Plans have been outlined to build up to 250 new homes at Yeovil Town’s Huish Park ground. Parents are being asked to comment on the holiday dates proposed for schools in Somerset over the next two academic years. A man who lives in East Lambrook has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving. Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes have been presented with a new motorbike bought by the Yeovil Lodge of Moose International...and more.
Plans have been outlined to build up to 250 new homes at Yeovil Town’s Huish Park ground. Land zoned for training pitches would be used for the scheme if the go-ahead is given. South Somerset District Council has cleared the way for a formal planning application to be submitted, which could happen before the end of the year.
Parents are being asked to comment on the holiday dates proposed for schools in Somerset over the next two academic years. The County Council wants to know if parents support the suggested holiday dates for the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25, including term dates, inset days, and teacher training days, when pupils stay at home. The consultation can be viewed on the Somerset County Council website, until March 17th.
A Curry Rivel man has appeared in court on a drink driving charge. Police found that Derek Jones of Honeylands in Curry Rivel was nearly twice over the drink drive limit when they stopped his vehicle. Jones, who pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol, was fined £440 and banned from driving for 18 months.
A man who lives in East Lambrook has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving. Magistrates in Yeovil were told that Dylan Simms was filmed on a mobile phone arguing with his girlfriend and then driving away while she was on the car bonnet. Simms pleaded guilty to the charge and was given a 16 weeks' suspended prison sentence and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes have been presented with a new motorbike. The BMW R1250 and costing £16,000 has been generously paid for by members of the Yeovil Lodge of Moose International. The motorbike was formally handed over at a social event held at the Quick Silver Mail pub last night.
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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