Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. An investigation has continued into the cause of a major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre and more....
Avon and Somerset Police is to receive critical funding for 70 new officers after a revised budget for the new financial year was agreed. Police and Crime Commissioner, Sue Mountstevens had originally proposed a 6.6 per cent rise to the Police portion of the council tax but that was rejected by the Police and Crime Panel. Now, an increase 5.88 per cent has been agreed. It’ll mean an average household will pay just over 240 pounds for policing in the new financial year beginning April onwards.
An investigation has continued into the cause of yesterday’s major fire at the former NatWest Bank building in Crewkerne. The blaze started at around lunchtime yesterday with Market Street shut to traffic for more than six hours. At one point, 14 appliances were needed to tackle the flames.
New parking arrangements have been introduced in Yeovil town centre. They affect parking in Middle Street, Union Street and Peter Street. The temporary flower troughs in Middle Street outside Marks and Spencer have been moved to create more disabled parking and additional on street spaces are being provided in Peter Street. The new arrangements are being trialed for six months when a review will be held
Opposition is growing over plans to build 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville. The development, including a new pre-school, would be on land off Church Street. According to the South Somerset District Council, 138 objections to the scheme have been registered. It’s understood the Council will make a decision on the application in April.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They play Weymouth at Huish Park kick off 7.45 in the National League. To follow the game live online CLICK HERE
Somerset Council has decided against selling the former Wilko store in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil. There’s a treat for snooker fans with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor coming to Yeovil. An Air Engineering Commander at RNAS Yeovilton is taking on the Jurassic Coast 100km Ultra Challenge for charity...and more
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
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