Monday 2nd December

Monday, 2 December 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Wessex Water has issued an apology for last Friday’s major disruption to water supplies in Yeovil. Planned reforms to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital could be delayed following the discovery of asbestos in parts of the building. Rail travellers are being warned of disruption on the West of England Line over the Christmas and New Year period...and more.

Wessex Water has issued an apology for last Friday’s major disruption to water supplies in Yeovil. The problem, caused by a burst water main, cut off supplies to hundreds of homes, closed several schools and Yeovil College and left businesses without running water. Supplies were fully restored on Saturday.

Planned reforms to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital could be delayed after asbestos was discovered in a ward used by the stroke service. NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board voted earlier this year to close Yeovil Hospital’s hyper-acute stroke unit with patients being taken to either Dorchester or Taunton for treatment. The ICB now says implementing the changes may take longer than expected due to the need to the need to remove concealed asbestos in parts of Yeovil Hospital.

A decision on building new homes and relocating Bruton's GP surgery has been pushed back for a second time, due to traffic concerns. Woolsington One Ltd put forward plans in late 2020 to build 65 new homes to the north of Brewham Road, as well as allocating land for a new doctors' surgery to replace the existing facility on Patwell Lane. Somerset Council's planning committee delayed a decision on the plans in July to allow road safety issues to be addressed. Now, a decision has been pushed back for a second time after councillors complained the revised application was not appropriate. Earlier at the same meeting, plans to build 60 new homes to the south of Brewham Road with a secondary pedestrian access being delivered via Darkey Lane.

A community coffee shop in North Curry is celebrating a milestone in its 18-year history. The village coffee shop that's run by volunteers has raised over a quarter of a million pounds for charitable causes since it opened with money being given to charities nominated by its sixty volunteers. Penny Ross is the Manager of the village shop in North Curry.

The Bird in the Hand pub in Henstridge has been put up for sale. The pub on Ash Walk that was previously two cottages and became a fully licensed public house in the 1960s is on sale with a guide price of £460,000.

Rail travellers are being warned of disruption on the West of England Line through Sherborne, Yeovil Junction and Crewkerne stations over the Christmas and New Year period. South Western Railway says major engineering works, lasting three weeks, will mean timetable changes and longer journey times to Exeter St Davids, starting Sunday, December 15th, in both directions.

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Monday 15th December

Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
Friday 12th December

The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
Thursday 11th December

A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Wednesday 10th December

Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
Tuesday 9th December

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Monday 8th December

Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Friday 5th December

Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
Thursday 4th December

The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more