The A30 High Street in West Coker remains shut to traffic in both directions today as work continues to repair a burst water main that happened over the weekend. Eight candidates have been confirmed as standing in the Somerton and Frome by-election. A new charity has been launched to raise funds for the NHS in Somerset...and more.
The A30 High Street in West Coker remains shut to traffic in both directions today as work continues to repair a burst water main. It happened on Saturday with the A30 staying closed over the weekend. Wessex Water says the repairs will take until the end of the week to complete. Diversions are in operation.
Eight candidates have been confirmed as standing in the Somerton and Frome by-election to be held on Thursday, July 20th. The by-election follows the resignation of David Warburton who had held the seat for the Conservatives since 2015.
Women in Somerset are being urged to take advantage of free cervical screening on the NHS following figures showing a third of all women still ignore reminders. Cervical cancer remains the second most common type of cancer affecting women under the age of thirty-five.
People in Somerset are being encouraged to grow fruit and vegetables in wildlife-friendly gardens as part of the King's Coronation Gardens Scheme. The project is a partnership between the Wildlife Trust, Women's Institute, and the gardening group, Incredible Edible.
Yeovil Town Football Club has sent condolences to the family of former director Alan Chamberlain who died at the age of 78. Mr Chamberlain was also a trustee of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust but left both his roles when Scott Priestnall bought the club in 2019.
A new charity’s been launched to raise funds for the NHS in Somerset. It follows the merger of Yeovil Hospital with Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and the creation of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The new charity has been named as the Somerset NHS Charity.
Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
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