A former Director of Yeovil Town says he's worried about the club's financial future. People in Somerset that have been offered a Covid spring booster jab are urged to take it up. The Bishop of Bath and Wells will play a key role in the Coronation of King Charles the Third. Ferne Animal Sanctuary has launched a virtual Pet’s Got Talent competition to celebrate National Pet Month.....and more.
A former Director of Yeovil Town says he's worried about the club's financial future. It follows the Glovers' relegation from the National League and into football’s sixth tier next season. Stephen Allinson was a Director at Yeovil Town between 2001 and 2015. He says it would help greatly to have the issue over the club’s ownership settled quickly.
People in Somerset that have been offered a Covid spring booster jab are being urged to take it up. The jab is being made available to people aged seventy-five and over, and those with weakened immune systems.
A man who fled the war in Congo to live in Somerset as an asylum-seeker has won a national carer's award. Yves Tshomba was named "Best Home Carer" at the National Great British Care Awards. Yves says he loves doing his job but getting accepted in the role was not easy.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells will play a key role in the Coronation of King Charles the Third. Bishop Michael will be beside the King for parts of the ceremony in a tradition that dates back nearly one thousand years.
Ferne Animal Sanctuary has launched a virtual Pet’s Got Talent competition to celebrate National Pet Month. The charity is encouraging pet owners to take part and upload short videos of their animals to the Ferne Animal Sanctuary website.
EDF has completed another milestone in constructing the new 'Hinkley C' nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire opens today with helicopters built in Yeovil on display. A road leading to Chard reservoir, shut two months ago for strengthening work to a dam wall, has re-opened...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at its car parks payment meters. Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision over the summer months. Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease...and more.
A Yeovil woman has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. A Crewkerne community group saved two tonnes of food from landfill last month and gave it to residents in need. Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season....and more.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the South West. A former Cherry Farm in Chard has donated its netting and high-tensile wire to Somerset Aid for Ukraine. Somerset Council is moving forward with its next phase of plans for the county...and more.
Demolition work at Yeovil’s Glovers Walk has been held up after two colonies of bees were discovered. Refurbishment of the town’s Dunelm store is underway. A teenager from Crewkerne has represented his country, winning a gold medal in a national boxing competition... and more.
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