Tuesday 23rd April

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute. Somerset Council could lose around £5 million by selling the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced...and more.

Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute, near Yeovil. In a video posted on social media, the lamb is seen tumbling down the steps of a spiral staircase inside St Michael's Hill Tower. In another video, they are seen throwing a lamb over a stone wall. The boys, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were each given a nine-month referral order after admitting animal cruelty, in a case brought by the RSPCA.

Somerset Council looks set to lose around £5 million on the sale of the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. The property at the top of Middle Street was transferred into the ownership of Somerset Council under local reorganisation in 2023 after the former South Somerset District Council bought it for £7.7 million as an investment. The building is currently advertised for sale at £2.8 million. Somerset Council says it has to sell most of the investment properties bought by former district councils to pay towards the running costs of providing statutory services like adult social care.

Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced. It follows safety concerns expressed by local residents and Somerset Council offering to implement the lower limits if they are in line with Department for Transport criteria.

A Crewkerne man has been presented with an Honoured Citizens Award for long service with the Scouts. Crewkerne Town Council made the award to Dave Lumbard for the forty years he’s spent as Leader of First Crewkerne Scouts. Local resident, Annette Roffey, was also presented with an Honoured Citizen Award for her community work in Crewkerne.

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