Thursday 9th October

Thursday, 9 October 2025 at 06:00

By Steve Haigh

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.

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Thursday 29th October

A Yeovil man has been detained under the Mental Health Act for attacking his mother with a knife. People in Chard are being reminded that it’s unlawful to attach flags to lamp posts and street furniture. Wincanton Racecourse has called off its 'Badger Chase Day' because the ground is too firm... and more
Wednesday 28th October

Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Tuesday 27th October

Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Monday 26th October

Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Friday 23rd October

Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
Thursday 22nd October

The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
Wednesday 21st October

The owner of campsite in Somerset says a two-thousand-seven-hundred percent increase in business rates will be 'catastrophic' for his business. Plans to build nearly 300 new homes on the outskirts of Chard have been given the go ahead. Yeovil Town are through to the first round proper of the FA Cup after beating Leatherhead 5-2 at Huish Park last night... and more