Tuesday 8th April

Tuesday, 8 April 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more

Work is underway to demolish Glovers Walk in Yeovil. Somerset Council bought the former shopping arcade, which is being removed as part of the town centre's regeneration. This follows work to clear out the insides of the empty shop units that began in February.

Supporting your local pub is vital, that's the message from pub landlords in Somerset as prices and bills continue to rise. They’re warning that the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions could mean more pubs having to close. It follows news that three pubs in Somerset ceased trading last week, due to increased costs.

A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Terry Buttle of Combe Street Lane pleaded guilty at Yeovil Magistrates Court to driving a vehicle along Preston Road in Yeovil after consuming excess alcohol. He was disqualified from driving for four years.

Somerset Council has had to pay out £35,000 in compensation to families for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs.

Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing today. Clothing store Newlife is closing after five years in the Quedam shopping centre.

Nominations have opened for this year’s South West Farmer of the Year Awards. Now in its ninth year, the awards give those in the farming community in the South West a chance to be recognised for their hard work. Entries close on July 31st and can be submitted through the South West Farmer Awards website.

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Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Tuesday 28th April

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
Monday 27th April

A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Friday 24th April

Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Thursday 23rd April

Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Wednesday 22nd April

Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
Tuesday 21st April

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
Monday 20th April

Nearly one hundred roads in Somerset will be surface dressed this summer to prevent further damage. Almost all children starting primary school in Somerset in September have been offered a place at one of their top three school choices. People in Somerset are being asked to record wild mammals in gardens and other green spaces over the summer... and more