An innovative Adult Social Care transformation programme will save Somerset Council over £10 million by the end of March 2025 while also improving outcomes for residents.
St Margaret’s Hospice Care is delighted to remind you of the much-loved Sapphire Birthday Dip. Following postponement at New Year due to the weather, the newly renamed Sapphire Birthday Dip now takes place to celebrate the hospice’s 45th anniversary of providing free hospice care. Join them for an exhilarating seaside plunge, filled with fun, community spirit, and the opportunity to support a meaningful cause.
Patients in Somerset with keratoconus, an eye condition that causes blurred vision and sensitivity to light, can now access treatment that prevents progression of the condition.
A SOMERSET charity has this month received a £4,550 donation from an award-winning family-run farm shop in the county (February 2025).
Taunton and Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos has visited two villages in his constituency which are blighted by flooding issues.
Somerset Council and NHS Somerset’s ‘Take the Pressure Off’ campaign has hit a major milestone this month, reaching 3,000 blood pressure checks carried out across Somerset over the last 12 months.
There are a variety of events coming up at Somerset Heritage Centre, including a new Silent Book Club, and Family History Day along with opportunities to hear stories from the archives at online talks.
Migael Pretorius is set to return to the Cooper Associates County Ground in 2025.
The all-rounder is expected to be available for the duration of the season.
Somerset Council will again be using Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) agreed by the Government to set a balanced budget for 2025/26.
Papers published ahead of Scrutiny Corporate & Resources on 24 February show the Council is facing a budget gap of £52.2m for next year…
The NHS in England has launched its first ever awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of breast cancer screening. The campaign comes as annual data shows that 27% of eligible women in the South West are not up to date with their regular mammograms and over one in ten (12%) of those eligible have never been screened.
When Sue Lee was surprised recently by a dozen or so maternity and cleaning colleagues who wanted to celebrate her 35th year in the NHS,
The latest steam locomotives added to the line-up for the West Somerset Railway’s Spring Steam Spectacular, to be held between May 2nd and 5th, were built for differing roles and offer a complete contrast in terms of size, original role and power.
Somerset Council members will be discussing a range of potential changes to parking charges in Somerset in a bid to bring consistency across the county.
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, is continuing his programme of informal surgeries this weekend.
Somerset Council has launched an online consultation on proposed changes to its Post-16 Local Transport Policy Statement. This policy sets out transport arrangements for eligible
St Margaret’s Hospice Care is proud to be one of 143 hospices across England, Scotland, and Wales taking part in the “This is Hospice Care” campaign, a nationwide campaign highlights the vital role hospices play in our communities and aims to inspire people to leave a gift in their Will to protect the future of hospice care.
Mind in Somerset are delighted to announce a new project; the Speak Their Name Memorial Quilt led by the Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service The
Somerset Council teams have continued to support communities following the recent flooding experienced at the end of January.
Singers from Taunton Prep School have qualified for the finals of the Barnardo’s National Choir of the Year competition for the second year running.
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, spoke passionately in support of small family farms in Westminster Hall on Monday.
The award-winning Executive Director of Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre enjoyed a trip to the Houses of Parliament as part of her prize – and she met up with local MP, Gideon Amos.
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