Artist's impression of amenity building within new services on the A303 at Cartgate near Yeovil
Plans have been submitted to build a motorway-style service station at Cartgate on the A303. Police are asking for the public’s help in tracing those responsible for two house break-ins in Yeovil. A Community Champion at Tesco in Chard has been rewarded for her work supporting the local community...and more.
Plans have been submitted to build a motorway-style service station at Cartgate on the A303 on the outskirts of Yeovil. Welcome Break Services Ltd wants to use land to the west of the existing Cartgate services area to build food outlets, including a McDonald's, a Starbucks, and a KFC. A public seating area, toilets and parking for 145 vehicles would also be provided. Somerset Council is expected to decide on the plans before the end of the year.
Police are asking for the public’s help in connection with two house burglaries in Yeovil. Car keys were taken when homes on Summerleaze Park and Ilchester Road were broken into last Friday. A grey Audi was stolen from one house. Police are asking anyone with relevant doorbell footage to please call the non-emergency number 101.
A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering his one-month-old son in Chard. Tony Bartlett, aged 38, from Axminster, denied killing Atticus Bartlett in Chard in July 2022, when he appeared at Bristol Crown Court. A provisional date was set for June 2026 for Mr Bartlett to stand trial.
Three-way traffic lights will be operating at various locations in Ilminster from today. It’s to allow National Grid to put up poles ready for cabling work to begin. The places where the lights will operate are by the Shrubbery Hotel on Station Road, The Butts and Winterhay Lane.
Nicky Male, a Community Champion at Tesco in Chard, has been rewarded for supporting the local community with an invitation to a Buckingham Palace garden party. Nicky, who has worked at Tesco in Chard for 23 years, and her husband David, spent an afternoon at Buckingham Palace in the company of the King and Queen, describing the experience as being ‘unforgettable’.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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