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
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says people are still worried about plans to move hyper-acute stroke services out of Yeovil Hospital. His comments follow news that NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit in Yeovil due to staff shortages at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Mr Dance says twelve thousand people have signed a petition against the closure and that the Yeovil unit should be kept open.
A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. Exeter Crown Court was told that Michael Elmer, aged 36, was arrested in May last year by the force’s child abuse team. He was jailed for 13 months and made the subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
A temporary 40 mph speed limit is being introduced on roads in Ilminster. The lower limit will apply on the B3168 through Puckington, Stocklinch and Ilton while repairs are carried out to a damaged structure, between Monday, 27 April and Friday, 15 May.
A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs. Wayne Greggory, aged 48, of Huish Champflower, was charged under the Hunting Act 2004. Greggory was fined £250 and ordered to pay costs.
Somerset-based luxury handbag maker Mulberry has reported a 13.6 percent increase in sales in the six months to the end of March. This follows a 21 percent slump in sales in 2024, and the company raising £20 million in June last year to help bolster its transformation
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
Maternity services at Yeovil Hospital will reopen on Tuesday April 21st. A Somerset woman, who relies on a wheelchair for mobility, has criticised changes to the Motor Motability scheme. Somerset Freemasons have presented a cheque for forty-three thousand pounds to Young Somerset, a charity that supports young people in the county... and more
Yeovil Town Football Club has received a warning that it could be struck off the register at Companies House. Somerset Council has been given £22 million to provide assistance to people facing cost of living pressures. Members of 1st Ilminster Scout Group have spent a night sleeping outdoors to experience the challenges faced by homeless military veterans... and more
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