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.
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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