NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says people are still worried about plans to move hyper-acute stroke services out of Yeovil Hospital. His comments follow news that NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit in Yeovil due to staff shortages at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Mr Dance says twelve thousand people have signed a petition against the closure and that the Yeovil unit should be kept open.
A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. Exeter Crown Court was told that Michael Elmer, aged 36, was arrested in May last year by the force’s child abuse team. He was jailed for 13 months and made the subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
A temporary 40 mph speed limit is being introduced on roads in Ilminster. The lower limit will apply on the B3168 through Puckington, Stocklinch and Ilton while repairs are carried out to a damaged structure, between Monday, 27 April and Friday, 15 May.
A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs. Wayne Greggory, aged 48, of Huish Champflower, was charged under the Hunting Act 2004. Greggory was fined £250 and ordered to pay costs.
Somerset-based luxury handbag maker Mulberry has reported a 13.6 percent increase in sales in the six months to the end of March. This follows a 21 percent slump in sales in 2024, and the company raising £20 million in June last year to help bolster its transformation
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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