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.
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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