GP practices in South Somerset say a surge in demand is leading to long delays in getting to see a Doctor. Somerset County Council is spending six million pounds to help rebuild the local economy. A homeless charity in Somerset is looking for volunteers to take part in a fundraising event. A new play park has been opened in Ilminster. A big name in the world of cricket is raising funds for The World Horse Welfare Centre near Somerton.
GP practices in South Somerset say a surge in demand is leading to long delays in getting to see a Doctor. Health managers say very high numbers of people are trying to book appointments at the moment and are asking for the public’s co-operation.
Somerset County Council is spending 6-million pounds to help rebuild the local economy. Businesses and the self-employed are being given cash handouts as the County recovers from the pandemic. Projects like the new iAero aerospace centre in Yeovil and the new business centre in Bruton are also being given funding.
A homeless charity in Somerset is looking for volunteers to take part in a fundraising event. ARC is holding a virtual Big Sleep Out on Friday 11th June with participants doing a sponsored sleep-out.
A new play park has been opened in Ilminster. The facility at Ilminster recreation ground has a slide, climbing frame and soft play area and has been funded by Ilminster Town Council and South Somerset District Council.
A big name in the world of cricket is raising funds for The World Horse Welfare Centre near Somerton. BBC cricket commentator, Jonathan Agnew, better known as Aggers, is staging an event later this month for the charity.
A Yeovil man has been fined £1,200 for sending hostile text messages to his ex-wife. A report into the performance of Avon and Somerset Police has found it doesn't answer emergency calls quickly enough. Twenty-two swimmers at the Trident Swimming Club in Chard have won places in this year’s Somerset County Swimming Championships...and more
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a one-month-old baby boy in Chard. Kingfisher Primary School in Yeovil has been highly praised by Ofsted. Somerset Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” after its bid to form a devolved Wessex group of local councils was rejected by the government...and more.
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans, says they had no choice but to ask the government to allow them to lift the 5 percent cap on raising Council Tax. Two teenagers have been released on bail following the stabbing in Yeovil. More than six thousand pounds has been awarded to local groups by Chard Carnival Committee...and more.
Somerset has been permitted to increase its Council Tax share by 7.5 percent. An Ilminster man, forced out of his house by last week's floods, says he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. Ilminster Literary Festival has launched its annual children’s writing competition, designed to encourage local children to write creative literature...and more.
Five men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Yeovil. A 16-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with a stabbing in Yeovil. Yeovil’s new outdoor entertainment space in Lower Middle Street has been officially opened by the town’s MP... and more.
A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing in Yeovil. Water bills in Somerset are set to go up on average by £123 from April. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance will officially open Yeovil’s new outdoor performance space later today...and more
Lloyds bank is closing its branch in Chard. A Sherborne man has been jailed after defrauding a Yeovil woman of £40,000. A volunteer group in Chard is urging people to sign up to a flood victims register. A councillor in Shepton Mallet has become the first Reform UK member on Somerset Council... and more
New mums in Somerset could soon be offered a cervical screening test six weeks after giving birth. Police are asking for help in finding a Yeovil man wanted on recall to prison. The government has given half a million pounds towards planting more trees in Somerset, including 100 new trees in Yeovil...and more
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