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.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
Plans have been submitted to build a David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club in Yeovil. Carers in Somerset say spending cuts to mental health support services will be hugely damaging. People with memories of Somerset women's cricket side are being asked to take part in a project to preserve its history. Two of our local restaurants have been listed in the top 100 restaurants in the UK...and more
Yeovil Town Council has defended its decision to increase its share of the Council Tax by an average of £80. A man who drove an e-scooter in Yeovil while disqualified from driving has been jailed for six weeks. According to new data, the Yeovil driving test centre is the 12th easiest in the UK to pass a driving test...and more
Somerset Council is to pay for fifty-bed spaces in nursing homes so that patients can be discharged from hospital quicker. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, is calling for improved disabled access at Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction railway stations. Crewkerne could soon get a new farm shop...and more.
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