Police are investigating the theft of two horses in Martock. A former businesswoman in Yeovil has been given a 4-month suspended prison sentence. A farm building at Horsington, near Wincanton, has been damaged by fire. Somerset County Council has signed up for a new scheme aimed at helping military veterans find employment. New figures have shown that property prices in South Somerset increased by 1.6 percent in April.
Police are investigating the theft of two horses in Martock. The stallions were taken from a field off Stapleton Close. The horses are described as a Chestnut Cobb and a Black Roan. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A former businesswoman in Yeovil has been given a 4-month suspended prison sentence. Jane Goodfellow pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court to running Yeovil Wine Vaults Ltd despite being barred as a Director. Goodfellow – who was investigated by the Insolvency Service - also had her disqualification as a director extended by a further 10-years.
A farm building at Horsington, near Wincanton, has been damaged by fire. Bales of hay and some machinery were destroyed in the blaze. Crews from Gillingham, Yeovil and Martock helped put out the fire.
Somerset County Council has signed up for a new scheme aimed at helping military veterans find employment. Anyone who's left the Forces in the last five years or their partners can apply provided they meet the criteria for the job needing filling. Ronnie Allen from ‘Help for Heroes’ says veterans face particular difficulties when it comes to getting a job.
New figures have shown that property prices in South Somerset increased by 1.6 percent in April. The rise contributes to a longer-term trend that has seen property prices increase in South Somerset year-on-year by 14.2 percent. According to the Land Registry, the average price of a house in South Somerset in April was £261,926.
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.
Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute. Somerset Council could lose around £5 million by selling the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced...and more.
The parents of a two-week-old baby boy, accused of his murder at Yeovil Hospital, are to stand trial. Protesters have splashed red paint across the front of County Hall in Taunton for a second time. A comedy film about the world of competitive marrow-growing and made in Shepton Mallet has opened in cinemas across the UK...and more.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
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