Businesses at the Cartgate services off the A303 near Yeovil say they feel threatened by Welcome Break Ltd's plans to build a new, bigger services area right next door. A man who lives in Tintinhull, found nearly double the drink drive limit, has been given a 20-month driving ban. Police are warning of fake tickets being on sale for Glastonbury Festival...and more
Businesses at the Cartgate services off the A303 near Yeovil say they feel threatened by proposals to build a new service area right next door. Under the proposals, land to the west of Cartgate would be developed by Welcome Break Ltd and include takeaways and drive-thru services. The plans have been submitted to Somerset Council with a decision expected before the end of the year.
A man who lives in Tintinhull, who was found nearly double the drink drive limit when stopped by the Police, has been given a 20-month driving ban. Magistrates in Yeovil were told that police received a tip-off that Callum Hector had been drinking at the village working men’s club before driving off. He was later found by the Police with his car having left the road and overturned. Hector was also fined £438, plus £85 in court costs.
Chard Town Council says the public toilets in Bath Street near Sainsbury's will be ‘deep cleaned’ and reopened. In a report to a meeting of the Town Council, Chief Executive David Bell stated that talks with Somerset Council were ongoing, with the Council planning to take over ownership of the toilets to bring them back into use within six months.
Police are warning of fake tickets being on sale for Glastonbury Festival. Those wanting to attend Glastonbury are advised to purchase tickets only from the festival box office or official ticketing websites.
First Bus has organised a meeting for people in Tatworth and Forton near Chard to raise concerns about the number 30 bus. Locals say the service is infrequent, and they would like the 30 bus to run more frequently. The meeting, with the Somerset Bus Partnership also in attendance, takes place at Tatworth Memorial Hall on Tuesday, July 1st, starting at 2 pm.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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