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Yeovil Town have to regroup after FA Cup disappointment
"It’s devastating to exit the FA Cup at this stage, but full focus back on the league and we need to stick together.”
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Octagon Theatre revamp faces more delays but town backs project
Though residents opposed a rise in council tax bills to pay for it
Date set for when Yeovil maternity unit set to reopen after safety fears closure
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Yeovil District Hospital SCBU and inpatient maternity unit to reopen in six months
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has announced that Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) will be reopening in six months.
Car ruined in A303 fire
The road was blocked as fire crews tackled the blaze
Somerset parents call for end of special needs funding ‘scandal’
Action demanded as parents protest outside County Hall
Learners waiting six months for driving tests with major backlogs
Learner drivers are being left in limbo for months
Somerset farmers reach breaking point as milk price cuts spark fury
Milk prices have plunged and Somerset farmers say they’re on the brink
Charity coffee morning to raise funds for Somerset cancer centre
Support The Beacon Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital—Charity Coffee Morning at Nynehead Court, 25 Oct. Raffle, prizes, free entry, donations welcome.
'Kind, funny and loving' Taunton woman found dead at home, inquest hears
Samantha Bush, 50, known as Sammy, was found dead at 2.15pm on October 4, 2024, by a long-time family friend who went to check on her along with the emergency services.
Man hospitalised and car 'destroyed' in separate vehicle fires
Two vehicle fires that both occurred on Thursday, October 9 left a vehicle 100 per cent destroyed and a man hospitalised after being rescued by fire crews.
'My son begged me to kill him': Somerset parents call for SEND reforms
"Our children’s futures are being decided by spreadsheets, not by compassion. No child should be left to spiral until it’s too late"
FA Cup first round draw: Ball numbers, date and time as EFL clubs enter draw
Weston-super-Mare are in the hat
Margaret Thatcher’s 1975 Tory leadership nomination found in forgotten box
The party leadership nomination paper of a former UK Prime Minister has been found in Somerset.
Yeovil kids could have their art seen across Westminster this year
A local MP is giving one lucky young artist the chance to have their work sent to Parliament
Busy Somerset A-road has its closure extended by council
A busy road in Somerset has had its closure extended by the council after nearly two months of works.
Buildings near Somerset town 'destroyed' after initial fence fire
A fire that broke out near a Somerset town has destroyed a commercial space, including offices and a workshop.
Government plans for secret alcohol licensing notices 'attack public's right to know'
PLANS to scrap laws requiring alcohol licensing notices and changes to local authority governance arrangements to be published in printed local newspapers amount to a direct attack on the public right to know, the local news media sector has said today.
Somerset location named among 'most irresistible autumn escapes' in 2025
A Somerset location has been named in a new list published by The Times of the “most irresistible autumn escapes” in 2025.
Somerset town at 'breaking point' as 325 new homes planned
Locals furious and object to plans which they say will overwhelm town