A Somerset mother is accusing the Government of failing families with children requiring special schooling. Friday, June 30th is the last chance for people aged seventy-five and over to get a Covid booster jab. Somerset is seeing an increase in dragonfly numbers due, it's claimed, to climate change...and more.
A lack of funding and accountability is what a Somerset mother is accusing the Government of over their support to families with special educational needs children. Amanda Holden was one of a group of parents who took part in a protest outside Parliament yesterday, aimed at getting the government to do more. The government says it's putting significant new money into special needs education that will rise by more than fifty per cent over the next four years.
Friday, June 30th is the last chance people aged seventy-five and over and those with a weakened immune system have of getting a Covid booster. It‘s also the last chance for people to have a first or second Covid jab. From next month, the vaccination programme will change to a targeted seasonal offer and will only be given to those at an increased risk. To book an appointment go online to the NHS Somerset website or, call 119.
An Ilminster man has appeared in court charged with attempted theft. Maxall Nicholls, of Trafalgar Court on Station Road, pleaded guilty to trying to steal cash at Redlands Service Station in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter. He was fined eighty pounds and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of a further eighty pounds.
Somerset is seeing an increase in dragonfly numbers, including sightings of rare species. The British Dragonfly Society says it’s recorded larger than average numbers of dragonflies on the Somerset Levels, including the endangered Norfolk Hawker, and says it's mainly due to climate change.
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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