The NHS says twenty-six thousand people in the South West signed up to stop smoking in the past twelve months. A teenager from Yeovil has raised more than four thousand pounds for a new dialysis machine at Bristol Children's Hospital. Yeovil Town take on Brackley Town in a National League fixture this evening, kick off at Huish Park is 7.45...and more
The NHS says twenty-six thousand people in the South West signed up to stop smoking in the past twelve months, an increase of eleven thousand on the previous year. Alison Bell, Director of Public Health in Somerset, says it’s welcome news as treating people for the symptoms of smoking costs the NHS a lot of money.
There will be no recycling or rubbish collections in Somerset next Monday because it is a Bank Holiday. Somerset Council says crews will do their usual routes, moving the date back a day from the normal pick-up time. As an example, households that usually have a Friday collection will have their collections rescheduled to Saturday, August 30th.
A teenager from Yeovil has raised more than four thousand pounds for a new dialysis machine at Bristol Children's Hospital. Lilly Canterbury had a kidney transplant in March after being diagnosed with end-stage renal failure last year.
A new county-wide paediatric service is being planned for Somerset in response to the closure of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, which runs both Yeovil Hospital and Musgrove Park in Taunton, says the new service will operate on an equal share basis with consultant paediatricians working across both hospitals. Yeovil's maternity unit was closed on safety grounds in May and a date to reopen it has yet to be announced.
Yeovil Town are in action this evening. They take on Brackley Town in a National League fixture, kick off at Huish Park is 7.45pm.
There's anger in Chard about a road diversion in place alongside two sets of roadworks through the town. A motorcyclist has been injured in an accident in Bruton. £100,000 has been donated towards re-opening Shepton Mallet’s Amulet theatre... and more
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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