Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at its car parks payment meters. Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision over the summer months. Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease...and more.
Somerset Council is warning motorists against scanning QR codes at payment meters at its car parks. It follows the discovery of fake QR codes being used on machines in car parks in Glastonbury and Frome to steal customer’s payment details.
Chard Town Council is spending £10,000 on short-term youth provision while continuing to look into what services it could provide for young people in the longer term. It follows the decision to close Chard Youth Club due to a lack of funds.
Ilminster Literary Festival says ticket sales this year were up 40 percent on last year. Just under sixteen hundred tickets were sold for the twenty-four speaking performances held across the eight-day festival.
Former Yeovil Town player Marcus Stewart says he wants to continue raising money towards finding a cure for motor neurone disease. Marcus, who was diagnosed with MND 2-years ago, left his coaching role at Huish Park earlier this summer after his symptoms worsened.
An art gallery and framing business in Martock has been named the top family-owned art gallery in the South of England. Martock Gallery on Water Street was voted Best Family-Owned Bespoke Framing & Art Gallery 2025 in the News UK Enterprise Awards.
EDF has completed another milestone in constructing the new 'Hinkley C' nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire opens today with helicopters built in Yeovil on display. A road leading to Chard reservoir, shut two months ago for strengthening work to a dam wall, has re-opened...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has serious concerns about plans that could see the closure of inpatient beds at Crewkerne Community Hospital. Ilminster residents are being asked to vote in a referendum on adopting a new neighbourhood plan for the town. An event in which people take part in a race against horses is returning to Somerset later this year...and more
A children’s play area in Ilminster has been closed on safety grounds after badger setts were found on the land. Somerset Council sold off £90m of property assets last year to help fight off bankruptcy. Crewkerne Community Hospital could be turned into a neighbourhood health centre...and more.
The fire service has blamed a discarded portable barbecue for starting a blaze at Ham Hill Country Park. A care home for people with autism and complex needs in Crewkerne has been rated 'good'. A seven-year-old Yeovil boy has set a new world record for completing the most number of consecutive sit-ups for his age group...and more
A Yeovil woman has shared how she is still on the waiting list for a transplant, a year on. A Crewkerne community group saved two tonnes of food from landfill last month and gave it to residents in need. Yeovil Town have announced their fixture list for the 2025/26 season....and more.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for the South West. A former Cherry Farm in Chard has donated its netting and high-tensile wire to Somerset Aid for Ukraine. Somerset Council is moving forward with its next phase of plans for the county...and more.
Demolition work at Yeovil’s Glovers Walk has been held up after two colonies of bees were discovered. Refurbishment of the town’s Dunelm store is underway. A teenager from Crewkerne has represented his country, winning a gold medal in a national boxing competition... and more.
Adam Dance, MP has challenged the Government over a "failure to tackle rising levels of child poverty" in South Somerset. A man in Chard has been evicted from a property in the town. Temporary changes are being put in place at Yeovil Bus Station... and more
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