Yeovil Hospital has introduced a new system for handling patients at its A&E department aimed at cutting waiting times. It’s claimed that an Iron Age settlement preserved under Somerset's wetlands for 2,000 years is facing erosion due to climate change. Montacute Road in Tintinhull will be closed for five days next week for repairs to a gas main.
Yeovil Hospital has introduced a new system for handling patients at its A&E department. Patients are now seen at the door by a nurse before being taken to the Emergency Department or Urgent Treatment Centre. Yeovil Hospital states that the system is designed to reduce waiting times for patients attending the A&E department.
Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise in the South West. According to the UK Health Security Agency, infections in our region were 9% higher in 2024 compared to 2023. The increase in infection rates in the South West was, however, lower than in all other areas of the UK.
A road near Yeovil will be shut for five days next week. Montacute Road in Tintinhull will be closed from its junction with Head Street to the Southcombe Way from Monday to Friday for repairs to a gas main. Contractors, Wales and West Utilities, say an alternative route will be signposted and that pedestrian access will be maintained throughout.
It’s claimed that an Iron Age settlement preserved under Somerset's wetlands for 2,000 years is facing erosion due to climate change. The South West Heritage Trust states that Glastonbury Lake Village is suffering severe damage due to receding water levels.
Avon and Somerset’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been commenting on the decision to abolish the role of PCC. Clare Moody says her current programme of work will continue unchanged, and that ending the PCC role will "not be a rushed process".
A choir based in Chard is seeking new members. Voices Through the Ages describes itself as a social space where people can meet new friends and enjoy singing together. The choir is open to everyone, and sessions are held in the main hall at Holyrood Academy every Monday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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