Thursday 4th September

Thursday, 4 September 2025 06:00

A new leisure complex on the edge of Yeovil will be built, after plans were approved by Somerset Council. Landmarks across the south-west will be illuminated from Monday to mark Air Ambulance Week. YAOS are hoping to trace passengers stranded at Gander Airport in Newfoundland after the 9/11 attacks...and more.

A new leisure complex on the edge of Yeovil will be built after Somerset Council approved plans. The development, including a gym, spa, two swimming pools, soft play and a business area, will be constructed on the Bunford Park employment zone on the corner of the A3088 and Watercombe Lane to the west of the town. Construction is expected to begin within the next six months and is anticipated to create the equivalent of 100 full-time jobs once it is fully operational.

Landmarks across the south-west will be illuminated from Monday to mark Air Ambulance Week. The annual event raises awareness for the 21 air ambulance charities across the country, highlighting the organisations’ life-saving work and raising funds for their continued operation. Glastonbury Tor and Wookey Hole are amongst the six sites set to be illuminated yellow and green on Monday night.

Use Ilminster’s public bins correctly, or risk losing them. That’s the message from the Town Council, who are asking the public to stop putting household waste in the recreation ground bins and warning that otherwise the facilities will be permanently removed. The Council report that oven chip packages, plant cuttings and even discarded saucepans have recently been discovered in the bins, leading to refuse overflowing at the recreation ground. There have been similar problems with inappropriate rubbish outside the Co-op.

The Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society are working to trace passengers who were stranded at Gander Airport in Newfoundland after the September 11th terror attacks. Their latest production is ‘Come From Away’, a stage musical based on real events, where 38 airliners carrying 7,000 passengers had to divert and land at the airport urgently. It is thought that several people from South Somerset and North Dorset were caught up in the 2001 events, and the society would like to hear people’s stories and get them to meet the cast. If you can help, you can contact them on their website www.yaos.org

More from News

Friday 15th May

A fire that damaged two vehicles in Chaffcombe near Chard is being treated as deliberate. A road in Hardington Mandeville is set to re-open today after being closed for three days. Friends, family and colleagues of a Royal Navy officer based at RNAS Yeovilton are taking on a 630-mile coastal challenge in her memory... and more
Thursday 14th May

Somerset Council has defended spending nineteen million pounds on consultants over the past three years. A new clinic specialising in sexual health has opened in Yeovil. RNAS Yeovilton has been in the TV spotlight this week after featuring on Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr...and more
Wednesday 13th May

Concern's been expressed that too many of the 580 new council homes being built in Somerset will be clustered around Taunton and Bridgwater. Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a crash on the M5. Haynes Motor Museum has been awarded £180,000 by The National Lottery to transform its Red Room gallery... and more
Tuesday 12th May

A member of Yeovil Town Council has appeared in court charged with two counts of assault. Health professionals in Somerset are urging people to take up the offer of a free NHS health check. Organisers of Somerset Day have welcomed the name Dunkery given to the dragon on the county flag...and more
Monday 11th May

New figures show a sharp increase in reports of drones interfering with critical air ambulance missions. The Liberal Democrats have retained the Mendip Hills seat on Somerset Council following a by-election. A woman from Chard has been recognised for her contribution to the community with an invitation to the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace... and more
Friday 8th May

Police investigating a fire in Shepton Mallet are appealing for help to identify two people. Yeovil MP Adam Dance has called for more government support for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. This weekend sees the start of the Great Gardening Show at The Newt near Bruton...and more
Thursday 7th May

A disabled man has taken his case to the High Court, arguing that Somerset Council’s council tax reduction scheme is discriminatory. Bristol Airport says travellers planning summer holidays should not change their plans. Chard and Ilminster Amateur Boxing Club has launched a fundraising appeal,..and more
Wednesday 6th May

Pharmacists in Somerset say it's becoming difficult to get hold of some medications. The building used as Club Neo in Stars Lane in Yeovil has been put up for sale. Free gym memberships are being offered to people living with Parkinson's in Somerset...and more