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.
Wells Cathedral says it's having to get creative to bring in more money as financial pressures continue to grow. A convenience store in Martock has been allowed to keep its alcohol licence despite an employee working there illegally. Police have seized an illegally ridden e-scooter in Yeovil in response to concerns from local residents... and more
A Yeovil man has been detained under the Mental Health Act for attacking his mother with a knife. People in Chard are being reminded that it’s unlawful to attach flags to lamp posts and street furniture. Wincanton Racecourse has called off its 'Badger Chase Day' because the ground is too firm... and more
Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
The owner of campsite in Somerset says a two-thousand-seven-hundred percent increase in business rates will be 'catastrophic' for his business. Plans to build nearly 300 new homes on the outskirts of Chard have been given the go ahead. Yeovil Town are through to the first round proper of the FA Cup after beating Leatherhead 5-2 at Huish Park last night... and more
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