Health managers are again asking the public to wear a face-covering when visiting Yeovil Hospital. A new clinic to help people suffering from hard-to-heal leg ulcers has opened in Yeovil. A Chard motorist has been banned from driving for six months for speeding. A garden party held in Ilminster has raised £2,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support. Chard Natural Health Centre in Fore Street in Chard is opening its doors to the public this weekend...and more.
Health managers are again asking the public to wear a face-covering when visiting Yeovil Hospital. They say the decision’s been made due to a rise in the number of patients infected with Covid being treated at Yeovil Hospital.
A new clinic to help people suffering from hard-to-heal leg ulcers has opened in Yeovil. NHS Somerset spends £70 million a year on treating wounds, with leg ulcers making up the largest part of the cost. James Coulston, a vascular surgeon at Yeovil Hospital, says the clinic is helping to lessen the burden on GP surgeries.
A Chard motorist has been banned from driving for six months for speeding. Tim Northcott of Ivy House in Chard was caught exceeding the 70 mph limit on the A30 near Exeter. Northcott, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was told to pay a fine and court costs of £220.
A garden party held in Ilminster has raised £2,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support. The event organized by Cottage Flowers in Horton Cross was attended by seventy guests.
A Business Fair is being held in Yeovil today (July 7th). Organised by Yeovil Chamber of Commerce, it’s taking place at the Innovation Centre, next to Yeovil Town Football Club’s ground. Around 30 businesses are attending with a second day being held tomorrow (July 8th). Admission is free.
Chard Natural Health Centre in Fore Street in Chard is opening its doors to the public this weekend. The Open Day event featuring talks on women's wellbeing, weight loss, and creative writing for wellbeing takes place this Saturday. Admission is free.
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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