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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Monday 14th September

Two new mobile NHS breast screening units have taken to the road in Somerset. More than 700 new homes are to be built alongside the M5 in Bridgwater. Dawes Twineworks in West Coker is one of several venues open to the public for free this month... and more
Friday 11th September

It’s going to cost more to park in Chard. Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with two burglaries in Yeovil. Somerset Cricket Club is planning to stage performances by some of the world's biggest artistes at their Taunton ground... and more
Thursday 10th September

Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Wednesday 9th September

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Tuesday 8th September

Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Monday 7th September

Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Friday 4th September

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more