An investigation is being carried out following the sudden death of a man in Yeovil. Yeovil Town Football Club has condemned the use of its former club logo being used in anti-immigration campaigns. A touch of continental café culture is one step closer in Yeovil and more...
An investigation is being carried out following the sudden death of a man in Yeovil on Sunday 23 June. Avon & Somerset Police were called to a block of flats in Raglan Terrace at approximately 7pm where a man in his 60s was pronounced deceased. Four arrests have been made, including two men in their 50s on suspicion of murder. A third man, also in his 50s, and a woman, in her 40s, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Yeovil Town Football Club has condemned the use of its former club logo being used in anti-immigration campaigns. The logo has been spotted being used alongside the slogan "Stop the Boats" in Germany and has been circulating on social media. In a statement, the club says it stands firmly against any form of discrimination, xenophobia, or divisive rhetoric and is taking steps to address the misuse of the logo.
A touch of continental café culture is one step closer in Yeovil after the William Dampier pub has had its plans approved for an outside seating area. The venue at the corner of Central Street and Middle Street has been given the green light with the new area expected to be up and running within the next few months.
A project which aims to help displaced women in Somerset through cricket hopes to set up more matches this summer. Charity Diversity Voice and Somerset Cricket Foundation are working together to support refugees and asylum seekers.
And with under 8 days before polls open for the General Election, you’ll be able to hear a recording of the Yeovil constituency hustings, held at the Gateway, tomorrow at 7 pm on Radio Ninesprings.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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