A car has twice been set on fire in a fortnight in Martock, according to police. A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years for drug-related offences. Farming experts are forecasting that the price of milk will rise by around 50 percent. Police are appealing for dashcam footage of a crash between two vehicles Wincanton and Sparkford on the A303. Great Western Railway, which runs services through Castle Cary, says salt erosion was to blame for the cracks that appeared in their trains...and more.
A car has twice been set on fire in a fortnight in Martock, according to police. The latest incident happened in the early hours of last Friday, April 1st. Police say the car was parked in Steppes Crescent when it was deliberately set alight. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years for drug-related offences. Taunton Crown Court was told that Edward New of South Western Terrace in Yeovil was found in possession of cocaine, heroin and cannabis when police searched his home. The Court issued a Proceeds of Crime order against New with the confiscation amount set at £9,200.
Farming experts are forecasting that the price of milk will rise by around 50 percent. It would mean a four-pint bottle costing between one-pound-sixty and one-pound-seventy. It follows higher feed and fertilizer prices for farmers, blamed on the war in Ukraine.
Great Western Railway, which runs services through Castle Cary, says salt erosion was to blame for the cracks that appeared in their trains. The safety issue was identified last year and led to major delays and the cancellation of hundreds of scheduled services.
Police are appealing for dashcam footage of a crash between two vehicles Wincanton and Sparkford on the A303. The collision involving a green Ford Mondeo and a blue Ford Transit happened at around 1 pm on Sunday 3rd of April. The van was stationary on the A303 at the time. If you can help the police you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
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
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
Plans have been submitted to build a David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club in Yeovil. Carers in Somerset say spending cuts to mental health support services will be hugely damaging. People with memories of Somerset women's cricket side are being asked to take part in a project to preserve its history. Two of our local restaurants have been listed in the top 100 restaurants in the UK...and more
Yeovil Town Council has defended its decision to increase its share of the Council Tax by an average of £80. A man who drove an e-scooter in Yeovil while disqualified from driving has been jailed for six weeks. According to new data, the Yeovil driving test centre is the 12th easiest in the UK to pass a driving test...and more
Somerset Council is to pay for fifty-bed spaces in nursing homes so that patients can be discharged from hospital quicker. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, is calling for improved disabled access at Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction railway stations. Crewkerne could soon get a new farm shop...and more.
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