Ninety-eight percent of children in Somerset applying for places at secondary schools have been given a place at one of their top three chosen secondary schools. A Somerset woman has started a national campaign to make sure NHS staff don't go hungry. Organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ say they're trying hard to find a replacement for Olly Murs and fundraising is underway in Donyatt near Ilminster to pay for improvements to a play area.
Ninety-eight percent of children in Somerset applying for places at secondary schools have been given a place at one of their top three chosen secondary schools. The County Council says ninety-five percent of children have been given a place at their top choice of school. The County Council says it's dealt with the largest number of secondary school applications ever received.
A Somerset woman has started a national campaign to make sure NHS staff don't go hungry. Neely Mozowala, a specialist Diabetes Podiatrist, started an online baking group for medics after finding that NHS workers on the night shift were going hungry because of a lack of food provided within hospitals. She's now calling on the NHS to make sure that enough food is available 24-hours-a-day
in hospitals.
Organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ say they're trying hard to find a replacement for Olly Murs. It follows the singer’s decision to withdraw from performing at the event due to a knee operation. Rag and Bone Man and Simply Red are booked to appear at ‘Live in Somerset’ in Vivary Park, in Taunton, in late August.
Fundraising is underway in Donyatt near Ilminster to pay for improvements to a play area. Organisers are aiming to raise £1500 for new equipment, including a children’s seesaw, at Donyatt Recreation ground.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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