Avon & Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a car and a house in Stapleton. A Yeovil man has run 31 miles from Ham Hill to Lyme Regis for Yeovil's 'The Hub'. A family feast is coming to Chard as part of the Somerset Food Trail Festival...and more
Avon & Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision in the early hours of Sunday morning between a car and a house on Long Load Road in Stapleton. The three occupants of the black Audi A4 were taken to hospital with serious injuries; two who are believed to have sustained life-changing injuries and one who is thought to have life-threatening injuries. No one in the property was harmed. If you witnessed the collision, the moments leading up to it or have doorbell, mobile or dashcam footage, you’re being urged to call the 101 number and quote reference 5225188752.
A Yeovil man spent Sunday running 31 miles for charity, starting at Ham Hill and finishing in Lyme Regis. Daniel Harding organised the run to raise money for ‘The Hub’ in Yeovil, which provides support and training for adults with learning disabilities and autism, helping them build independence and confidence.
Somerset Wildlife Trust says the national ‘Big Count’ survey has brought some positive news about the state of the country – and the county’s - natural world. The survey results included evidence that three species of snail, red foxes and the European Goldfinch are doing much better than expected.
A family feast is coming to Chard later this month as part of the Somerset Food Trail Festival. The open-air picnic celebrates local produce and will be held on Sunday, 20th July, in the afternoon at Great Mead. It will be a free event, and those wanting to take part should bring along picnic baskets containing a picnic lunch sourced from ingredients found within 30 miles of their home, whilst enjoying live music and relaxing beneath the trees.
Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
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