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.
Police investigating an attack on a shop worker in Yeovil have released CCTV images of a man and woman they want to speak to. Farmers in Somerset are being warned to expect more cases of bluetongue. Ilminster Carnival Committee has announced the cancellation of this year's Children's Carnival due to a lack of entries... and more
Two new mobile NHS breast screening units have taken to the road in Somerset. More than 700 new homes are to be built alongside the M5 in Bridgwater. Dawes Twineworks in West Coker is one of several venues open to the public for free this month... and more
It’s going to cost more to park in Chard. Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with two burglaries in Yeovil. Somerset Cricket Club is planning to stage performances by some of the world's biggest artistes at their Taunton ground... and more
Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following an assault in Yeovil. Businesses in Taunton say they're worried that planned changes to parking rules could put people off visiting the town. The Red Arrows will take to the skies near the Somerset border in a one-off display later this week... and more
Police in Avon and Somerset say they’re dealing with a big increase in reports of cloned vehicle fraud. A new video system designed to speed up stroke care has been launched in Somerset. Pilgrims are walking through Somerset this week to mark eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning about a new scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Flu vaccinations are now available on the NHS ahead of the winter. Liverpool comedian John Bishop has cancelled his show in Taunton later this week after breaking his ankle... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a vehicle near Shepton Mallet. New taxi charges come into force in Somerset later this month. The fire service is treating as accidental a blaze at a flat in Yeovil town centre... and more
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