Monday 22nd September

Monday, 22 September 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil Town’s recently appointed new manager, Danny Webb, has resigned from the role after only one game in charge. Workers at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil are threatening to walk out in a dispute over pay. Plans to build up to 765 new homes at Up Mudford on the outskirts of Yeovil could be halted by a judicial review... and more

Yeovil Town’s recently appointed new manager, Danny Webb, has resigned from the role after only one game in charge. Webb has given personal and family reasons for stepping down so suddenly. Yeovil Town says Richard Dryden will take charge of the First Team for the rest of the season.

Workers at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil are threatening to walk out in a dispute over pay. Unite - the union representing employees at Leonardo sites across the UK - is balloting members on industrial action after rejecting a pay offer of 3.2 per cent. Leonardo says the offer is fair and competitive. News of the ballot follows the government’s announcement delaying an order for new medium lift helicopters for the RAF, a contract for which Leonardo is the sole bidder.

Plans to build up to 765 new homes at Up Mudford on the outskirts of Yeovil could be halted by a judicial review. Somerset Council has given the Abbey Manor Group outline planning to build on land off Primrose Lane. But Mudford Parish Council is concerned the development could increase the local flood risk, and have applied for the planning consent to be reviewed in the High Court.

Yeovil Hospital is taking part in a national study into vision loss. It’s investigating Wet Age Related Macular degeneration in eyes, where is early awareness is key to treating the problem.

A woman from near Shepton Mallet has had her hair shaved for charity. Hil Harrison, who lives in Alhampton, was taking part in a sponsored hair shave, held at the Alhampton Inn, raising £2,000 for Guide Dogs.

Forestry England says Somerset is likely to experience a dramatic and colourful display of leaves this autumn. It says this summer’s very warm weather has led to trees producing more sugar in their leaves, making them more colourful.

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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
Thursday 12th March

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
Wednesday 11th March

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
Tuesday 10th March

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
Monday 9th March

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
Friday 6th March

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
Thursday 5th March

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
Wednesday 4th March

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