Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, is urging Somerset Council to 'think carefully' before cutting funding to Somerset's CCTV network. A Chard woman has been jailed for stealing £1,000 worth of alcohol from a local supermarket. Montecute House near Yeovil is currently closed for filming a period drama....and more.
Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, says Somerset’s CCTV network is vital to keeping the public safe. His comments come ahead of a meeting of Somerset Council on January 15th at which plans to end funding the CCTV network will be discussed. If the cutback is agreed, cameras in Yeovil and other towns in Somerset would be turned off, and the main control centre in Bridgwater shut down.
A Chard woman has been jailed for fourteen weeks for stealing alcohol from a supermarket in Chard. Appearing before local magistrates, Chelsea Fouracre, of Old Town, in Chard pleaded guilty to taking £1,000 worth of alcohol from Sainsbury's in Chard over nine days. Fouracre was also found guilty of three counts of using threatening behaviour, which she had denied.
Citizens Advice Somerset claims the cold weather is putting extra pressure on people struggling with the cost of living. A cold weather health warning -- issued by the UK Health Security Agency and Met Office - is in force for Somerset until Friday.
Montecute House near Yeovil is currently closed to visitors for filming a period drama. The National Trust says that due to a confidentiality agreement, they can’t say what the filming is for, or which actors are performing.
A road in Crewkerne will close for five days next week. Severalls Park Avenue will shut from Monday the 15 to Friday the 19th of January for Wessex Water to carry out supply separation works.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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