Wednesday 25th March

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 05:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has presented a petition in the House of Commons raising concerns about the planned closure of Yeovil Hospital’s hyper-acute stroke unit. Police in Yeovil are appealing for information after a man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm. A 13-year-old terrier named Mole has been rescued after becoming trapped underground in Pensel Wood near Wincanton... and more

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has presented a petition in the House of Commons raising concerns about the planned closure of Yeovil Hospital’s hyper-acute stroke unit. It follows an online campaign that gathered more than 12,000 signatures. The petition calls on the government to thoroughly review the proposed closure, with people who suffer a stroke in Yeovil being taken to the County Hospital in Dorchester or Musgrove Park in Taunton for emergency treatment.

Police in Yeovil are appealing for information after a man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm. Armed officers were called to Monmouth Road at around 2pm on Monday and say that, while attempting to engage with the man, one of their officers fired a gun. Police say no one was injured, but following a search, a firearm was found inside the property.

The future of Hinkley Point A is being discussed at an exhibition being held in Bridgwater. Hinkley Point A was turned off in 2000 and is going through a decommissioning process. The Nuclear Restoration Service says it needs to know how people would like to see the land used once the site has been finally cleared.

Brean theme park has been closed by Unity Holidays, the owners of the site. The operators of the theme park went into liquidation in February. Its lease has now been renounced by Unity Holidays. In a statement, they say the decision to shut the site was taken following a failure by the operators to meet key lease obligations.

A 13-year-old terrier named Mole has been rescued after becoming trapped underground in Pensel Wood near Wincanton. She had followed a rabbit into a burrow and remained stuck there for two days before rescuers were able to free her.

Ilminster Entertainment Society has won the County Drama Shield for an eighth time. Others competing in the annual Somerset County Drama Festival included Minehead Amateur Drama School, Taunton Thespians, and the Weymouth Dance Group. Ilminster Entertainment Society took the top prize with a performance of Knocking at Dave’s Door, written by Neil Webster and directed by Ken Cooper, and now goes forward to the All-England Theatre Festival semi-final, to be held at the Merlin Theatre in Frome on May 16th.

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Monday 23rd March

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Thursday 19th March

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Wednesday 18th March

The murder of a two-week-old baby by his father at Yeovil Hospital could not have been predicted, according to a new report. A road in Ilminster is to close to traffic for eleven days later this month. A new Post Office counter is to open in Somerton... and more
Tuesday 17th March

The government is being asked to help fund Somerset's carnivals. Bridgwater Town Council wants more trains to stop at the town’s railway station. A fund raising pie throwing event is taking place for Red Nose Day in Chard... and more
Monday 16th March

Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
Friday 13th March

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