The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two Yeovil GP practices a 'good' overall rating. The CQC inspected Hendford Lodge Medical Centre and Abbey Manor Medical Practice in February. Both practices were rated as ‘requiring improvement’ at an early inspection.
There has been a rise in reports of thefts at commercial premises in Somerset over the last three months. According to insurers AXA, claims for losses sustained through break-ins at garages and commercial premises in the County have increased substantially since the start of the year.
Martock is to host its first-ever Pride event. Organised by Martock Pride, it is due to take place at Martock Recreation Ground on Saturday, June 21st, with an evening event featuring LGBTQ+ musicians held in Martock Parish Hall.
Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Almost all the candidates standing in the West of England mayoral election say they want to transform public transport by introducing bus franchising. This would mean operators making decisions about timetabling, fares, and routes.
Plans to build 175 new homes at Woolavington, near Bridgwater, have been scrapped due to the developer running out of time to start work on the site. Had it gone ahead, the estate would have been located at Woolavington Hill, close to the new electric vehicle battery-making factory off junction 24 of the M5.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
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