Businesses in South Somerset are being warned to watch out for scammers trying to access their accounts. Somerset-based charity Compass Wellbeing is putting together welcome boxes for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the County. Tickets are now on sale for two big events in Yeovil for Ukraine. A Yeovil woman has been fined after pleading guilty to using a handheld mobile device while driving and a new community hub is being set up in the centre of Chard.
Businesses in South Somerset are being warned to watch out for scammers trying to access their accounts. Avon and Somerset Police say Payment Diversion Fraud has become a major problem for local companies. It involves scammers telling businesses that a change has been made in a recipient's bank details and that they need to make the payment again, but to a different bank account.
Somerset-based charity Compass Wellbeing is putting together welcome boxes for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the County. The boxes include essential items like food but also items to help ease anxiety for children and adults.
Tickets are now on sale for two big events in Yeovil for Ukraine. ‘Concert for Ukraine’ takes place at The Octagon Theatre this Friday, April 1st, with performances from The Trinity Entertainers, Yeovil African Drumming Group, Project Dance, Matthew Rock and a host of other artistes. ‘Rock for Ukraine’ takes place at Westland’s Entertainment Venue on Friday, April 22nd with Bad Cowboys and Snakebyte live on stage. Funds raised at both events will be given to School in a Bag’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal and the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
A Yeovil woman has been fined after pleading guilty to using a handheld mobile device while driving. Sharna Keay, of Westfield Road, was spotted using the device while driving a van on Lysander Road in Yeovil. Apart from being fined £60, Keay had six penalty points added to her driving licence.
A new community hub is being set up in the centre of Chard. Volunteers who ran the town's Coronavirus support helpline are behind the project, which is due to open in the next two months.
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
Yeovil Town FC have sent a strongly worded letter to the Football Association asking for plans to end FA Cup replays to be dropped. A Somerset woman who's spent the last 32 years living with Hepatitis C, says better support is needed for those affected by the contaminated blood scandal. A new school of musical theatre has opened in Chard...and more.
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