Tributes to legendary horse trainer Bill Turner after shock sudden death following fall
FAMILY, friends and racing greats have paid tribute to Somerset-based legendary horse trainer and former jockey Bill Turner, who…
Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts overnight and into this morning
HUNDREDS of homes remain without power following overnight storms in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks says…
Mayor posts note on closed public toilets telling visitors who made the decision…
A SIGN has been posted on a shut public toilet block in Wincanton – informing disappointed visitors whose decision…
Wincanton to remember the fallen at VJ80 service
RESPECTS will be paid to those that gave their lives in the Second World War in…
Award-winning dance company presents BUSK in Yeovil
AN “unforgettable story told through dance” is coming to Yeovil’s Westlands Entertainment Venue this month. The award-winning Project Dance Company…
Fire on open ground near Wincanton visible for miles around
A FIRE on open ground near Wincanton was visible for miles around yesterday morning (July 21). Firefighters from the town…
Former Wincanton church could be converted into three-bed family home
A FORMER Somerset church could soon be a three-bedroom home – if plans are approved. A planning application has been…
Wessex council leaders push again for devolution
COUNCIL leaders across the Wessex area are once again pushing for devolution and the creation of a Mayoral…
More than 100 arrests in drug crime crackdown in Dorset and across south west
A WEEK-LONG operation targeting drug crime in the south west resulted in more than 100 arrests, 65kg of cocaine…
Wincanton school celebrates improved Ofsted report
KING Arthur’s School in Wincanton has undergone a “significant journey of improvement” since its last inspection, according to Ofsted. The…
