Thursday 25th April

    The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale...and more

    The NHS is offering spring COVID-19 vaccines to people in Somerset who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus. They'll be available until 30th June. 

    A new way of making roads safer for children in Somerset has started this week. The project, being tried out in Frome, involves closing roads around four schools at school pick-up and drop-off times, and restricting drivers to 20 mph on other roads. 

    The chair of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Colin Drummond has announced that he's retiring. Mr Drummond has been the chair of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and its predecessor body since 2014 and will leave his post before the end of the year.

    Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne has been put up for sale. The venue includes a 21-room hotel, pub, restaurant and tithe .barn with seating for 250, and is set in 14 acres of landscaped gardens.

    A Yeovil-based apprentice has been named as a winner in the JTL Regional Awards. Chris Lintern, who completed his Electrical Installation apprenticeship at Spectrum Electrical Group, was recognised for his exceptional achievements. He will now compete against other regional winners for the title of JTL National Apprentice of the Year.

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    • Friday 6th March

      Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more

    • Thursday 5th March

      Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more

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      A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more

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      A woman from Ilminster has been jointly charged with another woman after a man’s body was found inside a car in Cornwall. Somerset businesses, involved in the supply chain for Leonardo, have welcomed the news that the Leonardo factory in Yeovil is to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-two homes in Milborne Port... and more

    • Monday 2nd March

      The Leonardo factory in Yeovil has won a multi-million pound contract to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. A doctor, who previously worked at Yeovil Hospital, has appeared in court charged with illegally accessing NHS computers. A new Construction Innovation Centre has opened at Yeovil College... and more

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    • Thursday 26th February

      Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil have been to Downing Street to hand-in a petition calling on the government to back British jobs. The decision to grant planning permission to upgrade Yeovil's Octagon Theatre has been enthusiastically welcomed by staff who work there. The search is on to find a defibrillator that has gone missing in Chard... and more

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