Avon and Somerset Police are asking the owners of replica guns to hand them in. It's claimed motorists in the Bruton and Wincanton area are paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs due to the poor state of local roads. And, Yeovil Town take on Aldershot at Huish Park tonight... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are asking the owners of replica guns to hand them in as part of a nationwide amnesty. Police say certain types of replica guns can be converted into dangerous weapons and have given owners to the end of this month to hand them in to avoid the risk of prosecution.
Motorists in the Bruton and Wincanton area are paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs to tyres, wheels, and suspensions due to the poor state of roads in the area, according to a local councillor. Councillor Lucy Trimnell, who represents Bruton and Wincanton on Somerset Council, claims the A359 between Bruton and Nunney is in a particularly bad state of repair. She says simply carrying out pothole repairs is not the answer and that the A359 needs a complete resurfacing. Somerset Council says it’s dealing with "unprecedented" demand to fix damaged roads and that additional resources have been allocated to ensure potholes are fixed more quickly.
The fire service says a motorbike, destroyed by fire in Chard, was set alight deliberately. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says they were called to a blaze at Chard Cemetery on Zembard Lane earlier yesterday morning where they found a motorbike well alight. An investigation is now underway.
Yeovil Town are in action tonight. They take on Aldershot in a National League fixture at Huish Park, kick off is 7.45 pm.
Yeovil College has been upgraded to a Defence Technical Excellence College. Somerset Council is taking legal action against a housing developer that owes £35,000 in contributions towards local services in Broadway. An Ilminster couple have covered the first 400 miles of their epic walk around the coastline of mainland Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police has launched a new five-year plan to tackle anti-social behaviour. Additional GP appointments will soon be available at three local surgeries, following a £1 million investment to upgrade NHS facilities in Somerset. A Stoke-sub-Hamdon couple whose daughter died of cancer have raised £128,000 in her memory... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for better support for survivors of domestic abuse living in rural communities. The RSPB in Somerset is urging people to stop feeding birds to prevent the spread of disease. Yeovil Town Football Club says an issue that had threatened it with removal from the register at Companies House has been resolved... and more
Maternity services at Yeovil Hospital will reopen on Tuesday April 21st. A Somerset woman, who relies on a wheelchair for mobility, has criticised changes to the Motor Motability scheme. Somerset Freemasons have presented a cheque for forty-three thousand pounds to Young Somerset, a charity that supports young people in the county... and more
Yeovil Town Football Club has received a warning that it could be struck off the register at Companies House. Somerset Council has been given £22 million to provide assistance to people facing cost of living pressures. Members of 1st Ilminster Scout Group have spent a night sleeping outdoors to experience the challenges faced by homeless military veterans... and more
A Yeovil school teacher has been banned from teaching for sharing inappropriate details about her private life with pupils. A Stoke-sub-Hamdon woman has been given a 17-month driving ban. A Yeovil woman who survived bone cancer is raising is running the London Marathon... and more
Somerset Council has set aside three hundred and seventy thousand pounds to keep open five leisure centres in the Mendip area. Watercombe Lane in Yeovil is set to close for thirty-one days for gas mains replacement works. It’s been announced that Martock will stage a Pride event in June...and more
The joint master of a hunt in Somerset has criticised the decision to hold a public consultation on banning trail hunting. Images of two men police want to speak to in connection with an arson attack on a barber’s shop in Wincanton have been released. The company that runs four leisure centres in the Mendip area has gone into administration... and more
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