The future of Yeovil Hospital’s stroke unit could be decided at a meeting later this week. A new cycle route in Yeovil, promised for September, won’t now open until the end of December. Somerset Council has announced plans to turn an empty property in Chard into a children's home....and more.
The future of Yeovil Hospital’s stroke unit could be decided at a meeting later this week. A row broke out earlier in the year when plans were announced to close all stroke services in Yeovil and move them to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. Now, health leaders have listened to the objections and are recommending only a partial shutdown of the unit. Under the new plans, hyper-acute services, that provide treatment within 72 hours of a stroke would close, but the acute care services would stay open. The plans are due to be discussed at a meeting of NHS Somerset’s Integrated Care Board on Thursday, with a final decision taken at a meeting in late January.
A new cycle route in Yeovil, promised for September, won’t now open until the end of December. Somerset Council has blamed the delay in building the cycle route along Lyde Road on complications involving utility connections.
Buses of Somerset have introduced extra morning and evening services from this week on some routes in the hope it will improve punctuality and reliability. It follows criticism from passengers linked to problems caused by a shortage of drivers.
Somerset Council has announced plans to turn an empty property in Chard into a children's home. Meads House on Touches Lane has not been in use for several years. Now, Somerset Council says it will invest £300,000 to update the property and turn it into a children's home with staff living on site.
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
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
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