Pharmacists in Somerset say it's becoming difficult to get hold of some medications. The building used as Club Neo in Stars Lane in Yeovil has been put up for sale. Free gym memberships are being offered to people living with Parkinson's in Somerset...and more
Pharmacists in Somerset say it's becoming difficult to get hold of some medications, including for epilepsy and high blood pressure because of a national shortage of some drugs, made worse by the Iran war. The government has agreed to help by temporarily increasing what it pays pharmacies.
The building used as Club Neo in Stars Lane in Yeovil has been put up for sale. The former cinema and bingo hall has been advertised with a guide price of £525,000 with the potential for a variety of alternative uses.
Free gym memberships are being offered to people living with Parkinson's in Somerset. The scheme provides access to gym, swimming and group exercise classes at leisure centres run by Everyone Active.
A public footpath in Yeovil Without will close later this week. The path on Mudford Road, between the junction with the footway linking Mudford Road and Fairmead Road, will shut on Saturday, May 9th. It’s for Openreach to carry out ducting work for a new customer connection.
Cricket …and, Thomas Rew has signed a new contract to stay at Somerset. The 18-year-old first joined the junior ranks at 11 and made his first team debut last season in the T20 blast. The younger brother of team-mate James, he’s now signed a deal keeping him at the County Ground until the end of the 2028 campaign.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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