Somerset Council has set up a task force to help identify land for a permanent traveller’s site in the county. Police are appealing for information after a charity shop in Martock was targeted by burglars. A Somerset woman is seeking individuals with a connection to the armed forces to join a new amateur rowing club...and more.
Somerset Council has set up a task force to help identify land for a permanent traveller’s site in the county. It follows numerous incidents in which public open spaces have been occupied illegally by travellers. Landowners and communities are being asked to come forward with possible locations. Somerset Council hasn’t said when it will provide the new permanent traveller’s site.
Police are appealing for information after burglars targeted a charity shop. The incident occurred at Martock Charity Shop, in North Street, in the early hours of Tuesday, October 28th. If you can assist the police with their inquiries, please call the non-emergency number 101.
Repairs are being carried out at Wells bus station all this week. Somerset Council says there’ll be some disruption for passengers but that buses will run at their regular times.
Police are investigating the theft of two motorbikes, valued at £20,000, from a house in Evercreech. The raid happened two weeks ago but details have only just been made public. Police are seeking help in identifying three men caught on CCTV breaking into the property.
A Somerset woman is seeking individuals with a connection to the armed forces to establish a new amateur rowing club. Sandra Murison plans to use the Bristol Channel for rowing club activities and is inviting service people, veterans, and their families to join as members.
A Chard woman has been recognised for her campaigning work. Annie Tombs, who led a campaign for better maternity services at Yeovil Hospital, has been named a finalist in the Muma Nurture New Face of 2025 awards.
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
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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