Plans have been announced for a new rail service in Somerset that would be managed as a co-operative. Occupational therapy is being expanded across Somerset. More help is being provided to people in the greatest need in Chard. There's been a 50-percent increase in the number of disabled people losing benefits due to long hospital stays in Somerset...and more.
Plans have been announced for a new rail service in Somerset that would be managed as a co-operative. Go-op is a community-owned train operating company that plans to run services between Taunton and Westbury, including ten trains a day through Castle Cary and Bruton from next year. The company has applied to the rail regulator, who is now considering the idea.
Occupational therapy is being expanded across Somerset. It’s now available at local GP surgeries in Somerset as part of efforts to reduce pressure on local hospitals.
More help is being provided to people in the greatest need in Chard. The Chard Community Fridge project provides tinned food, cooked meat, fresh vegetables, and other food items, also hygiene products, and shampoos. It operates from the Chard Community Hub with food items donated by local supermarkets.
There's been a 50-percent increase in the number of disabled people losing benefits due to long hospital stays in Somerset. The Government doesn’t pay benefits to people when they are in receipt of long-term NHS in-patient care. It’s to stop the taxpayer from paying double to recipients but charities claim the ruling penalises the most vulnerable in society.
A girl from Broadway near Ilminster has raised £1000 to help provide new playground equipment in the village. Kaitlyn Harrop held a Halloween party last weekend, raising £1034 to help pay for new play equipment at Broadway Village Park.
Police investigating an attack on a shop worker in Yeovil have released CCTV images of a man and woman they want to speak to. Farmers in Somerset are being warned to expect more cases of bluetongue. Ilminster Carnival Committee has announced the cancellation of this year's Children's Carnival due to a lack of entries... and more
Two new mobile NHS breast screening units have taken to the road in Somerset. More than 700 new homes are to be built alongside the M5 in Bridgwater. Dawes Twineworks in West Coker is one of several venues open to the public for free this month... and more
It’s going to cost more to park in Chard. Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with two burglaries in Yeovil. Somerset Cricket Club is planning to stage performances by some of the world's biggest artistes at their Taunton ground... and more
Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more
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