Police are investigating reports of deliberate fires being lit within Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil. Somerset Council has announced a new initiative to help elderly and disabled people stay living longer in their own homes. Local people are being offered the chance to work as Extras in a new BBC drama series being filmed in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating reports of deliberate fires being lit within Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil. A search has uncovered evidence of several fires taking place, which Police describe as acts of arson. They say given the recent hot weather, the fires could easily have spread throughout the woodland, causing huge damage. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Somerset Council has announced a new initiative to help elderly and disabled people stay living at home for longer. The new strategy, aimed at cutting fourteen million pounds from the Adult Social Care budget, will be gradually introduced over the next two years, focused on helping people to stay well for longer to avoid needing hospital and residential care.
Military veterans in Somerset are being invited to attend a health roadshow that is touring the County this week. The forces charity ‘Help for Heroes’ has brought together various charities to stage the event.
Local people are being offered the chance to work as Extras in a new BBC drama series being filmed in South Somerset. The documentary-drama based on the Late Roman Republic and the life of Julius Caesar is being shot in the grounds of The Newt Hotel, near Castle Cary. BBC Studios are looking for Extras as Roman senators and soldiers. No previous acting or toga-wearing experience is required. Details of how to apply can be found on the Newt Hotel website.
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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