Somerset doctors are urging us to look out for children with asthma as temperatures begin to drop. A local organisation is celebrating an award of nearly £20,000. A new traffic management system will affect drivers on the A303 this weekend... and more.
Doctors in Somerset are urging people to take extra care to look out for children with asthma as temperatures begin to drop. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust says the number of young people admitted to hospital with the condition tends to rise at this time of year.
A local not-for-profit organisation is celebrating after an award of nearly £20,000 in National Lottery funding. Got Your Six UK CIC supports the military community across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, with its Wincanton-based community hub offering therapeutic services to serving personnel, veterans, spouses and their families, whilst also being open to the wider local community.
Changes due to a new traffic management system will affect drivers on the A303 this weekend. The road will close between Sparkford and the Podimore Roundabout from 9pm Saturday night through until 6am Sunday morning as part of the Sparkford to Ilchester scheme. When it reopens, there will be one lane open each way on the new carriageways to allow teams to continue their work alongside the traffic safely.
Staff at Leonardo in Yeovil have taken part in the recent ‘Take The Pressure Off’ initiative. We told you about Somerset Council and NHS Somerset’s blood pressure awareness campaign earlier this month – and the helicopter manufacturer took part this week, offering checks for employees, at their Wellbeing Roadshow. 90 of the team now ‘know their numbers’.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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