Delays on Strode Road in Clevedon following shunt
Strode Road in Clevedon has been partially blocked because of an accident.It happened near Knowles Road shortly after midday and police say the collision is causing delays for drivers.
View ArticleSomerset Rebels 53, Ipswich Witches 39: Rebels to take 14-point lead to Suffolk
Cases Somerset Rebels will take a 14-point lead to Suffolk on Thursday for a League Cup decider at Ipswich Witches (writes Ian Belcher). The Rebels had home advantage in last night's first leg at the...
View ArticleLive updates: Yeovil Town 2, Bury 1 - npower League One
Yeovil Town are at home against npower League One's bottom side Bury at Huish Park this afternoon (3pm). The Glovers, who yesterday extended the loan of Bristol City defender Joe Edwards for a further...
View ArticleOAP suffers smoke inhalation in Wellington blaze
An elderly householder was treated by ambulance crews for smoke inhalation after a fire in a range cooker at her home.Firefighters were called to the property in Wellington Hill, Wellington, at 11.55am...
View ArticleMystery fire at home in Yeovil
Fire crews were called to a home where smoke was issuing from vents and floorboards.They found flames within the wall cavities of the property in Gainborough Way, Yeovil, following the 999 call at 2pm...
View ArticleHorse freed from ditch by fire crews in Lympsham
Firefighters rescued a horse stuck in a water-filled ditch near Weston-super-Mare this afternoon.Three crews were sent to the stricken animal in West Road, Lympsham, at 1.40pm.They began by removing...
View ArticleLive coverage: Taunton Carnival 2012
Thousands of people will line the streets of Taunton tonight for the town's annual carnival procession. TauntonPeople.co.uk is covering the carnival live. Click on our blog below for live carnival...
View ArticleLorry driver from Highbridge arrested after fatal collision with motorbike
A lorry driver from Somerset has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a motorcyclist was killed and his pillion passenger seriously injured.The 48-year-old man, from...
View ArticleYeovil Town 2, Bury 1: Sam Foley nets winner for Glovers
Sam Foley scored his second goal in as many npower League One outings to condemn ten-man Bury to defeat as Yeovil Town huffed and puffed to victory. The wide-man netted the all-important second...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle flat blaze in Yeovil
Firefighters wearing breathing sets extinguished a blaze at a first-floor flat in Huish, Yeovil.Three crews were called to the property at 6pm yesterday to find smoke issuing from the building.They...
View ArticleTwo crews sent to chimney fire in Chilson Common
A chimney fire at a house in Chilson Common, near South Chard, was extinguished by crews with a stirrup pump and a bucket of water.Two fire engines were sent to the property shortly before 6pm...
View ArticleZoo's new baby gibbon 'a success for ape conservation'
The birth of an endangered siamang gibbon at a North Somerset zoo farm is being welcomed as a "success for ape conservation". The little ape was born at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, at Wraxall near Nailsea,...
View ArticleFire crew frees man trapped in bedroom in Brympton
A man accidentally locked himself in his bedroom and had to be freed by firefighters.Crews were called to Hawks Rise, Houndstone, Brympton, at 6.55am today.One fire engine from Yeovil attended and the...
View ArticleTrapped driver in flipped vehicle walks away unhurt in Camerton
A motorist had a lucky escape when their 4x4 pick-up vehicle overturned on a country road near Bath.The driver was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters at Camerton Hill, Camerton, shortly before...
View ArticleNHS crisis as emergency hospital wards "haemorrhaging" trainee doctors,...
A top doctor from Somerset claims emergency patients could be at risk because half of the country's A&E departments are understaffed.Dr Clifford Mann, registrar at the College of Emergency Medicine...
View ArticleThousands of motorcyclists rev up for Hoggin' The Bridge
Thousands of motorcyclists roared over the Severn Bridge in convoy this morning to celebrate the annual charity Hoggin' The Bridge event.An estimated 4,000 riders on all manner of machines gathered at...
View ArticleYeovil Town handed away tie at Preston North End in FA Cup
Yeovil Town have been handed an away tie at Preston North End in the first round of the FA Cup. It means the Glovers will travel to Deepdale for the second time in five weeks. In late September, Yeovil...
View ArticleRoad crash blocks A37 at Binegar
Police have issued a warning to drivers to approach the A37 at Binegar, near Shepton Mallet, with care following an accident shortly before 5pm today.The road is blocked and traffic queuing both ways...
View ArticleTaunton Titans lifted by late revival against Lydney
Taunton Titans' back row forward Dean Taylor-Menzies scored a try on his final home appearance for the Somerset club in their 25-23 National Two South win over Lydney. The New Zealand-born player was...
View ArticleGary Johnson hopes Yeovil Town captain Jamie McAllister will be fit for...
Gary Johnson hoped his Yeovil Town captain Jamie McAllister made another miraculous trip to Lourdes on Sunday to ensure his fitness for tomorrow's trip to Shrewsbury Town. The experienced left back...
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