An Ilminster family is celebrating after winning one million pounds on the National Lottery. Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with suspected frauds in Somerset. Somerset Council has opened a tendering process to find a main contractor for the £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon theatre... and more
An Ilminster family is celebrating after winning one million pounds on the National Lottery; a payout they almost missed out on. Mark Jefferson set up a syndicate with his wife and four children last July to mark his birthday. Their numbers matched all six numbers in the June 24th draw. But after the draw, Mark ignored notifications from the National Lottery telling him he’d won. It was only when he answered a phone call from the Lottery nine days later that he discovered they'd won a million.
Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with suspected frauds in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police say the man used the same method of operating in three Facebook sales in April. The offences have been linked, and a fraud investigation is continuing. The picture can be viewed on the Avon and Somerset Police website.
Somerset Council has opened a tendering process to find a main contractor for the £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon theatre. The venue closed four years ago for a larger redevelopment, which was paused because of financial pressures. A revised £15 million scheme was agreed earlier this year. The project’s expected to include £10 million from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and £3.75 million from Yeovil Town Council.
Somerset Council is spending seven million pounds on changes to improve children's services. The scheme's part of a wider plan to make savings of £135m by the end of the decade.
Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more
Fifteen thousand people have signed a petition calling on Somerset Council to cancel plans for a huge data centre in Bridgwater. A nest of Asian hornets has been found in Somerset. More patients in Somerset are set to benefit from a hospital project aimed at restoring independence... and more
Yeovil-based charity, School in a Bag, has started sending supplies to Nepal to help in the aftermath of the devastating floods. 6,000 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new relief road in Chard. The Royal British Legion in Somerset is appealing for more volunteers to help run this year’s Poppy Appeal... and more
One person had to be cut free from a vehicle following a two-vehicle collision on the A30 near Chard. A Yeovil man has been jailed for 7-and-a-half years for supplying cocaine and cannabis. Two Somerset teenagers have become the youngest to swim the Bristol Channel... and more
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