Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October...and more
Work has begun building a new multi-million-pound David Lloyd leisure centre in Yeovil. The development on the Bunford Business Park off Lysander Road is due to open in the late-summer of next year, creating around 100 new jobs. The centre will consist of a sports hall with indoor courts, an indoor swimming pool, spa, changing rooms, children's soft play area, and lounge and business hub. An additional outdoor pool will be provided, together with six outdoor padel courts.
NHS Somerset says a new system to handle emergency stroke care will lead to "better outcomes" for patients. People who suffer a stroke will no longer be taken to Yeovil Hospital for their initial treatment as the hospital's Hyper Acute Stroke Unit closed this week. Instead, patients will be taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton or Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Patient groups say they're worried it could cost lives.
A Somerset woman who was forced to pay £75,000 to her abusive ex-husband in a divorce settlement says the current laws around separation are "grossly unfair" and need to change. Annabelle Boucher's ex-husband David Rogers from Norton-sub-Hamdon pleaded guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour when he appeared in court earlier this year and was given a suspended prison sentence.
Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival will go on sale in October. It'll cost 408 pounds for a weekend ticket - including a £5 booking fee - an increase of £29.50 from 2025. Headliners for next year’s festival, which takes place from the 23rd to the 27th of June, have yet to be announced, but rumours are already swirling, with everyone from Harry Styles to Taylor Swift and Stevie Wonder said to be in the mix.
Somerset Council says it can’t confirm whether new parking machines being installed across the county will be able to accept cash. The number of cloned cars seized have more than double in the past 3-years with Avon and Somerset Police recovering one fraudulent vehicle every week. The skull of a 50,000 year old Woolly Rhino found on the Mendips Hills has gone on a display at a museum in Wells...and more
Plans have been passed to build 760 new homes on the southern edge of Yeovil. Somerset Council has admitted it doesn't know how many young people are not in education, employment or training. An event is being held in Crewkerne for people looking for information about health and social care... and more
Two people were arrested on suspicion of racially motivated public order offences during an anti-immigration protest held in Yeovil at the weekend. Women in Somerset now have access to two brand new mobile breast screening units. A drought permit has been approved for Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor which is currently only 18% full...and more
A controversial new one-way traffic system in Bridgwater is to be changed back to a 2-way system. Plans to cut support funding to young carers in Somerset have been scrapped. A new website has been launched in Chard bringing together everything residents and visitors need to know about the town...and more
Somerset Council is to press ahead with increases to parking charges at its car parks. Police say increasing numbers of young people in Somerset are riding e-scooters illegally. Wells market has received national recognition...and more
Somerset Council says it's started talks about what do with the Brewhouse theatre in Taunton after it closes at the end of the month. A Chard man has been sentenced for keeping multiple different dogs despite being banned from doing so. NHS van drivers based in Bridgwater who supply hospitals in Somerset with essential medical equipment will walk out on strike next week... and more
Prince William is visiting Ilminster today, where he will launch ‘Ready Together’, a new initiative helping communities prepare for emergencies. Barwick and Stoford Primary School near Yeovil says it's confident of emerging stronger after being placed in special measures by Ofsted. Vapes and weight-loss jabs are putting workers at recycling centres in Somerset at risk after being wrongly thrown away...and more
Ilminster is gearing up for a Royal visit by Prince William tomorrow. Plans have been approved to convert the former Battens Solicitors building on Princes Street in Yeovil into 21 flats. A 'Just Giving' page has opened for making donations towards Ilminster Carnival which, on Saturday, had to be cancelled midway through due to a gas leak...and more
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