Agency health workers in Somerset claim they have been left two thousand pounds out of pocket as a result of a pay rise given to NHS workers but not to them. Work has started building a new McDonald’s outlet at Horton Cross, near Ilminster. The go-ahead has been given to convert the village pub in Hardington Mandeville into a home...and more.
Agency health workers in Somerset claim they have been left two thousand pounds out of pocket as a result of a pay rise given to NHS workers but not to them. Community nurses and therapists, not directly employed by the NHS but who deliver services for the NHS, have not been given the government's latest pay rise award to NHS staff. The Department of Health is asking local funding organisations to urgently look into the matter.
Work has started building a new McDonald’s outlet at Horton Cross, near Ilminster. McDonald’s says the new restaurant and takeaway will create sixty-five new jobs and should be open before the end of the year.
The go-ahead has been given to convert the village pub in Hardington Mandeville into a home. In making their decision, Somerset Council said the change of use on the former Mandeville Arms will not impact adversely the vitality and viability of the village.
A Chard motorist has been banned from driving for six months and fined one hundred and twenty pounds after being caught driving without a license and insurance. Simon Hamblin of Brunel Court in Chard pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared at Yeovil Magistrates Court.
Children with special educational needs in South Somerset will have to wait a further year for a new school to open. The Department for Education is trying to find a new academy trust to run the new special school built near Martock after the academy trust they chose to take on the school was given two inadequate Ofsted reports. It has meant that opening the school has had to be put back to September next year.
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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