ILMINSTER NEWS: Report street light failures to County Hall
Posted: 6th January 2017
THERE are growing concerns about the failure of street lights along a busy road in the centre of Ilminster. Cllr Linda Vijeh, Ilminster’s representative at Somerset County Council, has said she has been contacted by a local resident about the problems with street lighting in Silver Street. She has reported the matter to County Hall and reminded people about the process…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Red Berry Recruitment thanks those who supported Lord’s Larder appeal
Posted: 5th January 2017
THE Red Berry Recruitment team in Yeovil would like to thank everyone who supported its Christmas appeal in aid of the Lord’s Larder. The Yeovil office decided to team up with the local food bank in the area and staff were delighted at the response from people who brought in lots of goodies which the Lord’s Larder could distribute to people in need over the festive…
SOMERSET NEWS: Get those Christmas decorations down or face a year of bad luck!
Posted: 5th January 2017
ALTHOUGH the majority of people will have taken their Christmas decorations down by now – those who have not have got to do so today (Thursday, January 5, 2017) or, if superstition is to be believed, face a year of bad luck. The Twelfth Night (January 5) is widely considered to be the last day of the Christmas festivities. And, according to superstition, it is bad luck…
SOMERSET NEWS: Hedgehogs need your support at RSPCA centre
Posted: 4th January 2017
A RSPCA widlife centre in Somerset still has more than 100 hedgehogs in its care and needs your help with supplies to look after them. The West Hatch Wildlife Centre near Taunton admitted a total of 456 hedgehogs in 2016 of which more than 50 per cent were released back into the wild after treatment and rehabilitation. But a spokesman said: “We still have 116 hedgehogs…
SOMERSET NEWS: Another icy night – take care on the roads
Posted: 4th January 2017
EMERGENCY services have been warning motorists to take extra care on the roads with temperatures set to plummet again. It is going to be another cold one on Wednesday (January 4, 2017) and through the night until Thursday (January 5, 2017) morning rush-hour. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Another cold night ahead. Main roads have been…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Robbery at convenience store
Posted: 4th January 2017
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after intruders stole a quantity of cash from a convenience store at a garage in Crewkerne. The incident happened on Monday (January 2, 2017) at about 10pm at the Three Counties Garage in South Street. A police spokesman said: “The staff member was forced to open the safe by the two suspects. “We’re keen to hear from anyone who may have…
SOMERSET NEWS: Police hunt two wanted men
Posted: 4th January 2017
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to locate two wanted men who are believed to be in the Somerset area. Craig Starkey, 34, and Dean Hart, 27, are wanted in connection with a number of theft offences. The men are believed to be travelling around the Somerset area but also have links to Weymouth, Liverpool and Southampton. Hart is described as white, of skinny to…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Put your questions to the police bosses
Posted: 3rd January 2017
PEOPLE will have the opportunity to put their local policing questions to Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens and Chief Constable Andy Marsh at a public forum early next month in Yeovil. The event, taking place in the Council Chamber of the Brympton Way Council Offices in Yeovil on Thursday, February 2, 2017, will include welcomes from the…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Put your questions to the police bosses
Posted: 3rd January 2017
PEOPLE will have the opportunity to put their local policing questions to Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens and Chief Constable Andy Marsh at a public forum early next month in Yeovil. The event, taking place in the Council Chamber of the Brympton Way Council Offices in Yeovil on Thursday, February 2, 2017, will include welcomes from the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Lengthy delays on M5 following multi vehicle crash
Posted: 2nd January 2017
MOTORISTS have been advised of delays on the M5 following the multi-vehicle crash between Bridgwater and Highbridge. The police have reported at just after midday that the northbound carriageway has been closed between Junctions 24-23 following the crash involving at least nine vehicles which happened at around 11am on Monday (January 2, 2017). Thankfully nobody was…
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