SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Suspected stolen sheep are rounded up by police
Posted: 31st January 2017
POLICE have seized 52 suspected stolen sheep from a field just outside Yeovil on Tuesday (January 31, 2017) afternoon. The sheep are believed to have been stolen and the police’s rural crime team is now investigating where they might have come from. Devon and Somerset Trading Standards and two local vets joined the team in checking the sheep’s identity tags, health and…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Suspected stolen sheep are rounded up by police
Posted: 31st January 2017
POLICE have seized 52 suspected stolen sheep from a field just outside Yeovil on Tuesday (January 31, 2017) afternoon. The sheep are believed to have been stolen and the police’s rural crime team is now investigating where they might have come from. Devon and Somerset Trading Standards and two local vets joined the team in checking the sheep’s identity tags, health and…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Around 2,000 people from Yeovil constituency ask for invite to Donald Trump to be withdrawn
Posted: 31st January 2017
HUNDREDS of people in the Yeovil constituency have signed a national petition calling on the Government to withdraw an invitation to the new President of the United State of America, Donald Trump, to visit the UK. Just under 2,000 people in the Yeovil area have joined more than one million others nationwide in signing a petition calling for the State Visit of President…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Police appeal after fatal crash on A358
Posted: 30th January 2017
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A358 between Ilminster and Taunton. The collision, between a VW Passat and a Volvo lorry, happened at about 6pm on Friday (January 27, 2017) at the junction for Broadway. A police spokesman said: “The driver of the Passat, a 63-year-old man from Southampton, sadly died at the scene of the collision. “A…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Shudrick Valley campaigners keep fingers-crossed
Posted: 30th January 2017
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save a little piece of Ilminster from being turned into a building site are hoping that they will finally win their battle. An eight-day public inquiry came to an end last week and now members of the Save Shudrick Valley Group are keeping their fingers-crossed that the Planning Inspectorate will dismiss a bid by developers C. G. Fry & Son and…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Flats planned for old police station
Posted: 30th January 2017
THE former Ilminster Police Station looks set to be turned into seven flats. Plans have been submitted to South Somerset District Council to make alterations and convert the old police station at The Butts, on the junction with Blackdown View, into living accommodation along with a first floor extension. The proposals also include the construction of cycle and bin stores…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Raising funds for Jake’s Wheels at Monks Yard
Posted: 25th January 2017
FUNDRAISING continues on Wednesday (January 25, 2017) to help buy a special off-road wheelchair for local lad Jake Cullen who has the rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The wheelchair is going to cost around £14,000, but it will make a huge difference to Jake and his social life. On one day each month the popular café at Monks Yard, based at Horton Cross, is dedicated to…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Dodgy £20 notes doing the rounds
Posted: 23rd January 2017
SHOPPERS and shop staff in Ilminster are being urged to be on their guard against fake £20 notes in circulation. Police have reported dodgy £20 notes being used in two locations in Ilminster in recent weeks. Investigations are ongoing, but police have asked people to be aware. The warning was made during Ilminster Town Council’s meeting last Tuesday (January 17, 2017)…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Car number plates stolen
Posted: 23rd January 2017
PEOPLE in Ilminster are being urged to contact police if they find their vehicle is missing number plates. Police have reported two different incidents in recent weeks in which both number plates have been stolen from vehicles. A police spokesman said: “On one occasion a male was arrested in Plymouth for a burglary using one set of these plates on a stolen vehicle. “If…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Police ask people to check on vulnerable neighbours
Posted: 23rd January 2017
POLICE have asked community-spirited people in Ilminster to check on their vulnerable neighbours to make sure of their wellbeing. The cold weather does bring with it difficulties for people – especially the more elderly in society. A spokesman for Ilminster Police said: “One of the unfortunate parts of policing is being called to “concerns for welfare” – where people…
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