NHS Somerset has launched its biggest-ever campaign to test the blood pressure of thousands of people in Somerset. Bus campaigners are calling for a re-think of plans to cut the 54-bus between Yeovil and Wincanton. Plans have been submitted to convert a former mill at South Petherton into a dwelling...and more.
NHS Somerset has launched its biggest-ever campaign to test the blood pressure of thousands of people in Somerset. The ‘Take the Pressure Off’ campaign will see testing events held in workplaces, shops and sporting venues. NHS Somerset says around one in three people in Somerset have high blood pressure but are unaware of it
Bus campaigners, who staged a protest against service cuts in Yeovil at the weekend, are calling for a re-think of plans to scrap the number 54-bus route that runs between Yeovil and Wincanton. First Bus says to keep the 54 running, and three other ‘at risk’ services across Somerset, they need more subsidies and are in talks about this with Somerset Council.
A group of ex-offenders have been taking part in an equine therapy programme in Somerset. The crime prevention charity Key4Life has been working with men who are now out of prison, and claims the therapy sessions have cut re-offending.
A road in Chard will partially shut to traffic later this week. East Street, on the side of the road leading out of the town, will close on Wednesday to fix an electricity supply fault. During the two-day closure, traffic lights will be in operation with motorists diverted onto the Crowshute Link.
Plans have been submitted to convert a former mill in South Petherton into a dwelling. If approved, Joylers Mill, a Grade-2 listed building at the end of Mill Lane, will be turned into a single residential dwelling, set over four floors.
A new £7 million primary school and nursery is to be built in the grounds of Holyrood Academy in Chard. A public consultation has opened into plans to merge the parishes of Ansford and Castle Cary. The nomination papers that paved the way for Margaret Thatcher to become Britain's first female Prime Minister have been uncovered in a Somerset garage...and more
Two mothers in Chard are calling on carnival organisers to make carnivals more accessible to children with special educational needs. 4,000 people have been put on a waiting list at a new NHS dental practice in Somerset. Channel 4’s ‘Love It or List It’ is looking to feature properties in Somerset in a new series... and more
The maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital is to reopen within the next six months. There’s been a further delay to reopening Yeovil’s Octagon theatre. No CrossCountry trains will run through Somerset this weekend due to planned industrial action by the RMT union...and more.
Film and TV crews have given Somerset's economy a £4 million boost in the last 12 months.
Around 100 people have objected to plans to build 325 new homes in Crewkerne. Somerset Council is asking the public to report anyone they see sleeping rough...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is urging people to join a campaign for improved support for children with dyslexia. An opposition Conservative member of Somerset Council says businesses will suffer a ‘terrible blow’ if plans go ahead to sell off five Yeovil town centre car parks. A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years... and more.
Union members at Leonardo sites across the UK, including in Yeovil, have voted to go on strike after rejecting a 3.2 percent pay offer. GWR has apologised for not providing a visually impaired Yeovil women with an escort to cross between platforms at Pen Mill station. A walnut grower in Somerset is calling on supermarkets to stop importing the nuts from aboard and to sell the ones he grows instead... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a break-in at The Crossing Café on Preston Road in Yeovil. A Yeovil Pharmacist says a 70 percent of people booking an online covid jab are not eligible this year. A former doctor in Chard has won through to the semi-finals of BBC Mastermind...and more
A child safeguarding review is underway following the murder of a two-week-old baby boy at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset’s been chosen for a pilot scheme in which drones are used to monitor environmental emergencies. Yeovil nightclub, Club Neo in Stars Lane, has got a new owner and is changing its name... and more
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