People are being asked to comment on proposals to introduce Sunday charges at Somerset Council-run car parks. A Pilton man has been jailed after cannabis valued at £28,500 was found at his home. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has started an appeal to raise £1 million...and more.
People are being asked to give their opinions on proposals to introduce Sunday charges at Somerset Council-run car parks. Currently, charges vary for Sunday parking across Somerset’s 200 council car parks, with rates not having been reviewed since Somerset Council came into being in 2023. The Council states that the aim is to introduce a consistent charging policy, while ensuring the parking service remains self-sustaining. The consultation runs to October 20th.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has started an appeal to raise the final £1 million needed to purchase and fit out a second air ambulance helicopter. It will enable air ambulance crews to reach more patients and ultimately save more lives.
The A39 heading out of Wells towards Glastonbury has been closed until the end of October. A one-way system is in place, allowing traffic into Wells from the Glastonbury direction. A diversion via Shepton Mallet is operating for other traffic. The road has been shut for work to take place to replace a gas main.
A Pilton man has been jailed for 2 years after cannabis valued at £28,500 was found at his home. Andrew Westwick of East Town Lane pleaded guilty to supplying and producing Class B drugs at Taunton Crown Court. Westwick was arrested after police found 6kg of cannabis, including cannabis plants, during a search of his home and car last December.
Police are asking for help in finding those responsible for the theft of equipment from a farm in Yetminster. A Takeuchi mini digger, a green Yamaha quad bike and a blue Ifor Williams horse trailer were stolen in the raid. Police ask anyone who comes across items matching the description and being sold in suspicious circumstances to call the non-emergency number 101.
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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