Wednesday 25th March

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 05:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has raised concerns in the House of Commons 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...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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