NHS Somerset says planned strike action by junior doctors in the run-up to Christmas will impact patients. Avon and Somerset Police has launched its Christmas anti-drink and drug-driving campaign. Somerset Council is warning of delays in collecting household waste due to the bad weather...and more.
NHS Somerset says planned strike action by junior doctors in the run-up to Christmas will impact patients. Junior doctors are set to stop work for 3 days beginning December 12th and for a further six days beginning January 3rd.
Avon and Somerset Police has launched its Christmas anti-drink and drug-driving campaign. They’re asking the public to call 101 if they suspect someone, about to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, of being over the legal drink-drive limit.
Somerset Council is warning of delays in collecting household waste due to the bad weather. Crews will be working on Saturday to catch up on the backlog and householders are asked to leave out their bags for collection until the weekend. Somerset Council says if waste has not been collected by Saturday then to take it back inside and put it back out on the usual collection day next week.
A planning inspector has rejected plans to build 73 new homes in Chilthorne Domer. Neither South Somerset District Council nor its successor Somerset Council decided on the application. Developers, Land Allocation Ltd, lodged an appeal on the grounds of non-determination, meaning the council had failed to decide a reasonable amount of time. A planning inspector has ruled the new homes should not be built, describing the proposed development as "an uncomfortable fit" for the area.
The team behind Yeovil's Octagon Pantomime, which this year is being held at Westland’s Entertainment Venue due to the Octagon Theatre being closed, say adapting the production to a smaller venue has been challenging. Marketing Manager, Martin Hacker, says they have had to extend the stage at Westlands to accommodate the panto.
Somerset Council says a government review of adult social care could cause the Council to go bankrupt. A pilot scheme in Somerset aimed at cutting hospital admissions to A&E by the most vulnerable patients has shown a 50 per cent reduction in visits. Somerset celebrity chef Josh Eggleton is converting a double-decker bus to help promote healthier eating in schools...and more.
Bruton Primary School is the latest to have a barrier installed outside the school to stop parents parking when dropping off and picking up children. A man has appeared in court charged with being drunk and disorderly at Yeovil Hospital. A veteran of World War Two in Castle Cary has been awarded France’s highest military and civil distinction...and more
A Chard woman has appeared in court after driving her car towards a crowd of people who, she claimed, were causing a disturbance. Crewkerne residents will soon be provided with a new banking hub. Work has started removing 14 trees along the embankment of Chard Reservoir...and more
A Yeovil man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child. A Community Fridge in Shepton Mallet says it saved ten tonnes of unwanted food from going to landfill in the run-up to Christmas. Somerset Council has started collecting empty toothpaste tubes for recycling at the kerbside for the first time...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died in a car crash near Shepton Mallet. A new passing loop could be introduced on the rail line between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill stations. St Margaret’s Hospice has thanked the public for making this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling project their most successful ever...and more
Plans to build forty-six new homes in Castle Cary have been rejected for a third time. Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he has no plans to step down from his dual role as a member of Somerset Council. Rug Ratz in Yeovil is closing permanently today, leaving the town without a children's soft play space...and more.
Yeovil Hospital has declared a critical incident due to a sharp rise in flu admissions putting pressure on bed spaces. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, joined campaigners and colleagues in Downing Street this week to hand in a petition calling for action to tackle the shortage of NHS dentists. Yeovil's Marlie Packer has been replaced as England's Red Roses captain for 2025 season... and more
Police say three children, missing from their home in Essex, have been found safe and well in Wincanton. Yeovil Hospital is asking visitors to A&E to wear facemasks to help avoid the spread of infection. Long traffic queues can be expected in Chard over the next nine months. A new arts and music performance space has opened in Crewkerne...and more.
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