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
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. The baby unit was closed in May last year following safety concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission about understaffing and equipment.
A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Connor Chard, aged 22, appeared for sentencing at Taunton Crown Court after previously admitting three counts of assault between 2019 and 2024. Chard was also given a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing. The Tippling Philosopher on the High Street closed at the end of 2024 and will be turned into three separate properties.
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to fund a legal challenge against building 27 homes at Foxes Run on South Street in Castle Cary. The scheme was originally turned down by Somerset Council but following an appeal, the Planning Inspectorate has given it the go-ahead. The funding appeal has been organised by Castle Cary councillor Henry Hobhouse, who wants the Inspectorate’s decision subjected to a judicial review.
A new anchor tenant has been found for a former Morlands site in Glastonbury. The tenant, who hasn’t been named, will occupy 60 percent of the site, which has stood derelict for more than 30 years.
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
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
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has backed calls for a cap on heating oil prices. Invitations are being sent out to those in Somerset eligible for the latest Covid vaccine. A pub near Chard has closed just four months after reopening... and more
Wessex Water has been told to pay £300,000 after a sewer spilled into the River Yeo killing dozens of fish. The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton has been given a grant of half a million pounds. Today marks the official opening of the new visitor centre at Ham Hill... and more
Yeovil College has been upgraded to a Defence Technical Excellence College. Somerset Council is taking legal action against a housing developer that owes £35,000 in contributions towards local services in Broadway. An Ilminster couple have covered the first 400 miles of their epic walk around the coastline of mainland Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police has launched a new five-year plan to tackle anti-social behaviour. Additional GP appointments will soon be available at three local surgeries, following a £1 million investment to upgrade NHS facilities in Somerset. A Stoke-sub-Hamdon couple whose daughter died of cancer have raised £128,000 in her memory... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for better support for survivors of domestic abuse living in rural communities. The RSPB in Somerset is urging people to stop feeding birds to prevent the spread of disease. Yeovil Town Football Club says an issue that had threatened it with removal from the register at Companies House has been resolved... and more
Maternity services at Yeovil Hospital will reopen on Tuesday April 21st. A Somerset woman, who relies on a wheelchair for mobility, has criticised changes to the Motor Motability scheme. Somerset Freemasons have presented a cheque for forty-three thousand pounds to Young Somerset, a charity that supports young people in the county... and more
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