Monday 3rd August

Monday, 3 August 2026 06:00

By Steve Haigh

A yellow Heat Health Alert is in force across Somerset today. The swimming and leisure centre in Street remains closed following last Thursday's flooding in the plant room. Plans for a new primary school in Chard have been delayed until at least 2030... and more

A yellow Heat Health Alert is in force across Somerset today. The warning means there's an increased risk to vulnerable people, including the elderly, with health and social care services also expected to come under additional pressure.

The swimming and leisure centre in Street remains closed following last Thursday's flooding in the plant room. Freedom Leisure says electrical contractors are due on site today, with the centre expected to reopen later this week.

Plans for a new primary school in Chard have been delayed until at least 2030. Somerset Council had hoped the school, on the Holyrood Academy site, would open by September 2027. The authority says rising construction costs, falling birth rates and delays to new housing developments have forced the project back.

A member of staff at Crispin School in Street has been dismissed after being filmed making comments about Black and Asian pupils during an anti-immigration protest in Taunton. Wessex Learning Trust says the remarks do not reflect the school's values and confirmed the woman will not be returning in September.

Somerset Council will spend just over twenty-three million pounds on parking enforcement over the next eight years. The new contract follows the expiry of the authority's previous agreement and is intended to ensure enforcement continues without disruption.

A Tintinhull man has been banned from driving for three years after admitting drink and drug driving. Thirty-year-old Dale James Campbell, of Bearley Lane, was stopped by police in Yeovil after his vehicle was found to have no insurance or MOT. He was also fined eight hundred pounds and ordered to pay four hundred pounds in court costs.

The Gateway café at Yeovil Community Church has applied for a licence to serve alcohol from eleven in the morning until eleven at night, seven days a week. Somerset Council is inviting representations before making a decision.

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Friday 7th August

Chard's biggest employer, Numatic International, makers of the Henry vacuum cleaner, has announced job cuts. A new Neighbourhood Plan for Hatch Beauchamp has officially been adopted. Two historic artefacts taken froM Glastonbury Abbey more than 70 years ago have been returned... and more
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Thursday 6th August

A local man and convicted former neo-Nazi, selected by the Conservatives to stand in Crewkerne South in next year’s local elections for a seat on Somerset Council, has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. A charity that runs children's homes in Somerset is terminating its contract early following a critical report by Ofsted. A new playground and sports area is being built at Manor Court Primary School in Chard during the summer break...and more
Wednesday 5th August

Avon and Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner is backing the wider use of police drones in towns like Yeovil to help tackle crime. Visitor numbers at Somerset's tourist attractions are down by around sixty per cent so far this year. A gardening expert says it'll take much more than the occasional shower to revive Somerset's parched lawns, parks and open spaces...and more
Tuesday 4th August

A Somerset doctor is calling for better community eye care. People in Glastonbury and Street are benefiting from a new bus service to Castle Cary railway station. A sailor from South Petherton is celebrating after sailing around the world... and more
Friday 31st July

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
Thursday 30th July

The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Wednesday 29th July

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more