The Leader of the Conservatives on Somerset County Council, Councillor David Fothergill believes Rishi Sunack has the required financial experience and temperament to make a good Prime Minister. The NHS in Somerset is encouraging people who are eligible to get their Covid boosters and flu jabs. Police say a man’s body found on the Lynx trading estate in Yeovil is believed to be that of a missing local man. A project’s underway to plant 100 miles of hedgerow from Forde Abbey near Chard into Dorset and a Martock woman has raised £400 for a breast cancer research charity.
The Leader of the Conservatives on Somerset County Council, Councillor David Fothergill believes Rishi Sunack has the required financial experience and temperament to make a good Prime Minister. He’s calling on his Conservative colleagues to get behind the new PM. Meanwhile, Rezaul Uddin from the British Bangledeshi Association in Somerset says he believes Rishi Sunak will be inspiring for young people.
The NHS in Somerset is encouraging people who are eligible to get their Covid boosters and flu jabs. It's because there are concerns over a so-called "twindemic" with people in hospital with Covid, flu or both this winter.
Police say a man’s body found on the Lynx trading estate in Yeovil is believed to be that of a missing local man. 50-year-old Alan was reported missing over a week ago after last being seen on Watercombe Lane on October 17th. Police say they don’t believe there are any suspicious circumstances and are treating the death as unexplained.
A project’s underway to plant 100 miles of hedgerow from Forde Abbey near Chard into Dorset. The Great Big Dorset Hedge Project will use existing trails and paths for the route of the hedgerow. Members of the Dorset Climate Network have organised the project.
A Martock woman has raised £400 for a breast cancer research charity. Carol Ansell held a coffee morning at All Saints Church in Martock with all the proceeds going to Breast Cancer Now.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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