The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. Flames were reported spreading through a hedge and undergrowth before being extinguished by firefighters from Martock Fire Station. People are being advised that BBQs are not permitted at Ham Hill.
A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good' by the Care Quality Commission. Autism Wessex in Middle Path cares for up to four people and was visited by inspectors in May, who found it to be a safe and well-led service.
A charity behind a work experience programme being trialled in Somerset says it plans to roll it out nationwide. Students at Preston School in Yeovil have been working together in small teams to market Clarks shoes for a new generation of 14- to 15-year-olds. The students spend 5 days learning about branding, marketing, and digital communication before pitching their ideas to the company.
A Yeovil boy has set a new world record for the most consecutive sit-ups performed by someone in his age group. Oscar, who’s 7, completed 650 sit-ups without a break to set the record.
The National Trust is inviting people to Barrington Court near Ilminster to take part in the Festival of Archaeology. The Festival of Archaeology, organised by the Council for British Archaeology, will take place at Barrington Court from Saturday, July 19th, to Sunday, August 3rd.
Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
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