Therapy dogs are being used to help treat patients at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset-based entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragons Den, Deborah Meaden, is asking people to shop local this Christmas. A consultation has opened on drawing up a new strategy for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Somerset. Grants are being made available to anyone wanting to open a community garden in Somerset. Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is coming to Taunton next year...and more.
Therapy dogs are being used to help treat patients at Yeovil Hospital. The dogs, trained by the group 'Pets as Therapy' have been proven to boost the wellbeing and mental health of patients. Three therapy dogs are currently being used in the wards at Yeovil Hospital.
Somerset-based entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragons Den, Deborah Meaden, is asking people to shop local this Christmas. She says with higher energy costs, shop owners need their Christmas sales to be stronger than ever this year. She’s also encouraging High Street outlets not to suffer in silence and to look at what further government support might be available to help with their running costs.
A consultation has opened on drawing up a new strategy for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Somerset. The County Council says improving SEND services is one of its main priorities. The consultation is open for comments on the Somerset County Council website until December 23rd.
Grants are being made available to anyone wanting to open a community garden in Somerset. The Community Garden Grants Scheme run by the National Gardens Scheme is aimed at creating new open green spaces within local communities.
Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is coming to Taunton next year. The celebrated performer will give a concert at the County cricket ground on Saturday, June 11th. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow,
Yeovil Town are back in action tonight. They’re playing away at Woking in a National League fixture, kick-off is at 7:45 pm
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.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
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