The NHS in Somerset is the first in the country to trial an online self-referral service for breast cancer. The MET office has confirmed that January was the wettest in Somerset since 2014. The MET office has confirmed that January was the wettest in Somerset since 2014... and more
The NHS in Somerset is the first in the country to trial an online self-referral service for breast cancer. Patients can access the service through the NHS 111 helpline, online or via the NHS App.
The MET office has confirmed that January was the wettest in Somerset since 2014. The South of England as a whole had its sixth wettest January since records began in 1836.
The go ahead has been given to build 28 new homes in Tintinhull. Developers, Orwell Ltd will build the properties on land off Head Street. It follows a long delay in deciding the plans caused by the ongoing phosphates crisis.
Yeovil Town Council says it won’t increase its share of the Council Tax to pay for the redevelopment of the Octagon Theatre. Members of the Council’s Finance and Policy Committee have been told that money for the £15 million pound project will come from the Council’s reserve funds, alongside support from neighbouring councils; Brympton Parish Council and Yeovil Without Parish Council.
An Ilminster couple have re-started their attempt to walk the 7,300 miles of the UK coastal path. Zoe Langley-Wathen and her husband Mike Langley had to abandon the challenge in October when Zoe suffered a stress fracture in her foot. The couple, who are raising money for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, re-started the walk this week, which is expected to take two years to complete, from where they left it at Poole Harbour.
And, St Margaret’s Hospice has moved its shop in Hendford in Yeovil to the former Argos store on the High Street in the town centre. St Margaret’s says its retail operation supports local sustainability by giving quality pre-loved items a new lease of life, while raising vital funds for the end-of-life charity.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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