Somerset Council has launched an investigation into the cause of last week’s major flooding event in South Somerset. The organisation representing fish and chip shop owners in Somerset says that financially the sector is on its knees due to rising costs and finding a pebble could be your ticket to next month’s Home Farm Music Festival...and more.
Somerset Council has launched an investigation into the cause of last week’s major flooding event in South Somerset. The Council's Lead Member for the Environment, Councillor Sarah Dyke, says they want to establish why the flood defences in Queen Camel, West Camel, Shepton Montague and Bruton failed so badly, leading to more than one hundred and fifty homes and businesses going under water..
The organisation that represents fish and chip shop owners in Somerset says that financially, the sector is on its knees. The National Federation of Fish Friers was commenting on the rising cost of buying fish and chips. They say their members are under extreme pressure from both rising energy costs and problems with potatoe deliveries.
A Yeovil family is organising a charity football match to celebrate the life of their dad. Micky McMullen died six months ago and will be remembered at the game this weekend. His son, Steve McMullen, says it’ll be an opportunity for friends who, because of living away from Yeovil, were unable to attend his father's funeral, to pay their respects.
A pebble could be your ticket to next month’s Home Farm Music Festival, raising money for the charity, School in Bag. One-hundred pebbles, bearing a Home Farm Festival sticker, have been left in public spaces around South Somerset for people to pick up. Those finding a pebble will have their names entered into a draw to win one of six ‘all weekend’ tickets to the Home Farm Music Festival being held in Chilthorne Domer near Yeovil over the weekend of the 9th to the 11th of June.
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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