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
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. The funding will support a two-year programme aimed at reducing flood risk, improving emergency preparedness and boosting long-term resilience across the county. Somerset Council says it will work with the Environment Agency, the Somerset Rivers Authority, Natural England and local communities to decide how best the money should be spent to deliver lasting benefits.
A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Magistrates in Yeovil heard that Julie Ann Baker, of Tiptoft, was one-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when police stopped her after she crashed into a wall in Water Street, Martock. Baker was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in costs.
Police have confirmed that a file has been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service following last year's coach crash on Exmoor in which a 10-year-old boy died. The coach, carrying schoolchildren home after a day trip, left the road and plunged down an embankment near Wheddon Cross in July. Officers say they are continuing to work with the CPS while other lines of enquiry remain ongoing.
Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services. The Care Quality Commission has rated the service as "requires improvement" following an inspection carried out last September. The report highlights concerns including the handling of complaints and safeguarding issues.
Organisers of Shepton Mallet Carnival have announced there will be no appearance money or prize money at this year's event. They say staging the carnival will cost around £15,000 and there are no additional funds available.
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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