Researchers in Somerset are taking part in a trial which it’s hoped will find a lasting treatment for Long Covid. New data shows that 180 people in the South West were diagnosed with HIV in 2022. Staff and students at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating after being presented with a Gold Artsmark Award...and more.
Researchers in Somerset are taking part in a trial which it’s hoped will find a lasting treatment for Long Covid. Ninety-six volunteers with debilitating symptoms from having had Covid have been recruited and are being given the anti-viral medication Remdesivir which was previously used to treat acute Covid.
New data shows that 180 people in the South West were diagnosed with HIV in 2022. It's claimed that five per cent of the UK’s population is living with undiagnosed HIV.
Avon and Somerset Police have yet to deal with over 300 requests for information about potential victims of domestic abuse, despite being told to do so in March. An investigation found that because only one person was processing the requests a backlog had built up. The force was subsequently rated as 'inadequate' at protecting vulnerable people. Avon and Somerset Police say it’s trying to recruit more staff to solve the backlog.
Money will be raised for St Margaret's Hospice in the New Year by collecting used Christmas Trees. The trees will be taken away and recycled in return for a donation. St Margaret’s is also looking for volunteers to help collect the trees.
Staff and students at Holyrood Academy in Chard are celebrating after being presented with a Gold Artsmark Award. The award is in recognition of the school’s commitment to The Arts and the creative talents of its students
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
Work continues to clean up from the floods in Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, South Petherton, and parts of Yeovil. A man who threatened to kill a support worker at the mental health unit in Yeovil has been sentenced to a community order. A competition that gives new musicians the chance to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has opened for entries...and more
A major incident has been declared by Somerset Council to ensure a multi-agency response to the flash flooding that's affected Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, South Petherton and parts of Yeovil. Police believe a 4x4 pick-up truck, found submerged in the River Yeo at Yeovilton at the weekend, may have been stolen. An appeal to raise £2 million to restore the Grand Organ at Wells Cathedral has raised over £1 million in less than 18 months...and more
Plans have been submitted to build a David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club in Yeovil. Carers in Somerset say spending cuts to mental health support services will be hugely damaging. People with memories of Somerset women's cricket side are being asked to take part in a project to preserve its history. Two of our local restaurants have been listed in the top 100 restaurants in the UK...and more
Yeovil Town Council has defended its decision to increase its share of the Council Tax by an average of £80. A man who drove an e-scooter in Yeovil while disqualified from driving has been jailed for six weeks. According to new data, the Yeovil driving test centre is the 12th easiest in the UK to pass a driving test...and more
Somerset Council is to pay for fifty-bed spaces in nursing homes so that patients can be discharged from hospital quicker. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, is calling for improved disabled access at Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction railway stations. Crewkerne could soon get a new farm shop...and more.
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