Late-night buses are to start running in Somerset but initially on major bus routes across the County only. NHS Somerset is looking to re-organise stroke services in the county. New grant funding is being offered to farmers on the Mendips to help lower their carbon footprint. A shop in Chard has presented a cheque for nearly £900 to Chard Hospital League of Friends...and more.
Late-night buses are to start running in Somerset but initially on major bus routes across the County only. The new evening services are part of efforts by Somerset County Council to increase passenger numbers using local buses.
NHS Somerset is looking to re-organise stroke services in the county. Four options are under consideration, including closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A public consultation is expected in the New Year.
New grant funding is being offered to farmers on the Mendips to help lower their carbon footprint. Farmers are being given up to fifteen hundred pounds through the Mendip AONB's ‘Farming in Protected Landscape Scheme’ for a carbon audit to be carried out into their farming activities.
A shop in Chard has presented a cheque for nearly £900 to Chard Hospital League of Friends. The Original Factory Shop on Great Western Rd raised the money with customers making a donation with every carrier bag purchased and every purchase made using a club card.
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They take on Taunton Town in the first round of the Somerset Premier Cup at Huish Park. Ticket prices have been reduced for tonight’s game; under 16 tickets are just £1and adult tickets are £5.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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