Police have appealed for help in tracing three people in connection with a burglary in Martock. A judge has ordered the arrest of a pensioner in Chard who failed to turn up at court after being found guilty of raping a child. Rising energy costs are being blamed for pushing people into fuel poverty, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau in South Somerset. An aerospace graduate in Yeovil has launched a networking platform to encourage more women into the sector.
Police have appealed for help in tracing three people in connection with a burglary in Martock. Cash was stolen in the raid at a house in Coat Road, Martock, last Friday, July 2nd. Anyone who saw two men wearing baseball caps, a woman carrying a handbag and each dressed in black, getting into a vehicle in Coat Road, close to the industrial estate at around 9.30 am last Friday, are asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A judge has ordered the arrest of a pensioner in Chard who failed to turn up at court after being found guilty of raping a child. Owen Goff of Jubilee Close in Chard was convicted of a series of historic sexual offences at Exeter Crown Court last month and was due to return to the Court yesterday for sentencing. Judge Timothy Rose said it would not be appropriate to sentence Goff in his absence and issued a warrant for his immediate arrest.
Rising energy costs is being blamed for pushing people into fuel poverty, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau in South Somerset. The energy price cap went up in April by nearly the same amount that it was reduced a year ago. OFGEM says it was necessary to meet increases in the costs of production. The CEO of the local CAB, Angela Kerr, says the poorest families are being hit the hardest.
An aerospace graduate in Yeovil has launched a networking platform to encourage more women into the sector. Olivia Gribler, who works for Leonardo in Yeovil, has formed ‘Aero Women 21’ in the hope of persuading more younger women to take up careers in aerospace. She claims the sector is dominated by men and wants to change this.
Somerset Council says a government review of adult social care could cause the Council to go bankrupt. A pilot scheme in Somerset aimed at cutting hospital admissions to A&E by the most vulnerable patients has shown a 50 per cent reduction in visits. Somerset celebrity chef Josh Eggleton is converting a double-decker bus to help promote healthier eating in schools...and more.
Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
A Chard woman has appeared in court after driving her car towards a crowd of people who, she claimed, were causing a disturbance. Crewkerne residents will soon be provided with a new banking hub. Work has started removing 14 trees along the embankment of Chard Reservoir...and more
A Yeovil man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child. A Community Fridge in Shepton Mallet says it saved ten tonnes of unwanted food from going to landfill in the run-up to Christmas. Somerset Council has started collecting empty toothpaste tubes for recycling at the kerbside for the first time...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died in a car crash near Shepton Mallet. A new passing loop could be introduced on the rail line between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill stations. St Margaret’s Hospice has thanked the public for making this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling project their most successful ever...and more
Plans to build forty-six new homes in Castle Cary have been rejected for a third time. Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has no plans to step down from his dual role as a member of Somerset Council. Rug Ratz in Yeovil is closing permanently today, leaving the town without a children's soft play space...and more.
Yeovil Hospital has declared a critical incident due to a sharp rise in flu admissions putting pressure on bed spaces. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, joined campaigners and colleagues in Downing Street this week to hand in a petition calling for action to tackle the shortage of NHS dentists. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been replaced as England's Red Roses captain for 2025 season... and more
Police say three children, missing from their home in Essex, have been found safe and well in Wincanton. Yeovil Hospital is asking visitors to A&E to wear facemasks to help avoid the spread of infection. Long traffic queues can be expected in Chard over the next nine months. A new arts and music performance space has opened in Crewkerne...and more.
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