The hot weather is having a significant impact on hospital A&E services in Somerset. The new owner of Yeovil Town, Martin Hellier says fans are returning to the club in big numbers. Work starts on Monday resurfacing two major roads in Langport. GPs in Somerset are massively overspent on their budgets for prescriptions...and more.
The hot weather is having a significant impact on local A&E services. NHS Somerset says the last few days have been especially busy with high numbers of people attending A&E with hay fever. NHS England’s Medical Director in the South West, Doctor Michael Marsh, is asking people to think carefully before using their local A&E.
The new owner of Yeovil Town, Martin Hellier says fans are returning to the club in big numbers, despite them being relegated and playing in National League South next season. Work to smarten up Huish Park is well underway and new players have been added to the squad since Mr Hellier bought the club two months ago. He’s optimistic that Yeovil will be playing in front of home crowds of five thousand next season, which is double the club’s average gate last season.
GPs in Somerset are massively overspent on their budgets for prescriptions. The overspend could exceed four million pounds, according to the Somerset Integrated Care System. The ICS is blaming it on a shortage of pharmacists, rising prices, and the long-term impact of coronavirus.
Work starts on Monday next week resurfacing two major roads in Langport. The repairs to North Street and Somerton Road will see diversions in operation and take six weeks to complete.
Work's being carried out later this month on a section of Station Road in Ilminster. The road linking the Southfields roundabout with the roundabout on Station Road will be subject to delays during the repairs that begin on Thursday, June 22nd.
Petherton Folk Fest is on this weekend in South Petherton. It’s the tenth year the event’s been held with a stellar programme of artists lined up to perform live at seven different venues.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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