The mass vaccination centre at the Bath and West Showground has moved to the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford from today. A councillor in Chard is calling on the Government to abandon the planned cut of £20 in universal credit. A man in a wheelchair needed hospital treatment after colliding with a bus in South Chard...and more.
The vaccination centre at the Bath and West Showground has moved to the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford from today, Anyone with a Covid vaccination appointment at the Bath and West showground is asked to attend the Haynes Motor Museum instead.
A councillor in Chard is calling on the Government to abandon the planned cut of £20 in universal credit. The uplift was introduced as a temporary measure at the start of the pandemic. The Government says that with the economy opening, the extra payment can no longer be justified. Councillor Morrison who helps to run the Lords Larder food bank in Chard disagrees. She says if the £20 cut is approved, it’ll be the worst off families who will be hit the hardest.
A man in a wheelchair needed hospital treatment after colliding with a bus in South Chard. The accident happened at the junction of Perry Street and Crossways last Friday morning.
Companies in South Somerset with staff on furlough will have to pay 20 per cent of their wages beginning this week. Employment expert, Stuart Lewis, says people aged 50 and over are likely to be hardest hit when the furlough scheme ends in September.
A Yeovil woman is offering a reward after losing a ring at the Houndstone Retail Park car park in Yeovil. Susan Coates believes she dropped the ring, made of yellow gold with 5 or 6 diamonds in a small setting, while parking in a disabled bay outside the Hobbycraft store. Susan says the ring has sentimental value and would like to hear from anyone in the Houndstone Retail Park last Friday who may have picked up the ring. If you can help please email Radio Ninesprings.
Somerset Council has decided against selling the former Wilko store in Lower Middle Street in Yeovil. There’s a treat for snooker fans with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor coming to Yeovil. An Air Engineering Commander at RNAS Yeovilton is taking on the Jurassic Coast 100km Ultra Challenge for charity...and more
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
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