SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Reservoir attacker still on the loose despite good response in public appeal
Posted: 10th August 2017
POLICE have reported a “good response” from the public following a vicious attack on a woman at Chard Reservoir but the man they are hunting is still on the loose. Sgt Rob Jameson told Chard Press on Thursday (August 10, 2017) that they had received some useful information and suggested names, but were still looking for the man suspected of inflicting serious head…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Terrible news as search for missing Caroline is called off
Posted: 10th August 2017
POLICE have announced tragic news that they are no longer searching for missing Caroline Green following the discovery of body of a woman in Ilminster. Officers put out an appeal earlier this week for information about Caroline, 43, of Silver Street, who had been missing since Monday (August 7, 2017) evening. But police announced late last night (Wednesday, August 9…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Elaine baldly goes for Brave the Shave in aid of Macmillan
Posted: 9th August 2017
A CLIENT at the Hannah May Hair Studio in Ilminster had an appointment with a difference this week when she underwent the Brave the Shave treatment to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Elaine Thompson had her head shaved for charity after bravely volunteering to help raise funds for the worthwhile cause. The idea came from Kerry Hole-Stuart, from the hair studio…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Defibrillator set to be housed in Market Square phone box
Posted: 9th August 2017
A POTENTIALLY life-saving defibrillator looks set to be housed in a telephone box in Ilminster town centre. Members of Ilminster Town Council are due to meet on Tuesday (August 15, 2017) where they are likely to approve entering into an agreement with British Telecom to adopt the telephone kiosk at the Market Square. A community fundraising campaign was launched in early…
SOMERSET NEWS: Motorists and riders urged to use horse sense on roads
Posted: 9th August 2017
MOTORISTS are being encouraged to use a little bit of “horse sense” on Somerset’s roads to keep everyone safe. Somerset County Council’s road safety team is supporting the British Horse Society’s Dead? or Dead Slow? campaign – educating road-users on how to pass horse riders safely. Everyone has a right to use the road and a responsibility to ensure the safety of its…
SOMERSET NEWS: Motorists and riders urged to use horse sense on roads
Posted: 9th August 2017
MOTORISTS are being encouraged to use a little bit of “horse sense” on Somerset’s roads to keep everyone safe. Somerset County Council’s road safety team is supporting the British Horse Society’s Dead? or Dead Slow? campaign – educating road-users on how to pass horse riders safely. Everyone has a right to use the road and a responsibility to ensure the safety of its…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Have you seen missing Ilminster woman Caroline Green?
Posted: 8th August 2017
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a woman missing from her home in Ilminster. Caroline Green, 43, of Silver Street, Ilminster, was last seen at 5.30pm on Monday, August 7, 2017. She was reported missing at about 1.50pm on Tuesday (August 8, 2017) after failing to go into work. Caroline is described as white, about 5ft 5ins tall, slim, with brown hair dyed mauve on…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Do you recognise hooded man - wanted over dog walker assault
Posted: 8th August 2017
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and issuing this e-fit following a nasty assault on a dog walker in Chard on Friday (August 4, 2017). A woman was walking her dog near to the reservoir off Chaffcombe Road. It was near to a stream and a bridge. At about 4pm other dog walkers in the area heard a scream before the woman stumbled towards witnesses with serious head…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Flooding drop-in session announced by County Hall
Posted: 8th August 2017
PEOPLE are being invited to a public drop-in session with Somerset County Council officers to discuss flooding problems in the Ditton Street area of Ilminster. The session will take place on Monday, August 14, 2017, between 3.30pm and 7pm at the Minster Rooms in Court Barton, Barton. A Somerset County Council spokesman said: “We would like to invite residents to take the…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Car lands on its side in middle of road
Posted: 7th August 2017
FIREFIGHTERS were called out on Monday (August 7, 2017) afternoon following reports of car crash near Ilminster. The alarm was raised at just before 4pm to the incident in Rapps Road at Ashill and firefighters from Ilminster and Chard were mobilised. Firefighters discovered that a car had come to rest of its side in the middle of the road and all persons were free and…
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