Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. Merlin and Wildcat helicopters were deployed to RAF Akrotiri after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran in February. The Navy says they’ve flown hundreds of missions, including responding to potential threats and carrying out routine patrols.
People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Around 50,000 homes in Somerset rely on oil for their hot water and central heating, which has doubled in price since the start of the Iran war. The government is providing help to people who use domestic heating oil, but only those in receipt of benefits qualify.
Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne. The DentistryForYou practice, located on Market Street, is due to open next month. To register as a patient, visit the DentistryForYou website and search for “new practice Crewkerne”, or call 07578 694 668.
Some of the busiest roads around Yeovil are having surface dressing work carried out today. This includes parts of the A30, A37 and A3088. The work is aimed at improving skid resistance and protecting against frost and water damage.
The head of Holyrood Academy in Chard has announced that he’s stepping down. Dave MacCormick has been in post for seven years and says he’s leaving to teach at a school overseas.
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
Nearly one hundred roads in Somerset will be surface dressed this summer to prevent further damage. Almost all children starting primary school in Somerset in September have been offered a place at one of their top three school choices. People in Somerset are being asked to record wild mammals in gardens and other green spaces over the summer... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has backed calls for a cap on heating oil prices. Invitations are being sent out to those in Somerset eligible for the latest Covid vaccine. A pub near Chard has closed just four months after reopening... and more
Wessex Water has been told to pay £300,000 after a sewer spilled into the River Yeo killing dozens of fish. The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton has been given a grant of half a million pounds. Today marks the official opening of the new visitor centre at Ham Hill... and more
Yeovil College has been upgraded to a Defence Technical Excellence College. Somerset Council is taking legal action against a housing developer that owes £35,000 in contributions towards local services in Broadway. An Ilminster couple have covered the first 400 miles of their epic walk around the coastline of mainland Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police has launched a new five-year plan to tackle anti-social behaviour. Additional GP appointments will soon be available at three local surgeries, following a £1 million investment to upgrade NHS facilities in Somerset. A Stoke-sub-Hamdon couple whose daughter died of cancer have raised £128,000 in her memory... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for better support for survivors of domestic abuse living in rural communities. The RSPB in Somerset is urging people to stop feeding birds to prevent the spread of disease. Yeovil Town Football Club says an issue that had threatened it with removal from the register at Companies House has been resolved... and more
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