Friday 11th April

Friday, 11 April 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more

Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. It happened on Ilchester Road last Saturday evening at around 7.30 pm. If you saw what happened or have dashcam footage, you’re asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.

People who live in Cavalier Way in Wincanton are facing a 400 per cent increase in leasehold fees. Some residents are being asked to pay four thousand pounds each year in lease fees rather than the one thousand pounds they pay at present. RMG, the company that manages and maintains Cavalier Way in Wincanton, says long-standing issues have been identified with the site, hence the reason for lease charges rising so steeply.

Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the rate of false alarm calls it receives shows no sign of slowing down. The service receives sixteen false alarm calls on average every day, mainly due to automatic alarms going off accidentally or intentionally. In the last five years, Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has been alerted to 55,000 fire alarms, out of which just 42 were genuine.

Police are investigating a burglary and assault in Yeovil and seeking the public’s help to identify a man in connection with the incident. It happened on Saturday, March 1st, at around 5.05 pm, when an unknown man assaulted a woman and stole an electrical appliance from a shop in Western Avenue. A CCTV image of the man can be viewed on the Avon and Somerset Police website.

A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week. The Somerset Inn in Fore Street will specialise in selling different varieties of cider and opens for orders on Thursday, April 17th.

Ilminster Town Council has recommended refusal of plans to put an illuminated sign on the front of a new convenience store on Silver Street. The Council rejected the application on the grounds that the external illuminated sign would affect the character of its historic surroundings. The plans have now been passed to Somerset Council for a final decision.

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Thursday 17th April

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Wednesday 16th April

Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
Tuesday 15th April

A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
Monday 14th April

A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Thursday 10th April

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
Wednesday 9th April

A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Tuesday 8th April

Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more