Thursday 27th June

Thursday, 27 June 2024 06:00

Revellers have been arriving in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival. A local tech business has been heralded ‘Best Rural Enterprise In The UK’. Somerset Police have taken part in an operation that has seized 150 thousand pounds worth of drugs...and more

Revellers have been arriving in Somerset over the last 24 hours for the Glastonbury Festival. Attendees will spend the weekend watching artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Shania Twain. Many festival-goers made their way through Castle Cary railway station yesterday, and the Police had to close the A371 between Castle Cary and the A303 for a period, following a serious collision.

A local tech business has been heralded as ‘Best Rural Enterprise In The UK’ at the Countryside Alliance Awards, held at the House of Lords yesterday. Wessex Internet was initially nominated by its customers, with the company then topping the public vote in the southwest region – and then selected the overall national winner by a panel of judges. Dubbed ‘the rural Oscars’, the awards recognise businesses that go the extra mile within their communities and support the rural economy. Wessex Internet serves country communities across Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.

Somerset Police have taken part in an operation that has seized 150 thousand pounds worth of drugs and seen more than 60 people arrested. The operation covered the whole of the South West from the week beginning 10^th June and the Somerset officers made 6 arrests and recovered weapons, along with 31 thousand pounds of cash.

30 new homes could be approved to be built between Chard and Crewkerne, near Cricket St. Thomas Golf Club. The land north of the clubhouse has been purchased by Bristol-based Acorn Property Group and the intention is to build one-and-two-bedroom flats on the site.

And an East Pennard family are back home after a round trip of nine and a half months – without taking one aeroplane flight! Shannon Coggins, Theo Simon and daughter Rosa left their home last August and travelled 15 thousand miles in total. Using trains, buses and boats through Europe, Asia and Australia, they arrived at Shannon’s sister’s wedding before embarking on the trip back home.

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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

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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