Public Health at Somerset Council is blaming a rise in measles cases on a drop in the number of children getting the MMR vaccination. Police have produced an online gallery to try and find the owners of hundreds of stolen items. The sale of a boxing glove in Chard claimed to have been worn by Cassius Clay, has been halted after new evidence about its authenticity came to light...and more
Public Health at Somerset Council is blaming a rise in measles cases on a drop in the number of children getting the MMR vaccination. No confirmed measles cases were reported in Somerset in 2023 but ten cases have been confirmed so far this year.
Police have produced an online gallery to try and find the owners of hundreds of items stolen in burglaries in Somerset. They include a figurine of a spotted dog, a vintage projector, a pair of antlers, and electrical items and jewellery. All the items can be viewed on the Avon and Somerset police website.
A closure order on a Yeovil property has been extended following reports of anti-social behaviour. The flat on Eastland Road was first placed under a closure order in August after being linked to Class A drug dealing. The new order will remain in force for three months.
The auction of a boxing glove in Chard claimed to have been worn by Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali as he was later called, when he fought Henry Cooper in 1963, has been halted. The left-hand glove, made in Glastonbury, was meant to be sold last Wednesday. But auctioneers, Stuart Bell Auctions of Chard say the sale has been postponed after new evidence came to light concerning to the gloves authenticity.
A Somerset couple have been banned from owning animals. Jordan Allen was banned for 10 years and given a suspended jail sentence, and Paisley Farthing a 5-year ban, for leaving their dog’s injuries untreated. The case was bought by the RSPCA.
A new interim Town Clerk has been appointed at Chard Town Council. He’s David Bell, who lives locally and takes on the role following previous experience as a chief officer in local government.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.