A Yeovil woman has appeared in court charged with possessing explosive substances, used to make gunpowder. The latest attempt to provide additional car parking in Crewkerne town centre has been delayed by planning concerns. Yeovil has been chosen to run a pilot scheme in which health checks are given to Ukrainian refugees. More funding is being given to the family support organization Yeovil-4-Families...and more.
A Yeovil woman has appeared in court charged with possessing explosive substances, used to make gunpowder. Appearing at Taunton Crown Court, Erin Foley of Eastland Road pleaded guilty to knowingly having in her possession materials for making an explosive substance. She also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a certificate. Foley was remanded in custody and will appear for sentencing on July 22.
The latest attempt to provide additional car parking in Crewkerne town centre has been delayed by planning concerns. South Somerset District Council has earmarked £210,000 for creating a new car park on the former Millers Garage site on East Street in Crewkerne. But at a meeting of the Council’s district executive, it was decided not to allocate the funding until a planning application to convert the site to a car park had been submitted and approved.
Yeovil has been chosen to run a pilot scheme in which health checks are given to Ukrainian refugees. The first clinic session was held at the weekend with other towns opening clinics as more Ukrainians arrive in Somerset.
More funding is being given to the family support organization Yeovil-4-Families. Yeovil-4-Families provided helped around 200 struggling families last year and are being given an additional four hundred thousand pounds by South Somerset District Council to take on extra work.
Wessex Internet has won two national awards for its work connecting rural communities in South Somerset to full-fibre broadband. At the UK Fibre Awards held in London, Wessex won the ‘Best Rural Fibre Provider’ and ‘Rollout Challenge Buster’ titles. Judges praised the company for its innovative approach to network building, and its collaboration with local communities in bringing full-fibre to rural areas.
Somerset Council has decided against selling the former Wilko store in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil. There’s a treat for snooker fans with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor coming to Yeovil. An Air Engineering Commander at RNAS Yeovilton is taking on the Jurassic Coast 100km Ultra Challenge for charity...and more
Labour’s Clare Moody is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. Somerset Council is looking to buy the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil, including Yeovil Bus Station. One of the biggest events in Yeovil’s outdoor calendar, the Abbey Hill Steam Rally, starts today...and more.
Voting is taking place today to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. NHS Somerset says the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital will stay open until a new replacement unit is built in Dorchester. A supermarket worker has retired after spending 52 years working at the same store in Ilminster...and more.
SUEZ, the company that collects Somerset’s waste is warning it may cease operations. Twenty thousand pounds is being spent cleaning red paint off the front of County Hall in Taunton following a series of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. An occupational therapist at Yeovil Hospital has won an award for her smart appearance at work...and more.
Somerset Council is taking legal action to remove an arms company from one of its commercial properties. Waste collection days across Somerset are set to change next month due to two impending bank holidays. An archaeological survey has begun on the proposed site of a new skate park in Bruton... and more.
Somerset’s busiest speed camera in 2023 has been revealed as the camera on the westbound carriageway of the A303 between the Podimore Roundabout and the Hazelgrove Roundabout. Bus campaigners are calling on Somerset Council to keep the public toilets open at Yeovil bus station. The funeral has taken place in Yeovil of D-Day veteran, Bill Tolley, who has died at the age of 97...and more.
A man has been arrested in Castle Cary and charged with stalking, harassment and making threats to kill. The NHS in Somerset says its staff retention rate has improved over the past two years. A farmer in South Petherton is preparing to cycle 1,000 miles to raise money for charity...and more.
The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more
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