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.
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. It happened at around 7 am on Tuesday on Vagg Lane in Chilthorne Domer. Crews from Yeovil, Martock and Somerton attended the blaze after a passer-by sounded the alarm. The mobile home was destroyed. There were no reports of injuries.
Somerset Council is asking people to make the most of their pumpkins this Halloween and help reduce waste. It follows figures showing that 146 tonnes of extra food waste were generated in two weeks after Halloween last year. Somerset Council’s lead member for waste services, Councillor Richard Wilkins, suggests that instead of binning pumpkins, people make pumpkin cheesecake, soup, or roast the seeds.
Somerset Council says it will review the new one-way system at East Quay in Bridgwater following a petition with 5000 signatures calling for it to be changed. Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says the scheme has been delivered in line with the approved planning permission, but emphasised the importance of listening to local concerns.
There are just a few days left for people in Yeovil to comment on controversial plans to sell off four public car parks in the town centre. Somerset Council wants to dispose of Court Ash and North Lane car parks, together with the Stars Lane and Box Factory car parks and use the sites for new housing. Paper copies of the consultation are available at Yeovil Library and online at Somerset Council's website. The consultation closes on Sunday, November 2nd.
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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