Yeovil’s Dunelm store has been seriously damaged by a large fire that broke out on Sunday evening. Local engineering company, Leonardo, is helping schools in Ukraine after it teamed up with the local ‘School In A Bag’ charity. Author Ian Rankin and Countdown’s Susie Dent are just two names set to appear at this year’s Yeovil Literary Festival...and more
Yeovil’s Dunelm store has been seriously damaged by a large fire that broke out on Sunday evening. Firefighters were called to the scene at the Quedam Shopping Centre shortly after 5 pm and said that the store was well alight. We’re told that the store will be closed until further notice.
Yeovil-based engineering company, Leonardo, is helping schools in Ukraine after it teamed up with the local ‘School In A Bag’ charity. The manufacturer donated smart screens, whiteboards and speakers that were no longer needed for business use that can be used for education in the country.
The RSPCA says it receives two reports of dog cruelty every day - with the county witnessing an increase. The charity's data suggests it had 831 reports last year - up thirty on the year before.
Author Ian Rankin and Countdown’s Susie Dent are just two names set to appear at this year’s Yeovil Literary Festival. The first set of events have been announced and Rankin will be appearing at St John the Baptist Church on 10th October whilst Dent will appear at the Westlands ballroom on the 26th. In addition, Paul Sinha from TV show, The Chase and presenter Kate Humble will be attending the festival on Friday 25th.
The return of the event will see authors, experts, celebrities and speakers leading talks and discussions across the town.
A formal planning application has been made to carry out significant improvements to Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre, costing £15 million. The Halifax Bank in King George Street in Yeovil could be converted into 17 flats. A new young people’s centre opens in Chard early in the New Year...and more.
NHS Somerset reports a strong uptake of flu jabs, but some eligible people for free vaccinations haven’t come forward. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident on the A303 in which a pedestrian was killed. A Crewkerne woman has gone viral on TikTok after being trapped inside a Lidl store in the town... and more.
Somerset Bus Partnership has welcomed a £24.7m boost for the county's bus services. Outline planning permission has been granted to build up to 100 new homes in Ilminster. An Ilminster man has been banned from keeping animals for seven years. Residents in Chiselborough have set up a group to try and re-open the village pub...and more.
Crewkerne Community Hospital is to lose half its inpatient beds. A review will be conducted of a project to make Bridgwater more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly. Chard Methodist Church is offering residents a free lunch on Christmas Day. Yeovil-based Screwfix is opening a new outlet in Minehead...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has warned that delays in ordering 30 new medium lift helicopters for the RAF is putting the future of Somerset’s defence industries at risk. Somerset's farmers are being urged to convert more cow manure into biogas to heat homes. A new visitor centre has opened at Ham Hill country park...and more
Parcel business, Evri, has been criticised by Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke over what she claims have been ‘widespread delivery failures’. Demand for mental health support provided by South Western Ambulance Service is running at record levels. A nine-year-old Somerset boy has completed 100 days of litter picking for charity...and more
New data shows that crime in the Avon and Somerset police area is at an all-time high. Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard has issued a warning to prospective pet owners ahead of Christmas. The owner of four pubs in Somerset has warned that many could be forced to shut unless the government reconsiders business rates...and more.
Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
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