A GP surgery Chard is to close. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assault. Bleed control kits, designed to help victims of knife crime, are being introduced across Somerset. A Somerset man has set himself the challenge of swimming the equivalent of the English Channel to raise funds for St Margaret's Hospice.
It’s been announced that a GP surgery Chard is to close. NHS Somerset has given no reason for the decision to shut Springmead Surgery on Summerfields Road or a date for when it will shut. The surgery is currently contacting patients about accessing healthcare services elsewhere in the town.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assault. Magistrates were told that David Porter of Lyde Road threatened his parents with a knife at their home in Crewkerne during a row about money. Porter pleaded guilty to assaulting William and Margaret Porter and was sentenced to 15 weeks in custody, suspended for 12 months. He was also banned from contacting his parents for 5-years.
A Somerset man has set himself the challenge of swimming the equivalent of the English Channel to raise funds for St Margaret's Hospice. Richard Elloway is planning to swim 70 lengths every day for six weeks to raise 3-and-a-half-thousand pounds as a thank-you to St Margaret's for looking after his wife.
Bleed control kits, designed to help victims of knife crime, are being introduced across Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police aim to have 150 kits available for public use by the end of the year.
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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