According to new data, shoplifting rose by 40 percent in the Avon and Somerset Police area in the year to June. Farmers in Somerset warn that a scheme to turn land into saltmarshes will destroy homes and livelihoods. Yeovil Literary Festival gets into full swing today...and more.
According to new data, shoplifting rose by forty percent in the Avon and Somerset Police area in the year to June. The shopworker's union USDAW has described the figure as deeply concerning. The data also shows an increase of ten percent in overall crime across England and Wales in the twelve months to June.
Conservative group leader on Somerset Council, David Fothergill, has welcomed the government’s decision to ban the sale of disposable vapes. The ban, aimed at protecting children's health and preventing environmental damage, will take effect from June next year and follows figures showing that nine per cent of the British public now buy and use vapes. Councillor Fothergill, says with nine per cent of the British public now buying vapes, the ban is much needed.
Yeovil Literary Festival gets into full swing today with children’s author David Walliams and Clarkson’s Farm's Kaleb Cooper amongst those appearing. Eight thousand tickets to the Festival have already been sold.
Farmers in Somerset warn that a scheme to turn land into saltmarshes will destroy homes and livelihoods. Four potential sites have been identified by the energy company EDF to reduce the impact of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. The salt marshes are intended to offset the number of fish estimated to be killed by a new water-cooling system at the power station.
Work has been completed connecting hundreds more homes in South Somerset to full-fibre broadband. Gigaclear, who carried out the installation, says 850 properties in Ilchester have been added to the fibre broadband network.
EDF has completed another milestone in constructing the new 'Hinkley C' nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire opens today with helicopters built in Yeovil on display. A road leading to Chard reservoir, shut two months ago for strengthening work to a dam wall, has re-opened...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at its car parks payment meters. Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision over the summer months. Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease...and more.
A Yeovil woman has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. A Crewkerne community group saved two tonnes of food from landfill last month and gave it to residents in need. Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season....and more.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the South West. A former Cherry Farm in Chard has donated its netting and high-tensile wire to Somerset Aid for Ukraine. Somerset Council is moving forward with its next phase of plans for the county...and more.
Demolition work at Yeovil’s Glovers Walk has been held up after two colonies of bees were discovered. Refurbishment of the town’s Dunelm store is underway. A teenager from Crewkerne has represented his country, winning a gold medal in a national boxing competition... and more.
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