A Yeovil man has become one of the first in England to have a new weight loss device called a gastric balloon fitted. Somerset Council is dealing with a backlog of applications to add footpaths to the official map of Somerset. The Princess Royal, Princess Ann, is visiting Sherborne next month...and more.
A Yeovil man has become one of the first in England to have a new weight loss device called a gastric balloon fitted. The balloon, filled with water to make the patient feel fuller was inserted into his stomach in February. Dave Pulford says since then he has lost nearly five stone.
Somerset Council is dealing with a backlog of 370 applications to add footpaths or rights of way to the official map of Somerset. Nationally, 8,000 such applications are waiting to be processed, with fears that if they are not dealt with, the routes could be lost forever.
The Princess Royal, Princess Ann, is visiting Sherborne next month. She’s attending a musical event in the Methodist church in Cheap Street in her role as Patron of Save the Children Fund on Friday, September 13th. Tickets to the concert, featuring the choral scholars of St John’s Cambridge with proceeds going to Save the Children Fund, can be bought from Winstone’s bookshop in Cheap Street, Sherborne.
An information book detailing the life of Harry Patch written by Alan Williams of Shepton Mallet has been presented for safekeeping to Wells Museum. Harry Patch, who lived to be 111 and was nationally recognised as the last surviving British Tommy from the First World War, lived for more than forty years in Westbourne Grove in Yeovil.
More than 4,500 people have expressed interest in joining a new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne. Somerset Council says a long-term solution is needed to make Hendford Hill in Yeovil fully safe for motorists. A Somerset man has won first prize at the World Marmalade Awards... and more
Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
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