Therapy dogs are being used to help treat patients at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset-based entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragons Den, Deborah Meaden, is asking people to shop local this Christmas. A consultation has opened on drawing up a new strategy for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Somerset. Grants are being made available to anyone wanting to open a community garden in Somerset. Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is coming to Taunton next year...and more.
Therapy dogs are being used to help treat patients at Yeovil Hospital. The dogs, trained by the group 'Pets as Therapy' have been proven to boost the wellbeing and mental health of patients. Three therapy dogs are currently being used in the wards at Yeovil Hospital.
Somerset-based entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragons Den, Deborah Meaden, is asking people to shop local this Christmas. She says with higher energy costs, shop owners need their Christmas sales to be stronger than ever this year. She’s also encouraging High Street outlets not to suffer in silence and to look at what further government support might be available to help with their running costs.
A consultation has opened on drawing up a new strategy for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Somerset. The County Council says improving SEND services is one of its main priorities. The consultation is open for comments on the Somerset County Council website until December 23rd.
Grants are being made available to anyone wanting to open a community garden in Somerset. The Community Garden Grants Scheme run by the National Gardens Scheme is aimed at creating new open green spaces within local communities.
Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is coming to Taunton next year. The celebrated performer will give a concert at the County cricket ground on Saturday, June 11th. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow,
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They’re playing away at Woking in a National League fixture, kick-off is at 7:45 pm
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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