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Plans for an £800,000 artificial hockey pitch on a popular green space could collapse within weeks. The shock admission came from South Somerset District Council assistant director Steve Joel during an inquiry on Tuesday looking at whether a footpath on Yeovil Recreation Ground should be moved to make way for the new sporting facility. Full Story: Read More

The police are being urged to intervene after more than 80% of drivers on a road in Yeovil, Somerset, flouted the speed limit. A speed indicator device on Lyde Road in the town recorded the motorists during an eight-day period in November. Councillors in the area now want the police to enforce the 30mph speed limit on the road. Avon and Somerset Police say they can put mobile speed camera vans in problem areas. Full Story: Read More.

Tills could soon be ringing out once more at one of Shepton Mallet’s largest empty stores. Two years ago Focus DIY went into receivership, closing its Fosse Lane out-of-town premises. Now 35 jobs are set to be created if B & M Homestores gets its application approved for a change of use for a third of the store. Full Story: Read More