A new temporary car park has been opened to rail users at Castle Cary[1] station.
Although the car park will deliver more than 190 additional car parking spaces, it is not yet fully complete and will need to close again in the New Year to enable contra…
A flood warning remains in place in Somerset[1] with residents urged to “act now”. The Environment Agency (EA) have also issued a number of flood alerts in areas of the county where “flooding is possible”.
The red warning is in force for Curry Moor and…
A man has tragically died in a Somerset house fire, police have confirmed.[1]
Several fire crews, paramedics and police all rushed to the incident in Alhampton, near Castle Cary, yesterday (Monday, November 6). A fire engine became stuck in a ditch on …
Nearly 100 new homes could still be built in a small Somerset village after an appeal was lodged by the developer. The Crossman Group applied in December 2021 for permission to build up to 97 homes[1] on the B3167 Perry Street in South Chard[2], a ston…
Network Rail[1] is continuing with reliability improvement work, with the latest work set to take place between Yeovil Pen Mill[2] and Weymouth[3] from Monday the 16th to Friday the 20th of October. During the period of work, Great Western Railway[4] w…
A beloved UK baking chain could be just months away of setting up shop in a Somerset town after construction work begin. Viabill Ltd. was granted outline permission in January[1] to construct a drive-thru outlet on vacant land on Tapstone Road in Chard…
More disruption is in store for Yeovil town centre as the next stage of an ongoing refurbishment scheme will begin soon.[1]
Large parts of the town centre are currently under construction as the Yeovil Refresh project continues. Shoppers are forced to …
Somerset is about to get even hotter ahead of what could be the hottest day of the year. Temperatures across southern Englad are set to rise ahead of the weekend, which could see the mercury hit 33C, beating the current hottest day of the year in June….
The Met Office has poured cold water on hopes the current heatwave will run into next week with its latest weather forecast for Somerset.[1]
Temperatures are expected to peak at around 30C in parts of the county tomorrow (Thursday, September 7), but mo…
A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on a road near Yeovil. Emergency services were called to the A359 Mudford Road at aproximately 6.30am to reports of a single vehicle crash.
The road has been closed in both directions since early this m…
A man thought he was going to die from his stab wounds after he attempted to disarm a knife-carrying thug at a train station. A drunken Jesse Syxx met a group of people via a mutual friend at Upwey Station near Weymouth on the evening of Friday, April …
On 22 August, Leonardo Helicopters UK held an event at its Yeovil, Somerset HQ to mark the recognition of its location as the ‘Home of UK Helicopters’. PAUL EDEN reports.
Yeovil now has official recognition of its rotary-wing heritage. (Leonardo)
Th…
A Somerset bus route has been losing “more than £100 a day” as a result of contactless payments not being accepted.
Somerset Council[1] operates the 68 bus service from Yeovil[2] bus station, which shuttles passengers between the town’s two railway sta…
Upgrades to a vital roundabout near the M5 in Somerset may be delayed as a result of inflationary pressures.
The Dunball roundabout links junction 23 of the M5 to Bridgwater[1] town centre via the A38 Bristol Road, as well as handling traffic from the …