Thursday 11th April

Thursday, 11 April 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion when they play away against Truro. Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month when the town's annual town crier competition takes place...and more,

Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion from National League South when they play away against Truro. The Glovers need just one point from their three remaining fixtures to secure the league title. Manager, Mark Cooper is telling his players to ignore all the noises off the pitch and to just get the job done.

Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. It comes despite figures from the Financial Conduct Authority showing the number of people finding paying their bills difficult fell by three-and-a-half million in January, compared to the same month last year,

A farmer who admitted to polluting the Fivehead River has been fined £5,000. Daniel Macey of Underhill Farm near Taunton said he had an issue with a silage clamp, which led to effluent entering the river. The Environment Agency sampled the water after a member of the public reported the incident.

Local internet provider, Wessex Internet has won a major government contract to deliver a service of full fibre broadband to homes and businesses in Crewkerne, Ilminster and Bruton. The contract, worth £33.5 million, is part of the government’s £5 billion mission to bring digital connectivity into hard-to-reach areas.

Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month. Yeovil’s annual town crier competition, hosted by town crier David Recardo takes place on Saturday, April 20th, with fourteen town criers competing.

Nether Compton near Sherborne has been voted as one of the country’s prettiest villages. Nether Compton, which has a population of just over 400, is included by the website Conde Nast's Traveller on a list of twenty of the UK’s most beautiful villages. They marked out Nether Compton for having a strong sense of community, and unparalleled views of the Dorset landscape.

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Wednesday 29th April

Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Tuesday 28th April

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
Monday 27th April

A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Friday 24th April

Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Thursday 23rd April

Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Wednesday 22nd April

Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
Tuesday 21st April

NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
Monday 20th April

Nearly one hundred roads in Somerset will be surface dressed this summer to prevent further damage. Almost all children starting primary school in Somerset in September have been offered a place at one of their top three school choices. People in Somerset are being asked to record wild mammals in gardens and other green spaces over the summer... and more