Monday 3rd March

Monday, 3 March 2025 05:00

By Steve Haigh

A woman from Crewkerne has been fined £280 for assaulting two emergency workers. Plans have been announced to open new NHS dental surgeries in Chard and Crewkerne. A Yeovil man has been thanked for raising £10,000 for the cardiac charity Heartbeat...and more

A woman from Crewkerne has pleaded guilty to assaulting two emergency workers. Appearing before local magistrates, Rebecca Tuck, aged 22, of Park View, in Crewkerne was fined £280 and told to pay compensation of £400. Tuck also pleaded guilty to damaging a police vehicle but was not given a separate penalty.

Somerset Council’s 110 elected councillors are in line for a pay rise. Councillors are paid a basic allowance for performing constituency duties, dealing with correspondence and attending meetings. If approved at a budget meeting of the Council on Wednesday, the basic allowance that councillors are paid will increase to £16,135, up from £15,500.

It could soon be much easier to find an NHS dentist in South Somerset. This follows the announcement that Chard and Crewkerne will be provided with new NHS dental surgeries.

Vaughan Lee House care home in Ilminster has been rated "good' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. After an inspection last year, the home was found to be in breach of a number of regulations, including safeguarding from abuse, and good governance. But the new report says monitoring systems have been improved and the home is no longer in breach of the regulations.

An animal rescue centre in Somerset is offering cats as companions to people who live alone. St Giles Animal Rescue Centre says a cat in a house can help with loneliness and feelings of isolation.

A Yeovil man has been publicly thanked by the cardiac charity, Heartbeat, for his outstanding fundraising efforts. Nigel Brown, who, with his wife Diana, stayed at Rotary Heartbeat House in Southampton while their son, George, was undergoing life-saving heart surgery, has raised £10,000 for Heartbeat in the 20 years since George had his operation.

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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.
Wednesday 30th April

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.
Tuesday 29th April

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.
Monday 28th April

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.
Friday 25th April

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
Thursday 24th April

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.
Wednesday 23rd April

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.
Tuesday 22nd April

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.