A Help Centre has opened in Chard, offering advice and support to people affected by Monday’s flash flooding in the town. A planning application to reopen a stone quarry near Long Sutton has been refused for a second time. Dog owners are being asked to keep their pets on a lead at Ham Hill Country Park. Police are searching for a man in connection with a public indecency incident in Chard. Entries are now open for this year’s Coast-to-Coast Cycle Challenge...and more.
A Help Centre has opened in Chard, offering advice and support to people affected by Monday’s flash flooding in the town. The facility has been set up by South Somerset District Council and Chard Town Council in the Guildhall and will open all day today (30-06) from 9.30 am.
A planning application to reopen a stone quarry near Long Sutton has been refused for a second time. Somerset County Council first refused the plans in June 2019, arguing the former Batts Lane quarry’s proximity to a landfill site could lead to the contamination of local water sources. The council has now refused the plans a second time, citing the same concerns.
Dog owners are being asked to keep their pets on a lead at Ham Hill Country Park. It follows concerns that nests of Skylarks, hidden in long grass, are at risk of being trampled on by out-of-control dogs.
Police are searching for a man in connection with a public indecency incident in Chard. It happened in the area of Zembard Lane at around 9 pm last Wednesday. He’s described as in his late teens or early 20’s, of a slim build, with brown hair and was wearing a black tracksuit. Anyone who can help is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Entries are now open for this year’s Coast-to-Coast Cycle Challenge raising money for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. The event in September will involve a 55-mile route from Washford Cross to West Bay.
A retirement party at Ilminster fire station had to be cancelled when the station was mobilised to deal with Monday’s flash flooding in Chard. Crew Manager, Barry Paull, was about to get a big send-off from colleagues when the call came for the station to help. A second party to mark Barry’s 32-years of service at the Ilminster fire station is now planned.
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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