A drugs busting operation in the South West has resulted in two hundred arrests and the seizure of drugs with a value of £404,000. Carers in Somerset, who must use a car to do their jobs, are being pushed into poverty by higher petrol and diesel prices. People in Somerset who suffer from heart disease are being invited to take part in new medical research. Care workers in Somerset infected with Covid are being allowed to carry on working...and more.
A drugs busting operation in the South West has resulted in two hundred arrests and the seizure of drugs with a value of £404,000. Operation Scorpion, involving all police forces in the region launched at the start of the month with the aim of disrupting the supply of drugs in local areas. Sixty-four people have so far been arrested by Avon and Somerset police as part of Operation Scorpion.
Carers in Somerset, who must use a car to do their jobs, are being pushed into poverty by higher petrol and diesel prices. That’s according to South Somerset Citizens Advice who say the situation has become so serious that some carers are no longer able to afford to fill up their cars for visiting clients.
People in Somerset who suffer from heart disease are being invited to take part in new medical research. The study, based at Musgrove Park Hospital, will investigate new ways of reducing cholesterol, and the longer-term benefits of lowering cholesterol levels.
Care workers in Somerset infected with Covid are being allowed to carry on working. Somerset County Council says vulnerable people in care homes would be at more risk from other illnesses if staff were not to work as normal.
Vulnerable people in Somerset can now book an additional Covid booster jab. Invitations are being sent to people aged seventy-five and over and those aged twelve and over who have a weakened immune system.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They’re playing Bromley in a National League fixture at Huish Park. Kick-off is 7.45 pm.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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