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The latest Yeovil news from the Somerset Leveller

Weather warnings have been in place for Somerset this morning. Picture: Met Office

Heavy rain from Storm Chandra causing problems on M5 and other Somerset roads

THE M5 is among many Somerset routes struggling due to flooding this morning after as Storm Chandra continues to…

Officers want to trace these people after a theft from Boots at Babylon Hill, Yeovil. Picture: Google

CCTV appeal after beauty products worth £1,200 stolen from Boots in Yeovil

POLICE are keen to trace these people in connection with a shoplifting incident that saw a “large quantity” of…

The Arrow, in Yeovil, has closed for a sports makeover. Picture: Google

Yeovil pub closes for £376,000 refurbishment to create ‘grandstand’ sports bar

A YEOVIL pub has closed today (January 26) – but only for a £376,000 makeover. The Arrow is undergoing an…

Detailed planning now begins for improvements at Yeovil Junction station. Picture: Google

Improved access to Yeovil train station moves closer thanks to government funding

PASSENGER access at Yeovil Junction station looks set to improve thanks to government funding. The station has been given the…

Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Davey went head-to-head at PMQs over jobs at Leonardo in Yeovil. Pictures: Parliament TV

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey calls on PM to back Yeovil helicopter firm

LEADER of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, accused the Prime Minister of putting Somerset jobs at risk during…

Clive Pullen, from Yeovil, found meaning in social care

How a Yeovil man went from ‘pints to purpose’ with a new career…

MORE than two decades of running pubs, restaurants and hotels led a Yeovil man to pursue a career helping…

The opening of the new stoma department at Yeovil Hospital

New Yeovil Hospital department offers patients’ one-stop treatment stop

STOMA patients in Yeovil can now receive their care in one place, after a new dedicated hospital space was…

Around 3,000 people work at Leonardo in the UK, including at Yeovil. Picture: Google

Union workers in Yeovil write to PM over helicopter decision delays

“THE government’s inertia on this issue is an act of self-harm.” Those were the words of Unite union chief Sharon…

Gritting teams operate from four depots across Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

Pun-tastic names revealed for new Somerset gritters after schools contest

OOPS, Somerset youngsters have done it again, with some pun-tastic names for new gritters taking to county roads. Somerset Council…

MP Adam Dance has been campaigning for the contract to protect Yeovil jobs

MP calls on Government to make helicopter decision – and protect Yeovil jobs

THOUSANDS of jobs in Yeovil could be put at risk if the Government continues to delay a decision over…