Local News Thursday 29th June

Thursday, 29 June 2023 at 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Police have seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of two-hundred-and-fifty thousand pounds following a raid on a property in the Martock area. Helicopters belonging to HM Coastguard are going to be used to transfer critical NHS patients between hospitals in the Southwest. People in Langport, Wincanton, and Martock are being advised to check that they're registered to vote ahead of the upcoming Somerton and Frome by-election...and more.

Police have seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of two-hundred-and-fifty thousand pounds following a raid on a property in the Martock area. Somerton Neighbourhood Policing Team confiscated three-hundred-and-sixty cannabis plants in the raid on a house in Martock on Tuesday.

It's been announced that helicopters belonging to HM Coastguard are going to be used to transfer critically ill NHS patients between hospitals in the Southwest. The agreement has been described as a blueprint for a service that could be rolled out across the NHS nationally.

The mother of a Somerset boy who has Tourette's Syndrome is hoping that Lewis Capaldi’s performance at Glastonbury Festival will have helped people to get a better understanding of what Tourettes is. The singer has Tourette's and struggled to perform some of his songs before asking the audience to help. He's now cancelled the rest of his summer tour saying he needs to get his mental and physical health in order. Heather Bryson-Banks says her son Harry sees Lewis Capaldi as a role model.

People living in Langport, Wincanton, and Martock are being advised to check they're registered to vote. Langport, Wincanton, and Martock form part of the Somerton and Frome parliamentary constituency, where a by-election to elect a new MP is being held on Thursday, July 20th. People should apply to have their names included on the electoral registry through the Somerset Council website.

There’s a chance this weekend to look behind the scenes at the historic Market House in Castle Cary. The Town Council is putting on guided tours of the Grade-2 listed building on Sunday, together with a display of the improvements that they plan to carry out at the Market House.

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