Thursday 28th March

Thursday, 28 March 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

The waiting room and public toilets at Yeovil bus station that have fallen victim to Somerset Council spending cuts, will shut for good this weekend. A banking hub will not be provided in Ilminster when the town's last bank closes later this year. A rugby player who punched an opponent during a game in Sherborne has been ordered to pay his victim £4,000 in compensation...and more.

People using the Yeovil bus station won't have a waiting room or toilets after this weekend. The facilities will close on March 31st after Somerset Council said it could no longer afford to run them. Yeovil Town Council has also decided not to take over running the waiting room and toilets in the bus station.

A rugby player who punched an opponent during a game in Sherborne has been ordered to pay his victim £4,000 in compensation. Jack Richards was playing for Wellington RFC against Sherborne RFC when he struck Jamie Davidson from behind following a scrum. Mr Davidson had to be treated in hospital for two fractures to his right eye socket and cheekbone. Richards had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to inflicting grievous bodily harm and was appearing at Bournemouth Crown Court for sentencing.

Ilminster Town Council has been told the town doesn’t qualify for having a new banking hub. The Council hoped that when Ilminster’s last remaining bank, Lloyds, closes in August it would be replaced with a new banking hub. Link, who administer the locations of banking hubs, has written to the Town Council to say that Ilminster doesn’t qualify for a banking hub due to fewer than 7,000 people living within a kilometre of the town centre and fewer than 70 retail businesses within the same radius.

The former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset says climbing Glastonbury Tor in a wheelchair will be an extraordinary thing to do. Annie Maw is taking on the challenge in May to raise cash for local charity Festival Medical Services. Annie has been a wheelchair user since she fell from her horse in an accident in 2002.

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Monday 14th September

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Friday 11th September

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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

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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