For Sale signs have gone up at the Oscar Mayer food factory site in Chard. Police are investigating an incident in Crewkerne in which a man was hit over the head with a baseball bat. The go-ahead has been given for a two-day music festival on the site of Glastonbury Festival. £80,000 has been given to Chard to deliver new community activities in town. A petition’s been launched to force motorists to drive more slowly on roads in Ilminster.
For Sale signs have gone up at the Oscar Mayer food factory site in Chard. It follows Oscar Mayer’s announcement in November to shut the Chard factory in September this year with the loss of 800 jobs. The sale is being handled by property agents, Jones Land LaSalle.
Police are investigating an incident in Crewkerne in which a man was hit over the head with a baseball bat. He was taken to Yeovil Hospital with serious head injuries. It happened outside Crewkerne swimming pool on Tuesday, 4th May at around 3.45 in the afternoon. Police want to speak to a man seen in the area at the time carrying a baseball bat.
The go-ahead has been given for a two-day music festival on the site of Glastonbury Festival. Despite local concerns about noise and extra traffic, a license has been issued for the event in September. Numbers attending will be limited to 40,000, with camping allowed on the site.
£80,000 has been given to Chard to deliver new community activities in town. The money, from Historic England, will be used to stage two festivals to celebrate Chard’s history and culture, and help revive footfall in the High Street.
A petition’s been launched to force motorists to drive more slowly on roads in Ilminster. It calls for traffic calming on the road between Ilminster and Kingstone and on Moolham Lane and Mill Lane. The petition will be sent to Somerset County Council in the hope that action will be taken.
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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