A Chard motorist has had his licence endorsed with 10 penalty points for being over the drink-drive limit. Crewkerne Town Council is considering illuminating the town’s famous Lucombe tree at Henhayes to help combat antisocial behaviour. A Yeovil bakery has won a contract to supply Marks and Spencer with two Christmas products...and more.
A Chard motorist has had his licence endorsed with 10 penalty points for being over the drink drive limit while parked in a layby with the engine of his vehicle running. Tristan Evans of Henson Park failed a breath test after being found by at the wheel of his vehicle in a layby at Chillington. Evans, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was also fined £47 with £40 costs at Yeovil Magistrates Court.
St Mary and St Peter’s School in Ilton has been rated as overall ‘good’ following an Ofsted inspection. In their report, inspectors described the school as inclusive and welcoming, with a happy, calm and purposeful learning environment.
Crewkerne Town Council is considering illuminating the town’s famous Lucombe tree at Henhayes to help combat antisocial behaviour. LED lights working on a time-switch would be spread throughout the tree. The Council believes improving public lighting in the area around the Lucombe Oak will discourage vandalism.
NHS Somerset has launched a new outreach programme in Yeovil to support armed forces veterans. The Hub based at the Ark at Egwood near Merriot offers veterans, serving members of the military, family members, dependents and reservists, the chance to socialise and receive help and advice.
A giant sculpture of the moon can now be seen floating in Bridgwater Docks. Local artist Luke Jerram's 'The Fallen Moon' installation will be there until the 3rd of November. The Moon replica, is three-hundred and fifty thousand times smaller than the real Moon.
A Yeovil bakery has won a contract to supply Marks and Spencer with two Christmas products. Percy’s Bakery on Artillery Road on the Lufton Trading Estate already supply M and S with Collection Florentines and will supply the retailer with tins of Caramel and Almonds Muddles and Peppermint Bark for Christmas.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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