Wednesday 2nd September

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil-based charity, School in a Bag, has started sending supplies to Nepal to help in the aftermath of the devastating floods. 6,000 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new relief road in Chard. The Royal British Legion in Somerset is appealing for more volunteers to help run this year’s Poppy Appeal... and more

Yeovil-based charity, School in a Bag, has started sending supplies to Nepal to help in the aftermath of the devastating floods. The charity says it’s working with partners to get all manner of supplies into Nepal as quickly as possible. The floods are known to have killed more than a thousand people, with four thousand still unaccounted for.

6,000 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new relief road in Chard. The Chard Eastern Relief Road will run through the residential area of Touches Lane and connect with a planned 230-home development north of the A30 Crewkerne Road. Opponents claim it will increase traffic and pollution levels, and damage the nature reserve at Chard reservoir. Somerset Council says it will shortly publish a report showing the proposed route of the relief road.

A new surgical centre has opened at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The unit consists of eight operating theatres, six endoscopy rooms and 22 intensive care beds.

The Royal British Legion in Somerset is appealing for more volunteers to help run this year’s Poppy Appeal. Last year three-and-a-half thousand volunteers delivered the Poppy Appeal in Somerset, raising funds for service families in the greatest need.

Four gardens in our area will be open to the public later this month as part of the National Garden Scheme. Skool Beanz Children's Allotment in the Chilthorne Domer will be open on Saturday September 5th. On Sunday, September 6th The Old Coach House in Templecombe will be open to the public. The Newt in Bruton will be open to the public on Wednesday, September 9th. And, Kilver Court Gardens in Shepton Mallet will be open to the public on Friday, September 11th.

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Friday 11th September

It’s going to cost more to park in Chard. Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with two burglaries in Yeovil. Somerset Cricket Club is planning to stage performances by some of the world's biggest artistes at their Taunton ground... and more
Thursday 10th September

Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Wednesday 9th September

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Tuesday 8th September

Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Monday 7th September

Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Friday 4th September

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more
Thursday 3rd September

Fifteen thousand people have signed a petition calling on Somerset Council to cancel plans for a huge data centre in Bridgwater. A nest of Asian hornets has been found in Somerset. More patients in Somerset are set to benefit from a hospital project aimed at restoring independence... and more
Tuesday 1st September

One person had to be cut free from a vehicle following a two-vehicle collision on the A30 near Chard. A Yeovil man has been jailed for 7-and-a-half years for supplying cocaine and cannabis. Two Somerset teenagers have become the youngest to swim the Bristol Channel... and more