People in Somerset who are struggling to pay their everyday bills are being urged to get help to avoid going into debt. A scheme in Somerset that helps combat loneliness among older people is being hailed as a big success. According to a new survey, only 1-in-4 families say they plan to eat a turkey dinner on Christmas Day. The gardens at Yeovil Hospital have been praised in a local gardening competition and Yeovil Rotary Club has sent fifty shoeboxes, filled with Christmas gifts to disadvantaged families in Eastern Europe.
People in Somerset who are struggling to pay their everyday bills are being urged to get help to avoid going into debt. It follows the announcement that the cost of living has grown at its fastest rate for ten years with inflation now standing at 5.1 percent.
A scheme in Somerset that helps combat loneliness among older people is being hailed as a big success. During the pandemic, Age UK Somerset has seen a growing number of people losing confidence and physical strength, so the charity's started pairing people up to walk and talk.
According to a new survey, only 1-in-4 families say they plan to eat a turkey dinner on Christmas Day. It’s not a view shared by Mark of West Country Butchers in Chard. He says most of his customers will be having turkey on Christmas Day.
The gardens at Yeovil Hospital have been praised in a local gardening competition. Judges for Yeovil in Bloom rated the hospital’s grounds and, in particular, the dementia garden as ‘outstanding’ in both design and plant life.
Yeovil Rotary Club has sent fifty shoeboxes, filled with Christmas gifts to disadvantaged families in Eastern Europe. Staff at the Jones Building Group in Yeovil have been thanked for their work in helping make this year’s Shoebox Appeal such a success.
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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