Motorists in Chard are facing weeks of further travel disruption due to a delay in repairing a gas main.
A teenager has been arrested in Ilminster on suspicion of possessing a knife. A fire that destroyed a tractor at Galhampton is being treated as accidental...and more.
Motorists in Chard are facing weeks of further travel disruption due to a delay in repairing a gas main and laying a new sewage pipe. A stretch of the A358, Furnham Road, which closed in January and was due to reopen this month, will now not reopen until October.
A teenager has been arrested in Ilminster on suspicion of possessing a knife and allegedly biting a police officer. The teenager was detained after being stopped and searched by Police at a fun fair held at Ilminster Recreation Ground.
A fire that destroyed a tractor at Galhampton is being treated as accidental. Crews from Wincanton, Castle Cary and Yeovil attended the blaze that broke out in the engine compartment of the tractor.
A South Petherton man has taken over running the village fruit and veg shop where he worked as a delivery boy 40 years ago. Alan Sheppard bought the business after returning to South Petherton from living in South Africa.
An 11-year-old girl from Ilchester has launched a business while out of school. Freyiah Haigh, who is autistic and has functional neurological disorder, was out of education for nearly 10 weeks after moving to Somerset with her military family. Despite her challenges, she has started a business making jewellery, keyrings, pens, and bookmarks. Her creations, under the name Fi’s Bead Creations, are being sold in Scotland and Shropshire.
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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