Monday 3rd March

Monday, 3 March 2025 at 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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Thursday 29th October

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Wednesday 28th October

Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Tuesday 27th October

Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Monday 26th October

Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Friday 23rd October

Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
Thursday 22nd October

The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
Wednesday 21st October

The owner of campsite in Somerset says a two-thousand-seven-hundred percent increase in business rates will be 'catastrophic' for his business. Plans to build nearly 300 new homes on the outskirts of Chard have been given the go ahead. Yeovil Town are through to the first round proper of the FA Cup after beating Leatherhead 5-2 at Huish Park last night... and more