Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton near Yeovil. It happened when a Honda motorcycle and a black BMW collided on the B3148 at Rimpton Hill at around 3pm on Sunday. The motorcyclist, a woman in her 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. If you witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage, you are asked to call the police non-emergency number, 101.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Police say thirteen vehicles and three buildings sustained damage, but believe there could be other incidents that have not yet been reported. Anyone in South Petherton whose vehicle has been damaged and has not yet reported it should call the non-emergency number, 101.
People at a homeless hostel in Taunton have been using a mobile dentist service to help with their oral hygiene. The mobile van offers people who are homeless or victims of abuse check-ups, fillings and extractions at no cost.
Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season. Johnson was put in charge of the Peacocks last December when the club was in deep trouble. Under his guidance, Taunton, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South, ended the season in a mid-table position.
A new bus service linking Glastonbury and Street with Castle Cary railway station will start running in June. The 667 service will run seven days a week and be timed to connect with mainline trains arriving at and departing from Castle Cary.
In local sport, former Somerset cricket captain Tom Abell has signed a new contract with the club, which will keep him at the County Ground until the end of the 2028 season.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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