Staff at Yeovil Hospital have been praised for their efforts throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. A Yeovil man has been given a 12-week jail sentence for neglecting his dog. A trial is taking place in Somerset to see if child exploitation can be reduced. Volunteers are needed to help run a project to support young people in the health and social care system in Somerset....and more
Staff at Yeovil Hospital have been praised for their efforts throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. It comes after a survey showed the hospital has been rated the best in England for employee health and wellbeing for the third year running.
A Yeovil man has been given a 12-week jail sentence for neglecting his dog. Local magistrates were told that Ashley Woodruff, of St Johns Road, owned a terrier type dog called Barney, who was found severely underweight and hypothermic when examined by the RSPCA. Barney has since recovered and is enjoying life with a new owner.
A trial is taking place in Somerset to see if child exploitation can be reduced by having social workers based in schools. Eight social workers are working in secondary schools with the aim of ensuring that children are identified as at risk of exploitation through things like drugs, money and sexual acts.
Volunteers are needed to help run a project to support young people in the health and social care system in Somerset. The ‘Young Listeners Project’ is run by Health Watch, the independent body that over sees healthcare in the county. It currently only has three young people between the ages of 11 and 24 signed-up. It's hoped to get ten or more involved within the next few months.
A new project’s been launched to encourage more wildlife in Somerset's churchyards. The ‘Wilder Churches Project’ is a partnership between the Somerset Wildlife Trust and the diocese of Bath and Wells.
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The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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