Police are appealing for witnesses to a break-in at The Crossing Café on Preston Road in Yeovil. A Yeovil Pharmacist says a 70 percent of people booking an online covid jab are not eligible this year. A former doctor in Chard has won through to the semi-finals of BBC Mastermind...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a break-in at The Crossing Café on Preston Road in Yeovil. Electrical devices, cash, and bottles of milkshake were taken in the raid that happened at around 3am on Saturday September 27th. A nearby resident reported seeing two men running in different directions from the scene. They were described as wearing dark clothes and trainers. Police are asking people in the Larkhill Road and Preston Road area who have CCTV footage to please call the non-emergency number 101.
A Yeovil Pharmacist says a 70 percent of people booking an online covid jab are not eligible this year. Ioannis Klappas says changes to the minimum age people can get the booster - from 65 to 75 - is causing confusion amongst patients. 2.4 million people were eligible for the covid vaccine in the South West last year, compared to just 850 thousand this year.
A road in Yeovil will be shut to traffic next week. St David's Crescent will be closed off at the junction with St George's Avenue for Openreach to replace a telegraph pole between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm on Wednesday, October 15th.
A Somerset MP has launched a survey to hear about the experiences of people booking and taking driving tests. East Somerset MP, Anna Sabine, says the current waiting time of 22 weeks to take a driving test is having a big impact on people in rural communities.
A former doctor in Chard has won through to the semi-finals of BBC Mastermind. Peter Glanvill appeared on the quiz show on Monday this week answering 10 questions correctly on his specialist subject of the Jurassic Coast. In the general knowledge round, he answered another 10 questions correctly to make a final score of 20. The BBC has yet to say when the semi-finals of Mastermind will be recorded.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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