yeovil, which is already four months delayed, will open...and more.

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to interview in connection with a robbery in Ilchester. Vapes and alcohol were taken in the raid at the Costcutter store on Taranto Hill at around 8.30 pm on Sunday, January 7th. The man is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall and of medium build, and was carrying a yellow Asda shopping bag.

The Leader of the Conservative group on Somerset Council, David Fothergill, has called for Lib Dem Leader, Sir Ed Davey, to stand down over his role in the Post Office Horizon computer scandal. He’s accused Ed Davey of failing to support innocent Post Office employees when he was Post Office Minister between 2010 and 2012. Sir Ed claims he was lied to by Post Office management, but Councillor Fothergill says that’s no excuse and that he should step down.

Police are asking dog owners to keep their animals under control around livestock. It follows an increase in reports of dog worrying, in which livestock were killed or suffered serious injury. Police are reminding owners that allowing a dog to be out of control around livestock is an offence.

Somerset Council says it can’t give a date for when a new cycle route in Yeovil will open. The Council promised that work building the cycle route along Lyde Road would be finished by Christmas, having earlier said it would be mid October. The route between Sandringham Road and Camborne Street was originally scheduled to take only five weeks to build.

Yeovil Town footballer Alex Fisher has been speaking about his return to the game after breaking his leg. He says it’s taken him more than nine months to recover and to get back to full fitness.

A road in Crewkerne is closed today. Severalls Park Avenue will stay shut until the end of the week for Wessex Water to carry out supply separation works.

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