Children in care in Somerset are not receiving a good enough service, according to inspectors. NHS Somerset says dental care in the county is improving for the first time since the pandemic. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is holding a topless open-water swim...and more
Children in care in Somerset are not receiving a good enough service, according to inspectors. Somerset Council's children's social services have been rated as "requires improvement" in three out of the four areas examined by Ofsted. Inspectors highlighted concerns about the quality of support being provided to vulnerable children and families.
NHS Somerset says dental care in the county is improving for the first time since the pandemic. New figures show a three per cent rise in treatments over the past year, with 360,000 units of dental work carried out – that's around 10,000 more than the previous year. The NHS says the increase is due to opening three new dental practices in Somerset and additional investment to recruit NHS dentists.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is holding a unique fundraising event – a topless open-water swim – aimed at raising awareness about the importance of performing CPR on women. The charity says some people are reluctant to apply CPR to women having a cardiac arrest, despite the need for immediate treatment being exactly the same as for men.
A Somerset man has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Lampert, from Somerton, was charged following a collision in Martock in which a car crashed into a house, injuring two people.
Reservoir Road in Chard will be closed at its junction with Catchgate Lane between 8 am and 6 pm next Wednesday, the 24th of June, while a telegraph pole is replaced. Meanwhile, two roads in Yeovil town centre will shut overnight for Openreach cabling work. Union Street and Middle Street will be closed between Peter Street and Silver Street from 9 pm on Wednesday, the 24th, until 6 am the following morning.
Avon and Somerset Police say they'll be carrying out enhanced patrols for drink and drug driving during and after England's opening World Cup game tonight. Somerset Chamber of Commerce is warning that the conflict in Iran is having a serious impact on local businesses. A master thatcher based in Ilminster says the traditional craft of thatching is under threat because of a lack of training opportunities...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal two-vehicle crash on the A358 near Ilminster. A man from Norton-sub-Hamdon has appeared in court charged with drink driving. An original Mr Blobby costume from the former Blobbyland theme park at Cricket St Thomas has been put up for sale... and more
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
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