Wednesday 29th April

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more

Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. The road was closed in one direction northbound six weeks ago following a landslip. Somerset Council says work is ongoing to clear vegetation at the roadside, with concrete barriers being installed at the bottom of the slope to stop debris falling onto the highway.

Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. The development, on the former Millers Garage site on East Street, includes 67 parking spaces. Under the proposals, the existing junction onto the A30 will be widened, providing improved access for residents of Wyvern Court and occupants of the new housing scheme.

The government is being asked to subsidise fuel costs for homecare workers. Home Instead in Somerset, a company that provides care for older and disabled people at home, says that because of the nature of the work they carry out, homecare workers should be helped with their fuel costs, which have spiked due to the Iran war.

Council leaders in the South West are calling for major changes in the way local authorities are funded to provide adult social care. It follows data showing that half the income received by councils is spent providing care for elderly and disabled people.

A road in Yeovil will close to traffic for three days next week. Parcroft Gardens, off Preston Road, will be shut from Tuesday, May 5, to Thursday, May 7, for Openreach to carry out repairs.

The NHS in Somerset is looking for volunteers to act as appointment reminder callers. The role involves ringing patients ahead of surgery to check their availability before an operation. Positions are available at both Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and Yeovil Hospital.

A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared. Around 40 people volunteered to remove the waste, which had been dumped in a disused car park on the outskirts of the town. Local people also raised £1,500 to hire a digger and skip to take the rubbish away

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Tuesday 28th April

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
Monday 27th April

A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Friday 24th April

Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Thursday 23rd April

Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Wednesday 22nd April

Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
Tuesday 21st April

NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
Monday 20th April

Nearly one hundred roads in Somerset will be surface dressed this summer to prevent further damage. Almost all children starting primary school in Somerset in September have been offered a place at one of their top three school choices. People in Somerset are being asked to record wild mammals in gardens and other green spaces over the summer... and more
Friday 17th April

Yeovil MP Adam Dance has backed calls for a cap on heating oil prices. Invitations are being sent out to those in Somerset eligible for the latest Covid vaccine. A pub near Chard has closed just four months after reopening... and more