People in Somerset are being encouraged to get their cholesterol checked to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes. A Chard man has appeared in court charged with using threatening behaviour. A gardener from Somerset has won a silver award at the Chelsea Flower Show... and more
People in Somerset are being encouraged to get their cholesterol checked to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
A Chard man has appeared in court charged with using threatening behaviour. Steffan Ayres, aged 51, of Fore Street in Chard was found guilty of committing the offence in Taunton in February. Ayres was fined £180 and told to pay compensation of £300.
A new team of Marie Curie volunteers has been recruited to work at Yeovil Hospital. The charity, that provides end of life support, plans to start seeing patients before the end of the month.
A team of volunteers in the Mendips have stepped-in to help keep their local pub open. The Waldegrave in East Harptree lost its tenant manager last month, threatening it with closure.
A gardener from Somerset has won a silver award at the Chelsea Flower Show. Georgie Newbery owns Common Farm Flowers, near Bruton. Flower farming has only just been recognised by the government as an industry in its own right.
A road in Chard will close to traffic for half a day next week. Lordsleaze Lane will shut on Tuesday, May 26, from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm, to allow Wessex Water to carry out reinstatement works. No alternative route.
A Somerset car boot business says it will no longer accept twenty-pound notes after being handed counterfeit notes.Taunton Flower Show is warning this year’s event could be its last. Numatic, makers of the Henry vacuum cleaner, have invested one-and-a-half million pounds installing new solar panels at their factory in Chard... and more
The RSPCA is investigating after eleven newborn puppies were abandoned in Snowdon Park in Chard. Major funding has been announced for a new two-year arts programme in Yeovil. Plans have been unveiled to improve sports facilities at Somerton Recreation Ground...and more
A fire that damaged two vehicles in Chaffcombe near Chard is being treated as deliberate. A road in Hardington Mandeville is set to re-open today after being closed for three days. Friends, family and colleagues of a Royal Navy officer based at RNAS Yeovilton are taking on a 630-mile coastal challenge in her memory... and more
Somerset Council has defended spending nineteen million pounds on consultants over the past three years. A new clinic specialising in sexual health has opened in Yeovil. RNAS Yeovilton has been in the TV spotlight this week after featuring on Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr...and more
Concern's been expressed that too many of the 580 new council homes being built in Somerset will be clustered around Taunton and Bridgwater. Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a crash on the M5. Haynes Motor Museum has been awarded £180,000 by The National Lottery to transform its Red Room gallery... and more
A member of Yeovil Town Council has appeared in court charged with two counts of assault. Health professionals in Somerset are urging people to take up the offer of a free NHS health check. Organisers of Somerset Day have welcomed the name Dunkery given to the dragon on the county flag...and more
New figures show a sharp increase in reports of drones interfering with critical air ambulance missions. The Liberal Democrats have retained the Mendip Hills seat on Somerset Council following a by-election. A woman from Chard has been recognised for her contribution to the community with an invitation to the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace... and more
Police investigating a fire in Shepton Mallet are appealing for help to identify two people. Yeovil MP Adam Dance has called for more government support for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. This weekend sees the start of the Great Gardening Show at The Newt near Bruton...and more
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