The NHS in the South West has issued a final call to people to come forward for a Covid booster before the scheme ends next month. A Somerset hairdresser has become one of the first to sign up for a new scheme in which salons change their working practices to aid the environment. The story of the Roman occupation at Ham Hill is to be told in a new exhibition. Members of Chard Inner Wheel have donated £125 to Chard Young People’s Centre...and more.
The NHS in the South West has issued a final call to people to come forward for a Covid booster before the scheme ends next month. Sunday, 12th February, will be the last chance for 16 to 49-year-olds, who are not considered at risk, to get a third dose or booster.
A Somerset hairdresser has become one of the first to sign up for a new scheme in which salons change their working practices to aid the environment. Adam Reed is a celebrity stylist and is working on the initiative with Net Zero and L'Oreal.
The story of the Roman occupation at Ham Hill is to be told in a new exhibition. South Somerset District Council has been given £74,00 by the Wolfson Foundation to mount a permanent display about the Hill Fort’s 2,000-year existence at the new Ham Hill Visitor Centre.
Members of Chard Inner Wheel have donated £125 to Chard Young People’s Centre. Chair of the Chard Area Youth Committee, Tricia 0’Brien, said the money would help towards the extra costs of renting and heating the building.
People in Yeovil are being invited to take up netball. Lucie Rawlins has started practice sessions at Westfield Academy each Thursday evening. She says netball is a great sport that can be played at any age.
With just 100 days to go to the King's coronation in May those planning to hold a street party are being advised to start the process of applying for a road closure through their local council.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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