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.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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