Somerset is experiencing a big increase in numbers of the Dracula Horsefly which is said to be more blood-thirsty than mosquitos. People in Somerset who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee are being offered a new 3D-printed implant. A footballer from Chard has been signed by Championship League side, Ipswich Town...and more.
Somerset is experiencing a big increase in numbers of an insect more blood-thirsty than mosquitos. Entomologist, Dee Patel, says the Dracula Horsefly population has grown hugely during the hot weather and to them being resistant to most kinds of repellents.
A Somerset woman, campaigning for a change in the law, claims her mother’s mental health was impacted by not having family and friends visit her in her care home during Covid. Hazel Leech wants the law made so that should the country be plunged into another pandemic, those who live in care and nursing homes would be allowed, visitors.
People in Somerset who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee are being offered a new 3D-printed implant. The treatment is designed to preserve existing knee joints and is used at an earlier stage before a knee replacement is needed.
A footballer from Chard has been signed by Championship League side, Ipswich Town. Eighteen-year-old goalkeeper, Charlie Binns, who began his playing career with Combe St Nicholas FC, has joined the Under-18 Youth Team at Ipswich.
Children at Thorncombe Primary School near Chard have been raising money for Bristol Children’s Hospital. Their efforts were in support of a local girl who is undergoing treatment for a brain tumour at Bristol Children’s Hospital.
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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