Friday 27th June

Friday, 27 June 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for Yeovil Hospital to be included in the government's national review of NHS maternity services. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with four counts of fraud. Yeovil Town players will be modelling the club’s new home and away strip at Huish Park this evening...and more.

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for Yeovil Hospital to be included in the national review of NHS maternity services. Speaking in the Commons, Mr Dance said he was concerned that an investigation into the maternity unit in Yeovil, which is currently closed, would not be included in the national review. Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has yet to respond to Mr Dance’s question.

A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with four counts of fraud. The charges relate to several incidents in which credit accounts were allegedly created between 2021 and 2024. Ben Millin of Roping Road in Yeovil was remanded in custody to appear at Taunton Crown Court on Friday, July 18th.

Unions say they’re concerned about a planned cost-cutting measure to replace emergency service co-responders with local volunteers. Currently, South Western Ambulance pays local fire stations £280,000 a year to provide the service. Tristan Ashby, Chief Executive of the Fire and Rescue Services Association, says using volunteers to provide the co-responders service would be a mistake.

Parts of the Great Western Railway's mainline are to get better mobile network coverage. GWR has engaged Neos Networks to install an ultra-fast fibre optic cable along 600 miles of track, including through Somerset.

An event has been held to mark the 25th anniversary of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Volunteers, ex-patients, crew, and supporters gathered at the Fleet Air Arm Museum to mark the quarter century of the life-saving charity. CEO Charles Hackett said it wasn’t just a celebration of the service but of the donors, patients, volunteers, team members, and partners who had supported the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance over the past 25 years.

Yeovil Town players will be modelling the club’s new home and away strips at an event at the club’s ground this evening. Party at the Park, featuring music, food, and a licensed bar, along with activities for children, kicks off in the Fans Zone at Huish Park at 6 pm.

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Friday 4th July

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Thursday 3rd July

Dorset County Hospital is preparing to handle an increased number of births from now until the end of the year, following the closure of Yeovil Hospital's Maternity Unit. A number of former and current serving military personnel are pursuing the Ministry of Defence for compensation. Vandals have damaged a wooden shelter at the recreation ground in Ilminster...and more
Wednesday 2nd July

Business owners in Chard say ongoing roadworks in Fore Street are hurting their trade. A vehicle has been destroyed in a fire at a farm at Charlton Mackrell. A new recycling scheme has been launched to support Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Castle Carey has created a Scarecrow Festival...and more
Tuesday 1st July

A murder trial starts today of the parents of a baby boy who died in Yeovil Hospital. Somerset residents are being asked to keep an eye on elderly neighbours, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s again today. A tiny black kitten has been found inside a crate of laundry delivered to a cleaning business in Yeovil...and more
Monday 30th June

The Care Quality Commission has published its report into the running of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital. A public consultation has been launched into plans to build 150 new homes at Horton near Ilminster. A Chard man has embarked on walking 75 miles across Somerset, raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance...and more
Thursday 26th June

Thousands more music fans will arrive at Worthy Farm for the start of Glastonbury Festival. The government has granted Somerset Council a stay of execution, allowing it to defer a spending deficit on special needs education. A party has been held to mark the 100th birthday of a Somerset woman who has lived in the same house for 100 years...and more.
Wednesday 25th June

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