NHS Somerset says one hundred thousand people in the county have yet to receive the latest Covid booster jab. The road between Merriot and Lopen at Eggwood Hill remains closed following a landslip. Guests at a B&B in Cornwall can now book an overnight stay in a Lynx helicopter...and more.
NHS Somerset is urging people to get the latest COVID booster jab. They say one hundred thousand people in the County have yet to have the jab, which is available at no charge through GP surgeries and pharmacies to people aged 65 and over, those living and working in care homes, or those clinically at risk. You can book the jab online, on the NHS app, or by calling 119.
The road between Merriot and Lopen, near the turn-off to Hinton St George at Eggwood Hill, remains closed following a landslip. Diversions are in operation.
Somerset Council's phone and online payment system for paying rent, council tax, and parking fines will be out of action for the next seven days. This will allow the system to be upgraded so that payments can be made anytime without queuing.
Holyrood Academy in Chard has been given £650 to spend on new library books. Seventy books have been bought with money granted by the Siobhan Dowd Trust; a charity that promotes a love of reading to students in secondary schools across the UK.
Two brothers from Pitney near Somerton have completed two epic challenges, raising money for charity. Freddie Storey ran 300 miles of the Cornish coast path and followed it by climbing Mount Toubkal in North Africa, with his brother, Max.
Guests at a B&B in Cornwall can now book an overnight stay in a Lynx helicopter. The decommissioned aircraft, originally based at RNAS Yeovilton, has been fitted with curtains, a toilet and a double bed.
Sir Rod Stewart will perform in the Legends slot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival. Sir Rod, who will be 80 next year, follows Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue and Diana Ross, as a Glastonbury Festival Legend.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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