South Western Ambulance Service is struggling to cope after a surge in 999 calls during the hot weather. Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke says a shortage of rental homes is making it harder for rural employers to attract workers. The National Trust is warning that changing weather patterns are making it difficult to maintain the Cerne Abbas Giant... and more
South Western Ambulance Service says it’s struggling to cope following a big increase in emergency calls due to the hot weather. On Tuesday this week, the ambulance service received four thousand 999 calls, the highest one-day figure in its history.
Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke says a shortage of rental homes is making it harder for employers to attract workers to rural areas. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Association of Agricultural Valuers at the Royal Bath and West Show, Ms Dyke said countryside communities were being put under increasing strain because of a lack of affordable homes to rent.
Somerset Council says fifteen new temporary homes for homeless families will come into use over the next twelve months. The council says the properties will reduce the amount spent on emergency bed-and-breakfast accommodation for homeless families.
A woman from Yeovil who saved her mother’s life after learning CPR at work is urging more employers to provide life-saving training for staff. Olivia’s mother, Bridget Sugg, collapsed at home two years ago. Olivia had been taught CPR by her employer just two weeks earlier and used the skills to keep her mother alive until paramedics arrived.
The National Trust has warned that changing weather patterns are making it harder to maintain the Cerne Abbas Giant. The famous chalk figure of a naked man holding a club has been looked after by the National Trust for more than a century. But they say wetter winters are washing away the chalk, while hotter summers are leaving the giant vulnerable to erosion.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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