Police are repeating their appeal for help in connection with an incident in which a man was found with head injuries in Ilminster. Somerset Council is asking the government for details about a proposal to make it free to dispose of DIY waste at recycling centres. Age UK in Somerset says a shortage of volunteers has led to elderly people living in isolation and without any regular company...and more.
Police are repeating their appeal for help in connection with an incident in which a man was found with head injuries in Ilminster. It happened in Station Road in the early hours of Wednesday, June 14th. The man claims he was attacked by another man. Police say if you witnessed what happened or can help in any other way, please call the non-emergency number 101.
Somerset Council is asking the government for details about a proposed ban on charges to dispose of DIY waste. Currently, around a third of local authorities charge for dumping DIY waste at recycling centres. Somerset Council says it stands to lose around £100,000 a year if the government makes it free to dispose of asbestos and plasterboard.
A new website has been launched for farmers to share their experiences. Rupert Cox, who lives in Long Sutton, is the co-ordinator of the site, Farmerados. He says it's for farmers to engage with others when they have a problem or feel isolated.
Age UK in Somerset says a shortage of volunteers has led to elderly people living in isolation and without any regular company. The charity says it urgently needs to find fifty new volunteers to help run its befriending service.
The voice behind the World Snooker Championships, Rob Walker, has been travelling through Somerset as he nears the end of a charity tour. Rob is cycling and running from John O’Groats to Land’s End, raising funds for the Brain Tumour Charity and in memory of three of his friends.
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
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