The number of people who visited accident and emergency at Yeovil Hospital in September was at an all-time high. The B&M store in Yeovil has dropped a planning application to build a new garden centre at the rear of its store on Lysander Road. People in Somerset are being reminded of a crisis fund that can support them when they're in dire financial circumstances. A Yeovil motorist has been fined £384 and had six points put on his licence for driving at 99 mph on the A303 near Wincanton...and more.
The number of people who visited accident and emergency at Yeovil Hospital in September was at an all-time high. Just under 5,700 patients attended for advice and treatment last month; an increase of 3 percent on August’s figure and up 7 percent on September last year. Yeovil Hospital is asking people to consider calling NHS 111, visiting a pharmacist or using one of Somerset’s minor injuries units before attending A&E at Yeovil Hospital.
The B&M store in Yeovil has dropped a planning application to build a new garden centre at the rear of its store on Lysander Road. The supermarket had planned to spend £200,000 on the project with the creation of up to six new jobs. The company has given no reason for the decision to withdraw the application to South Somerset District Council.
People in Somerset are being reminded of a crisis fund that can support them when they're in dire financial circumstances. The fund is for one-off support for people for things such as replacing a broken fridge, car repairs or food when they've fallen on hard times. The fund is managed by Somerset Community Council.
A Yeovil motorist has been fined £384 and had six points put on his licence for driving at 99 mph on the A303 near Wincanton. Zaidoon Zakaria, of Swallowcliffe Gardens in Yeovil, pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before magistrates in the town.
Organisations that specialise in electrical waste are calling on people in Somerset to recycle unused electric items, including mobile phones, so their materials can be reused. A study has found that more than 20 million unused but working electrical items are currently being stored in UK homes.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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