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.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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