The UK Health Security Agency has increased its heat health alert for Somerset to amber. Trading Standards officers have shut down three shops in Taunton after illegal cigarettes and vapes were discovered on the premises. Bridgwater Town Council is considering running its own bus services...and more
The UK Health Security Agency has increased its heat health alert for Somerset to amber. The warning remains in place until Thursday afternoon, with more high temperatures expected across the county today and tomorrow. Health officials are advising people to stay hydrated, avoid prolonged periods in direct sunlight, and check on elderly or vulnerable neighbours during the hot weather.
Trading Standards officers have shut down three shops in Taunton after illegal cigarettes and vapes were discovered on the premises. The closures come after the government announced an extra thirty million pounds to tackle so-called “dodgy shops” and create a new police-led High Street Organised Crime Unit.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched a public consultation on plans to relocate to the Leonardo site in Yeovil. The charity, currently based at Henstridge Airfield, says it needs a larger base after the number of emergency flights tripled over the past decade. Feedback is now being gathered ahead of a planning application being submitted to Somerset Council.
Bridgwater Town Council is considering running its own bus services. Changes in government rules last year removed the ban on local authorities operating buses, opening the door for councils to create their own transport companies. Bridgwater Town Council says it’s now investigating whether becoming a bus operator could improve the reliability of local services.
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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