Yeovil MP Adam Dance says closing the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital is a disaster for the town. A Somerset transport company that supplies supermarkets says it’s being held to ransom by cyber hackers. NHS Somerset says 70% of people in the highest risk groups have yet to get their Covid-19 spring booster jab...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says closing the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital is a disaster for the town. The birthing and special baby care unit at Yeovil Hospital was closed on Monday due to concerns about safety and staff shortages. Expectant mothers have been told to go to the Royal United Hospital in Bath, County Hospital in Dorchester or Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton to give birth. Speaking during a demonstration against the closure held outside Yeovil Hospital, Mr Dance called on NHS managers to order the immediate re-opening of the maternity unit.
A Somerset transport company that supplies supermarkets says it’s being held to ransom by cyber hackers. Peter Green Transport in Evercreech delivers foodstuff to Tesco, Sainsbury, and Aldi. The Black Farmer, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, uses Peter Green Transport to distribute his sausages. He says the attack is having a significant impact on his business.
NHS Somerset says 70% of people in the highest-risk groups have yet to get their COVID-19 spring booster jab. Anyone who’s immunosuppressed, undergoing chemotherapy or cancer treatments, organ transplant recipients, or has a condition like HIV is at significantly higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The spring vaccine programme runs until Tuesday, June 17th.
A 4-bedroom house could be built on land used as a beer garden at The Podymore Inn at Yeovilton. Plans submitted to Somerset Council show the house on the eastern side of the pub, with the children’s play area and beer garden, moved to a new location.
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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