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.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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