Monday 16th October

Monday, 16 October 2023 06:00

By Steve Haigh

More trains are being introduced between Crewkerne, Yeovil Junction and Sherborne stations to London Waterloo following an upturn in passenger numbers. A South Petherton man has been found guilty of deliberately driving his car at a tent that had a woman and three children inside. Yeovil Town have been given a home draw against Gateshead in the first round proper of the FA Cup...and more.

More trains are being introduced on the line between Crewkerne, Yeovil Junction and Sherborne stations to London Waterloo following an upturn in passenger numbers. Services that were cut during the COVID pandemic are being restored from December. South West Railway say ten additional trains will run on weekdays, including two extra morning services. The new timetable comes into effect from Monday, December 11th.

Four Somerset parents have been fined at Yeovil Magistrates Court for school attendance offences. They were all found guilty of not ensuring their child or children attended school regularly. One of those who appeared was a woman from Bruton who was fined £440 with costs of £120.

A South Petherton man has been found guilty of deliberately driving his car at a tent that had a woman and three children inside. Exeter Crown Court was told the incident happened on a campsite in Cornwall following an argument between Andrew Layfield and his partner who was inside the tent at the time. Layfield of South Quarry Piece Road in South Petherton denied dangerous driving but was found guilty by a jury. Layfield is due to return to court next month for sentencing. Story courtesy of the County Gazette.

Yeovil Town has been given a home draw in the first round proper of the FA Cup following their 2-0 win in an FA Cup fourth-round qualifier against Southend. The Glovers will play National League side Gateshead in the First Round proper on Saturday, November 4th. The game is worth £40,000 in prize money to the Glovers.

Radio Ninesprings won second prize with its radio car entry in the Trade section at Wincanton Carnival at the weekend. The Best Decorated Cart prize went to Highlights Carnival Club with Jungle Rock. First prize in the Comic section was won by DIY Disasters. Samba by Hot Rock Carnival Club won Best Feature Cart and Best Tableau was won by Magnum Carnival Club with The Shortest Day.

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Friday 13th June

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Thursday 12th June

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has criticised the Chancellor’s Spending Review for not delivering real change for Yeovil and South Somerset. The CEO of Leonardo UK states that they’re working towards closing the gender pay gap within the company. Yeovil Town is relocating its first-team training camp to Bristol... and more.
Wednesday 11th June

People in Somerset are being asked for their views on the state of the county’s roads and footpaths. A trial is being conducted at Yeovil Hospital to investigate whether administering shorter courses of antibiotics to patients can effectively treat sepsis. Somerset Council says it has no plans to reopen a block of public toilets in Chard...and more.
Tuesday 10th June

A mother from Chard says schools need to do more to identify students with dyslexia. A fire in a van that caught alight at Stoke-sub-Hamdon is being treated as accidental. A former Yeovil-based police officer, who made it appear he was working when he wasn’t, has been barred from policing...and more
Monday 9th June

Somerset Council is giving £1.5m to Hill View Special School at Ash near Martock to prevent it from closing. Two men have been convicted of killing a Yeovil man they mistakenly believed to be a convicted paedophile. People across Somerset are being asked to make a note of any wildlife they see...and more
Friday 6th June

Community Speedwatch volunteers in Keinton Mandeville have stopped monitoring the local traffic because of online and verbal abuse. Redstart Primary School in Chard has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. A care home resident in Glastonbury has raised more than one thousand pounds for Children's Hospice Southwest by knitting soft toys...and more.
Thursday 5th June

Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he’s been told the temporary closure of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital will not be made permanent. Firefighters have dealt with a fire on a coach carrying passengers at Vagg Hill in Yeovil. The authorities in Chile are holding a man who lives in Milborne Port after being found with class-A drugs in a suitcase...and more.