Agency health workers in Somerset claim they have been left two thousand pounds out of pocket as a result of a pay rise given to NHS workers but not to them. Work has started building a new McDonald’s outlet at Horton Cross, near Ilminster. The go-ahead has been given to convert the village pub in Hardington Mandeville into a home...and more.
Agency health workers in Somerset claim they have been left two thousand pounds out of pocket as a result of a pay rise given to NHS workers but not to them. Community nurses and therapists, not directly employed by the NHS but who deliver services for the NHS, have not been given the government's latest pay rise award to NHS staff. The Department of Health is asking local funding organisations to urgently look into the matter.
Work has started building a new McDonald’s outlet at Horton Cross, near Ilminster. McDonald’s says the new restaurant and takeaway will create sixty-five new jobs and should be open before the end of the year.
The go-ahead has been given to convert the village pub in Hardington Mandeville into a home. In making their decision, Somerset Council said the change of use on the former Mandeville Arms will not impact adversely the vitality and viability of the village.
A Chard motorist has been banned from driving for six months and fined one hundred and twenty pounds after being caught driving without a license and insurance. Simon Hamblin of Brunel Court in Chard pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared at Yeovil Magistrates Court.
Children with special educational needs in South Somerset will have to wait a further year for a new school to open. The Department for Education is trying to find a new academy trust to run the new special school built near Martock after the academy trust they chose to take on the school was given two inadequate Ofsted reports. It has meant that opening the school has had to be put back to September next year.
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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