Yeovil Town have sacked their manager Chris Hargreaves. A Somerset cheese producer says the new Prime Minister will need to provide more reassurance about the economy before he starts to re-invest in developing his business. Police across the West have joined together to target people who use drugs on nights out. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a tractor that’s been stolen in South Petherton. An animal rescue centre in Somerset says about half the rescue dogs that it’s currently looking after were brought to them during lockdown and more...
A Somerset cheese producer says the new Prime Minister will need to provide more reassurance about the economy before he starts to re-invest in developing his business. Managing Director at Wyke Farms near Bruton, Richard Clothier has said that what the businesses sector needs is a return to stability.
Police across the West have joined together to target people who use drugs on nights out. ‘Operation Scorpion’ is a joint operation between six forces, in a crackdown on the night-time economy. It's aimed at targeting drug users as well as dealers. So far 127 arrests have been made.
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a tractor that’s been stolen in South Petherton. It was taken from farmland last Friday, October 21st. It’s blue and bears the name Land Legend Dong Feng. It also has a loader and a 5ft topper attached.
An animal rescue centre in Somerset says about half the rescue dogs that it’s currently looking after were brought to them during lockdown. Director of St Giles Animal Centre, Jack Linnell says with living costs rising, the situation with abandoned dogs is likely to worsen.
The Head Gardener at Barrington Court near Ilminster is retiring after working there for 44 years. Christine Brain joined the team back in 1978 when the Lyle family owned the property. Barrington Court was later acquired by the National Trust which now runs it.
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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