Households in South Somerset are being told that their waste bins might not be emptied on time this week. A Yeovil woman has been involved in saving a calf from a river, using a paddleboard. People accessing healthcare in South Somerset are being told that they must continue to wear a face mask. The County Council is asking people to keep an eye out for vulnerable friends and neighbours following the amber extreme heat warning issued by the Met Office...and more.
Households in South Somerset are being told that their waste bins might not be emptied on time this week. Somerset Waste Partnership says it’s due to a shortage of drivers and workers being off after being pinged by the NHS test and trace app.
A Yeovil woman has been involved in saving a calf from a river, using a paddleboard. Vicki Hamilton was using the paddleboard on the River Parrett when she spotted the emergency. She says the calf was had only just been born when it fell into the water.
People accessing healthcare in South Somerset are being told that they must continue to wear a face mask. While restrictions relating to Covid have been lifted, the NHS in Somerset says if people attend a GP appointment, an appointment with an optician, dentist, pharmacy or hospital appointment, a face mask or face covering must be worn.
The County Council is asking people to keep an eye out for vulnerable friends and neighbours following the amber extreme heat warning issued by the Met Office. Meanwhile, the heat has caused some road surfaces to melt. The B3224 on the Brendon Hills and the A396 at Dunster are two roads in Somerset to be affected. To lessen the damage, maintenance teams have been out spreading granite dust on tarmac surfaces.
The Tokyo Olympics kick off this Friday. Laura Gallagher is from Somerset and a member of the Team GB trampoline gymnastics squad. Laura says she feels privileged to be part of the event.
The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more
Yeovil Town FC have sent a strongly worded letter to the Football Association asking for plans to end FA Cup replays to be dropped. A Somerset woman who's spent the last 32 years living with Hepatitis C, says better support is needed for those affected by the contaminated blood scandal. A new school of musical theatre has opened in Chard...and more.
Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute. Somerset Council could lose around £5 million by selling the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced...and more.
The parents of a two-week-old baby boy, accused of his murder at Yeovil Hospital, are to stand trial. Protesters have splashed red paint across the front of County Hall in Taunton for a second time. A comedy film about the world of competitive marrow-growing and made in Shepton Mallet has opened in cinemas across the UK...and more.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
A new operator has been found to run a Chard care home that has been at risk of closure. A licence has been granted to run a new music festival in West Dorset. People have until midnight tonight to register for a vote in the election for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset...and more.
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