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.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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