The new owner of Yeovil Town says he’s in talks with Somerset Council about buying back Huish Park. Water levels at some of Somerset’s reservoirs are below what they should be for this time of year. A Chard woman has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours... and more.
The new owner of Yeovil Town says he’s in talks with Somerset Council about buying back Huish Park. Yeovil Town sold their stadium and surrounding land to the former South Somerset District Council for £2.8 million In May 2022. Following the demise of SSDC in 2023, Huish Park was acquired by Somerset Council, which currently leases it to Yeovil Town. Prabhu Srinivasan, who completed his purchase of Yeovil Town last month, says having ownership of the stadium and surrounding land is one of his ‘first priorities’.
Water levels at some of Somerset’s reservoirs are below the levels they should be for this time of year. The Environment Agency says water levels at Blagdon Lake are ‘exceptionally low’ with Wimbleball, Clatworthy and Chew Valley reservoirs also experiencing ‘below normal water levels’ at the moment.
Two men have been handed life sentences for murdering a Yeovil man they wrongly thought was a convicted paedophile. 39-year-old Mark Roberts of Juniper Close in Yeovil and 40-year-old David Garland of no fixed abode were each found guilty of both the murder of Michael Wheeler and conspiracy to cause him grievous bodily harm with intent. Garland was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 32 years and Roberts was jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.
A man has died from injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident near Yeovil. Police say the man was driving along Sutton Hill at Closworth, towards the junction with the A37, when his car left the road. They’re appealing to anyone who witnessed the accident or has dashcam footage to please call the non-emergency number 101.
A Chard woman has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours with a British Empire Medal for her services to mental health. Julie Matthews started the Chard Intentional Peer Support Group, bringing people together to overcome loneliness and isolation.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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