Scientists are asking the people to keep a lookout for fallen fragments from the meteor that was the cause of a huge sonic boom over South Somerset at the weekend. The RSPCA says it's facing hard times financially. More than 500 members of staff at Yeovil Hospital have been taking part in a Covid-19 research project....and more.
Scientists are asking the people to keep a lookout for fallen fragments from the meteor that was the cause of a huge sonic boom over South Somerset at the weekend. It’s almost certain the space rock broke into tiny particles as it entered the atmosphere. As yet, where the particles fell and over how wide an area is not known. After studying video footage, experts say the loud bang at around 3 pm on Saturday, heard across the whole South West, including parts of Wales and the Channel Islands, was almost certainly caused by a meteorite, falling to earth.
The RSPCA has dealt with more than two thousand cases in Somerset in the past year. The charity says it's had to work differently during the pandemic in order to cope. With RPSCA shops temporarily closed and fundraising events cancelled, the charity says it's facing hard times financially.
More than 500 members of staff at Yeovil Hospital have been taking part in a Covid-19 research project. The SIREN study has tested thousands of NHS staff across the country since June last year. They're looking at antibodies, and how prior infection with the virus can protect against future infection.
The fire service says they’re satisfied that the blaze in a garage at Wincanton in which motorhome and two cars were destroyed was accidental. Crews from Wincanton, Castle Cary and Mere, spent more than four hours tackling the blaze at Bayford Hill at the weekend.
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.
Two teenage boys have admitted animal cruelty after filming themselves throwing a lamb down a stone staircase at Montacute. Somerset Council could lose around £5 million by selling the Marks and Spencer building in Yeovil. Chard, Wincanton, Castle Cary and Ansford are on a list of fifteen places in Somerset where new 20 mph speed limits could soon be introduced...and more.
The parents of a two-week-old baby boy, accused of his murder at Yeovil Hospital, are to stand trial. Protesters have splashed red paint across the front of County Hall in Taunton for a second time. A comedy film about the world of competitive marrow-growing and made in Shepton Mallet has opened in cinemas across the UK...and more.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
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