Anyone in South Somerset who's booked a second Covid jab is being asked to change the appointment to an earlier date. Businesses in South Somerset are planning to offer staff the option to continue working from home post lockdown. In a survey. Police are seeking witnesses to an incident in a Yeovil pub in which a man suffered a punctured lung. Fire has damaged the kitchen of a bungalow in Martock. Police are appealing for help in tracing a man who has gone missing from his home near Sherborne...and more.
Anyone in South Somerset who's booked a second Covid jab is being asked to change the appointment to an earlier date. The government wants to give more people a second dose before July 19th when it’s thought lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted.
Businesses in South Somerset are planning to offer staff the option to continue working from home post lockdown. In a survey, Somerset Chamber of Commerce says more than 60 percent of businesses intend to introduce home working. It comes as independent shops and cafes in South Somerset report increased takings thanks to more people working from home and shopping locally.
Police are seeking witnesses to an incident in a Yeovil pub in which a man suffered a punctured lung. The attack happened in the men's toilets at The Arrow pub, off Stourton Way, on Sunday, June 13th, at around 9 pm. Anyone who can help is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Fire has damaged the kitchen of a bungalow in Martock. It happened in Eastfield Close. The fire service says the cause was accidental.
Police are appealing for help in tracing a man who has gone missing from his home near Sherborne. Joseph Richards, who’s 34, was last seen leaving his home in Holwell at lunchtime on Monday. He’s described as six feet tall with a short beard and tattoos on his right arm. At the time he disappeared, he was driving a grey Volkswagen Passat estate with the registration LL 52 GKO.
Plans have been submitted to convert a tractor shed into a shop and cafe at the Somerset and Dorset Animal Rescue Centre in Common Lane, Wincanton. The charities also want to locate a shepherd’s hut at the Balsam Farm site to use for holiday accommodation.
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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