A ban on e-scooters on trains and at stations in South Somerset has come into force. Somerset Council is looking for more volunteers to help young people in the County. A Chard motorist has been fined two-hundred-and-seventy-six pounds after being caught driving at sixty-nine miles per hour in a thirty zone. The Royal Bath and West Show enters its second day today...and more.
A ban on e-scooters on trains and at stations in South Somerset has come into force. South Western Railway has imposed the ban, which impacts on Yeovil Junction and Crewkerne stations, due to safety concerns around the potential for lithium batteries fitted to e-scooters to overheat. The ban also applies to e-unicycles, e-skateboards and hoverboards
Somerset Council is looking for more volunteers to help young people in the County. The Council is aiming to recruit people to support children in care and to work with the Youth Justice Team.
The Royal Bath and West Show enters its second day today. The good weather yesterday attracted big crowds to the Shepton Mallet showground where the best of British agriculture and farming is being displayed.
A Chard motorist has been fined two-hundred-and-seventy-six pounds after being caught driving at sixty-nine miles per hour in a thirty zone. Oscar Webb of Ashcroft in Chard pleaded guilty to driving at twice the speed limit on the A358 at Henlade when he appeared before local magistrates.
Former Lib Dem MP and government minister, Vince Cable, is the main speaker today at the Ilminster Literary Festival. The festival runs to next Thursday 8th June with former British Diplomat, Simon McDonald one of the other headline speakers.
Yeovil Town forward Callum Harriott has had his contract with the club terminated by mutual agreement. Harriott, who only joined the Glovers in March, made three appearances and scored one goal.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
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
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
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
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