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.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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