Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. It happened close to Sainsbury’s on Bath Street on the evening of Friday, November 14th. Police say a man in his 60s fell to the ground after being pushed in the back and suffered facial cuts that needed hospital treatment. They say the suspect made off in a silver coloured car. If you witnessed the incident and can help the police with their inquiries, call the non-emergency number 101.
Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for the closure of the Halifax in Yeovil. The former building society on King George Street will close for good on Thursday, 12th January. It’s one of 14 Halifax branches permanently closing, as customers increasingly choose to manage their money online.
Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The work, laying a new drainage system close to Somerton Tunnel, begins on Monday and continues until Sunday, December 14th. Passengers planning to travel on the line next week are advised to check the National Rail website before setting off.
The mental health charity, MIND, in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar. It says income from calendar sales will be vital to continuing the charity’s work.
Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A flat in Wincanton has been badly damaged in a fire. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
A woman from Ilminster has been jointly charged with another woman after a man’s body was found inside a car in Cornwall. Somerset businesses, involved in the supply chain for Leonardo, have welcomed the news that the Leonardo factory in Yeovil is to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-two homes in Milborne Port... and more
The Leonardo factory in Yeovil has won a multi-million pound contract to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. A doctor, who previously worked at Yeovil Hospital, has appeared in court charged with illegally accessing NHS computers. A new Construction Innovation Centre has opened at Yeovil College... and more
The CEO of Leonardo has suggested the UK government could make an announcement immindently about ordering new medium lift helicopters to be built in Yeovil. A family run hardware business in Yeovil has gone into administration. The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset has been named the new patron of Somerset Chamber of Commerce... and more
Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil have been to Downing Street to hand-in a petition calling on the government to back British jobs. The decision to grant planning permission to upgrade Yeovil's Octagon Theatre has been enthusiastically welcomed by staff who work there. The search is on to find a defibrillator that has gone missing in Chard... and more
Plans have been passed to carry out a £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre. A new medical unit providing NHS and private treatments has opened in Shepton Mallet. Manor Court Community Primary School in Chard is celebrating after receiving a Gold Artsmark for excellence in arts and cultural education...and more
First Bus has announced changes to bus timetables on routes across Somerset. A Somerset drone company is celebrating getting through the audition round of ITV’s Britain's Got Talent. A public footpath in South Somerset is set to remain closed for up to two years... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is warning of a scaling back of jobs at the Leonardo helicopter factory in Yeovil. Work is underway on the multi-million-pound refurbishment of Yeovil police station. The A361 across the Somerset Levels has reopened... and more
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