Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled, due to a private company running out of NHS funding to provide the surgery. A local MP is calling for the permanent installation of pumps on the Somerset Levels to reduce the flood risk. A £3 million pound project has begun to refurbish the grand organ at Wells Cathedral... and more
Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled, due to a private company running out of NHS funding to provide the surgery. It's reported that SpaMedica in Taunton has fulfilled the 2-thousand procedures it was contracted to deliver and is rescheduling operations for the next financial year. Sheila Jeffrey, from Chard, is one of the patients affected. She was booked for a cataract operation in February but her appointment was postponed due to there being no money to pay for it..
A local MP is calling for the permanent installation of pumps on the Somerset Levels to reduce the flood risk. Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, says a better solution to flooding on the Levels needs to be found.
Touches Lane near Chard Reservoir could be turned into a 'green lane' to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Somerset Council wants to stop vehicles using parts of the road and is asking people for their comments. The consultation on the Somerset Council’s website runs to February 24th.
Taunton Library is celebrating 30-years at its current home in Paul Street in the town centre. The Friends of Taunton Library have held an event to mark the occasion.
Work has begun on a £3 million pound project to refurbish the grand organ at Wells Cathedral. Pipes, electrical systems, and the console have been removed for sending to a specialist organ repairer in Durham.
Local woodworking retailer, Yandle and Sons in Martock is expanding. A new warehouse is being built to support Yandles online business, together with a Sawmill Shop for customers to collect items, and 96 new parking spaces.
The government is being asked to help fund Somerset's carnivals. Bridgwater Town Council wants more trains to stop at the town’s railway station. A fund raising pie throwing event is taking place for Red Nose Day in Chard... and more
Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
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