A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social behaviour. NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped to boost recruitment. A new community garden has opened in Chard.... and more
A property in Raglan Terrace in Yeovil has been closed down by a court order after it was linked to anti-social and violent behaviour. Police say residents endured threats and intimidating behaviour by the property's occupants and visitors. Anyone seen trying to access the closed properly during the order would be liable to arrest.
NHS Somerset says investing in nurse apprenticeships has helped boost recruitment and improve staff retention. Entrants on nursing degree courses in Somerset have also held steady despite a fall in the take up of nursing degrees nationally.
A new community garden has opened in Chard. The garden in Great Mead has been funded by the Somerset Community Foundation and National Lottery Community Fund with support from Chard Town Council, Take Art, Somerset Wildlife Trust and Connect Somerset.
A dementia care service is looking for more people to host small groups in Somerset. The Filo Project supports people with early or moderate dementia at home for one day a week.
A Somerset man is preparing to start a 3-thousand-mile cycling challenge across America. Andy Manning is travelling from San Diego in California to St Augustine in Florida. He's hoping to raise 9-thousand pounds for charity Cure Parkinson’s in honour of his friend, Julie Evans, who was diagnosed with the illness in 2019.
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
Fifteen thousand people have signed a petition calling on Somerset Council to cancel plans for a huge data centre in Bridgwater. A nest of Asian hornets has been found in Somerset. More patients in Somerset are set to benefit from a hospital project aimed at restoring independence... and more
Yeovil-based charity, School in a Bag, has started sending supplies to Nepal to help in the aftermath of the devastating floods. 6,000 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new relief road in Chard. The Royal British Legion in Somerset is appealing for more volunteers to help run this year’s Poppy Appeal... and more
One person had to be cut free from a vehicle following a two-vehicle collision on the A30 near Chard. A Yeovil man has been jailed for 7-and-a-half years for supplying cocaine and cannabis. Two Somerset teenagers have become the youngest to swim the Bristol Channel... and more
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