Wednesday 29th May

Wednesday, 29 May 2024 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Police have safely disposed of a quantity of firearms ammunition found dumped at Yeovil Recycling Centre. Recycling and rubbish collection days will change from next month in Yeovil. A farmer from South Petherton is cycling 1,000 miles this week and next fundraising for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution...and more.

Police have dealt with an incident in which a quantity of firearms ammunition was found dumped at Yeovil Recycling Centre. The alarm was raised after the ammunition – some of which was found to be live and capable of being fired - was spotted in a recycling container by a member of staff. Police say the live rounds were taken away and safely disposed of. They've asked that anyone with ammunition to dispose of should take it to a registered arms dealer or surrender it at their nearest police station.

Recycling and rubbish collection days will change from next month in Yeovil and some other parts of South Somerset. Somerset Council has changed to a new contractor to collect all waste across the County, changing the days when collections will happen. Letters informing households of their new collection days are being posted out this week.

A local farmer is cycling 1,000 miles this week and all next week fund raising for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. Nick Bragg who lives in South Petherton set off from the Northumberland County Show at the start of the week in tandem with a combined harvester and plans to end his marathon journey at the Royal Cornwall Show on June 5th.

A rower from Somerset has been chosen to compete at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. Becky Wilde has successfully qualified for Team GB and secured a place in the women's double scull, alongside Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, who competed in rowing for Team GB at the 2020 Olympics.

A Somerset filmmaker wants to make a TV documentary about the supernatural in the county. John Shackleton claims Somerset is rich in supernatural happenings and has filmed a pilot of what he claims to be strange and unexplained events at Shepton Mallet Jail. He’s now showing his short film on social media in the hope a TV company will take up his idea.

More from News

Thursday 30th October

Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Wednesday 29th October

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Tuesday 28th October

Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
Monday 27th October

The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
Friday 24th October

New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Thursday 23rd October

Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
Wednesday 22nd October

A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more .
Tuesday 21st October

Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more