Staff at Yeovil Hospital have been praised for their efforts throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. A Yeovil man has been given a 12-week jail sentence for neglecting his dog. A trial is taking place in Somerset to see if child exploitation can be reduced. Volunteers are needed to help run a project to support young people in the health and social care system in Somerset....and more
Staff at Yeovil Hospital have been praised for their efforts throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. It comes after a survey showed the hospital has been rated the best in England for employee health and wellbeing for the third year running.
A Yeovil man has been given a 12-week jail sentence for neglecting his dog. Local magistrates were told that Ashley Woodruff, of St Johns Road, owned a terrier type dog called Barney, who was found severely underweight and hypothermic when examined by the RSPCA. Barney has since recovered and is enjoying life with a new owner.
A trial is taking place in Somerset to see if child exploitation can be reduced by having social workers based in schools. Eight social workers are working in secondary schools with the aim of ensuring that children are identified as at risk of exploitation through things like drugs, money and sexual acts.
Volunteers are needed to help run a project to support young people in the health and social care system in Somerset. The ‘Young Listeners Project’ is run by Health Watch, the independent body that over sees healthcare in the county. It currently only has three young people between the ages of 11 and 24 signed-up. It's hoped to get ten or more involved within the next few months.
A new project’s been launched to encourage more wildlife in Somerset's churchyards. The ‘Wilder Churches Project’ is a partnership between the Somerset Wildlife Trust and the diocese of Bath and Wells.
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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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