New 'Pop-Up' clinics have opened in Somerset. A service set up to transport seriously ill patients from hospital to hospital in the South West is being extended. Chard Football Club is looking to raise £80,000 to build new changing facilities at its ground on Zembard Lane. 700 new trees were planted at Ham Hill country park in the last month. A group set up in Ilminster to launch a repair shop is looking for more volunteers and a pub in Yeovil town centre has been put up for sale.
New 'Pop-Up' clinics have opened in Somerset, including in Yeovil at the Westlands entertainment complex in Westbourne Close, for young people aged 12 to 15 to get a first Covid jab. It’s part of efforts to persuade parents to get their children vaccinated at the start of the new school term.
A service set up to transport seriously ill patients from hospital to hospital in the South West is being extended. Since the launch of the Retrieve Service a year ago, 700 patients have been transported between critical care units with the support of specialist medical teams.
Chard Football Club is looking to raise £80,000 to build new changing facilities at its ground on Zembard Lane. The club says the money raised will benefit the whole town as the football ground is open for everyone to use.
700 new trees were planted at Ham Hill country park in the last month. The initiative was part of National Tree Planting Week with land at Pit Wood populated with saplings. Head Ranger, Paul McNeill, says the planting has replaced trees lost to ash dieback and has increased the diversity of the fauna and flora at Ham Hill.
A group set up in Ilminster to launch a repair shop is looking for more volunteers. The project is about sharing tools, space, knowledge, and skills.
A pub in Yeovil town centre has been put up for sale. The Westminster on Westminster Street, owned by Enlighten Inns, is advertised at £285,000.
Somerset Council has warned that more homes are likely to flood with further heavy rain forecast to end the week. Discount retailer, The Original Factory Shop, which has an outlet in Crewkerne, has gone into administration. A Barista at Costa Coffee in Ilminster has won a place in the finals of a national competition...and more
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced plans to develop a new operational base on the Leonardo airfield in Yeovil. Several people have been rescued from their homes in Ilminster due to flooding. An £800,000 project is underway to restore two staircases at Montecute House...and more
Last week was the wettest seven-day period in Somerset for twelve years. NHS Somerset says it’s working towards making access to dental care fairer for all. A scout leader in Somerset has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to Young People...and more
A new group has been formed to challenge plans to build 100 new homes in Keinton Mandeville. Bridgwater Town Council has voted to increase its share of the Council Tax by 5%. Organisers of Yeovil in Bloom are appealing for young people to get involved in this year’s competition...and more
New data shows that South Western Ambulance is one of the worst-performing ambulance trusts in England. Plans to introduce improved accessibility at Yeovil Junction station have moved a step closer. A community centre in Street is providing vulnerable people with a warm, safe place to meet...and more.
A new NHS diagnostic centre has opened in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater...and more
Councillors have approved controversial plans to build four large carnival club sheds near Ilminster. Somerset Council says there's an increasing gap between the cost of education and the amount the government provides to run local schools. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, aimed at protecting homes and businesses from flooding, has been reduced in size...and more
Citizens Advice says thousands of people in Somerset have lost some or all of their council tax discount. The UK's first autonomous full-size helicopter, manufactured by Leonardo in Yeovil, has successfully completed its maiden flight. A new pharmacy has opened in Wincanton...and more
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