The opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Chard Hospital are being reduced. Military veterans in Somerset, struggling with paying their energy bills, are being offered up to 200 pounds a month for a year by the Royal British Legion. Three quarters of a million pounds has been spent on equipment to help people in Somerset who've had a fall at home or in a care home...and more.
The opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Chard Hospital are being reduced. NHS Somerset says it'sdue to staff shortages. The unit will now open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday but stay closed on Wednesday and Friday. Meanwhile, NHS Somerset says they’re preparing for an extremely busy winter. It comes as new data has shown that NHS waiting lists in England are growing because of a lack of staff and beds.
Military veterans in Somerset, struggling with paying their energy bills, are being offered up to 200 pounds a month for a year by the Royal British Legion. The money’s been given in addition to the financial support provided by the government.
Three quarters of a million pounds has been spent on equipment to help people in Somerset who've had a fall at home or in a care home. The equipment is now used to lift people up safely following a fall andwithout a carer having to call an ambulance, unless the person is in need of hospital treatment.
A new TV documentary has thrown new light on the origins of the T.S. Elliot poem The Waste Land, described as one of the defining poems of the 20th century. T.S. Elliot, who lived in South Somerset and is buried in East Coker, always claimed the poem had nothing to do with his private life but programme casts doubt on the theory. The programme can be viewed on the BBC I-player.
Castle Cary is gearing up for big crowds arriving inthe town this weekend. Castle Cary Carnival takes place tomorrow evening with more than 40 entries in the parade and hundreds expected in the High Street.
Labour’s Clare Moody is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. Somerset Council is looking to buy the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil, including Yeovil Bus Station. One of the biggest events in Yeovil’s outdoor calendar, the Abbey Hill Steam Rally, starts today...and more.
Voting is taking place today to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset. NHS Somerset says the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital will stay open until a new replacement unit is built in Dorchester. A supermarket worker has retired after spending 52 years working at the same store in Ilminster...and more.
SUEZ, the company that collects Somerset’s waste is warning it may cease operations. Twenty thousand pounds is being spent cleaning red paint off the front of County Hall in Taunton following a series of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. An occupational therapist at Yeovil Hospital has won an award for her smart appearance at work...and more.
Somerset Council is taking legal action to remove an arms company from one of its commercial properties. Waste collection days across Somerset are set to change next month due to two impending bank holidays. An archaeological survey has begun on the proposed site of a new skate park in Bruton... and more.
Somerset’s busiest speed camera in 2023 has been revealed as the camera on the westbound carriageway of the A303 between the Podimore Roundabout and the Hazelgrove Roundabout. Bus campaigners are calling on Somerset Council to keep the public toilets open at Yeovil bus station. The funeral has taken place in Yeovil of D-Day veteran, Bill Tolley, who has died at the age of 97...and more.
A man has been arrested in Castle Cary and charged with stalking, harassment and making threats to kill. The NHS in Somerset says its staff retention rate has improved over the past two years. A farmer in South Petherton is preparing to cycle 1,000 miles to raise money for charity...and more.
The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more
Yeovil Town FC have sent a strongly worded letter to the Football Association asking for plans to end FA Cup replays to be dropped. A Somerset woman who's spent the last 32 years living with Hepatitis C, says better support is needed for those affected by the contaminated blood scandal. A new school of musical theatre has opened in Chard...and more.
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