Thursday 24th October

Thursday, 24 October 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

More plastic wrapping and bags are to be recycled in Somerset. A house in Yeovil was damaged by a fire that started when two dogs accidentally turned on a gas hob. Members of Chard Inner Wheel Club have been marking 74 years of the club’s existence...and more

More plastic wrapping and bags are to be recycled in Somerset. It follows a successful trial in which three and a half thousand households were invited to add soft plastic items to their kerbside collection. Mickey Greene, Executive Director of Climate and Place at Somerset Council, says the move will help reduce waste going to landfills.

A house in Yeovil was smoke-damaged by a fire that started when two dogs accidentally turned on a gas hob. The dogs were alone in the house and looking for food when they caught a switch turning on the hob. A neighbour, who heard an alarm go off, called the fire service who rescued both dogs unharmed. Meanwhile, a blaze in a building at Henson Park in Chard is being treated as arson. It happened on Wednesday at around 9 pm with crews from Chard and Ilminster in attendance. Police are asking anyone with video of the fire or, knowledge of who might be responsible, to please call the non-emergency number 101.

A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with disorderly behaviour at Yeovil Hospital. The court was told that Andrew Spear, aged 35, of Hillcrest Road, used abusive language towards staff after being taken to Yeovil Hospital by police following concerns about his welfare. Magistrates told Spear the incident had been very unpleasant for staff and other people in the hospital and fined him £120 and £85 in costs.

Members of the Chard Inner Wheel Club have been marking 74 years of the club’s existence. They gathered for a lunch at Hornsbury Mill where they were entertained by a talk about Chard-born Margaret Bonfield, who holds the record for being the first female Labour MP to hold a cabinet position.

Two-way traffic lights will be operating on Furnham Road in Chard from tomorrow to allow Wales and West Utilities to carry out essential work to a gas pipe.

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Tuesday 13th January

The Government says it won’t bring forward a decision on buying new helicopters from Leonardo in Yeovil. A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place over the Somerset Levels. Yeovil’s temporary police station on Horsey Lane is to close at the end of the month....and more
Monday 12th January

Leonardo is threatening to shut its Yeovil factory. Somerset Community Foundation says there's still time to donate money to its Surviving Winter Appeal. The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is staging a number of special performances to mark its 50th anniversary...and more.
Friday 9th January

A Yeovil man has been arrested and then de-arrested after a collision in Dorset. A Somerset food manufacturer could be expanding its Wincanton base. A new dementia-friendly choir has been launched in Yeovil...and more.
Thursday 8th January

Adam Dance MP is welcoming developments in his campaign to support neurodivergent schoolchildren. Somerset was the star of the small screen last night, thanks to BBC comedy ‘Can You Keep A Secret’. A Yeovil gymnastics club has hosted a VIP guest...and more.
Wednesday 7th January

Somerset's Lib Dem MPs have described a one per cent rise in Council funding as 'profoundly disappointing'. A new independent cinema will open next month in Wincanton. We’re facing the chance of heavy snow with Storm Goretti hitting the region on Thursday...and more.
Tuesday 6th January

The Poundland chain has confirmed its store closures, including one of the Yeovil branches next Friday. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been awarded an OBE for her outstanding contribution to rugby. Nearly one hundred new low-cost homes could be coming to South Chard...and more.
Monday 5th January

A woman has been cut free from her car after a four-vehicle collision in Montacute. Devon and Somerset fire crews have been praised for their bravery, following the summer wildfires. More new homes are set to be built in Martock, following approval from Somerset Council...and more.