Thursday 22nd January

    A new NHS diagnostic centre has opened in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater...and more 

    A new NHS diagnostic centre, providing around 70,000 tests and outpatient appointments a year, has opened in Yeovil. Built on the site of Yeovil Hospital, it offers audiology, ear, nose and throat, and cardiology services. 

    The go ahead's been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. Milford Juniors on Glenthorne Avenue closed in 2022 due to structural problems, with children taught in temporary classrooms on a nearby playing field. Now, the Department of Education has secured planning permission to build a new school on land opposite Milford Infants School, with an opening date of September 2027.

    A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater. 

    Somerset Council says the average cost of repairing a single pothole is £123.00. The figure follows Somerset being ranked 26 out of 153 local authorities for road maintenance in a survey conducted by the Department of Transport.

    A community centre in Street is providing vulnerable people with a warm place to meet. The Crispin Centre is part of the Warm Welcome initiative and operates as a warm space from 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday

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