The go-ahead has been given to build eighteen new homes in Curry Rivel. NHS Somerset is claiming positive results from a pilot scheme aimed at cutting waiting times. A fashion designer from Somerset has hit the heights by having his collection modelled at London Fashion Week..and more
Somerset Council has given the go-ahead to build 18 new homes in Curry Rivel. Six of the properties on Abbey Close will be ‘affordable’ with an attenuation pond created off Drayton Lane to reduce the flooding risk.
NHS Somerset is claiming positive results from a pilot scheme aimed at cutting waiting times for people using local podiatry services. The trial aims to identify patients who would benefit from undergoing surgery at a community hospital in the early stages, rather than waiting for an appointment with a consultant at an acute hospital.
An Ilminster hair studio has won a top award just a year after opening. Recreations Hair Studio, on the Ashwell Business Park, run by Roishin Conway, won the Best Hairdressers Somerset Award at the English Business Awards, held in Bristol.
A fashion designer from Somerset has hit the heights by having his collection modelled at London Fashion Week. Nathan Slate runs a shop and cafe in Bridgwater and designs conceptual clothing, which has been worn by the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna.
Holyrood Academy in Chard is hosting a series of open events for prospective parents and students to find out what makes the school special. The sessions take place on Thursday evening, October 9th, and Tuesday and Thursday mornings, October 14th and 16th.
Paintings by an artist who lives in Hinton St George have gone on display at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. Fourteen giant cow portraits, painted by Jackie Spurrier, are on show in public areas at Musgrove Park to the end of January.
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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