Somerset Council has defended spending nineteen million pounds on consultants over the past three years. A new clinic specialising in sexual health has opened in Yeovil. RNAS Yeovilton has been in the TV spotlight this week after featuring on Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr...and more
Somerset Council has defended spending nineteen million pounds on consultants over the past three years. Lib Dem Council Leader, Councillor Bill Revans, says external consultants are used to support improvements and deliver savings where specialist expertise is needed.
A new clinic specialising in sexual health has opened in Yeovil. The centre, based at Summerlands on Preston Road, brings together a full range of sexual and reproductive health services under one roof. NHS Somerset says the new facility will make access to care simpler and more convenient.
Twenty white-tailed eagles are set to be released on Exmoor this summer as part of a national reintroduction scheme. The birds will be released over the next three years after government approval for the latest phase of the project. However, some farmers have raised concerns that the birds of prey could pose a threat to sheep.
The Goodland Gardens Bridge in Taunton will not be replaced after councillors reversed an earlier decision. The bridge was removed in 2014 after being declared unsafe. Taunton Town Council says the estimated four-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-pound cost of building a replacement is simply unaffordable.
RNAS Yeovilton has been in the television spotlight this week after featuring on Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. The naval air station appeared on the programme as designers took on the challenge of transforming trainee accommodation at the base.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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