Stalwart Linda stands down after 47 years at Yeovil Hospital
LONG-serving Yeovil Hospital staff member – Linda Hann – has retired after helping patients and staff for more than…
“Breast of friends” raise over £8,000 for charity – and plan to tackle the Indian Himalayas next
TWO Bridgwater friends who were both diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29 have smashed their…
Weston nursing home scoops top award for innovative approach to care
A SOMERSET care home has been recognised for innovative work with residents. St Georges Nursing Home, near Weston-super-Mare, picked up…
Beauty and wellbeing brand to open shop at Clarks Village this week
BEAUTY brand Rituals is opening a new shop at Clarks Village. The firm, famed for cosmetics and wellbeing products, will…
Plans to double the size of Somerset care home near Cheddar approved despite objections
PLANS to double the size of a care home near Cheddar have been approved – despite objections from some…
Somerset maternity services – at Yeovil, Musgrove and Bridgwater – slammed by inspectors
MATERNITY services at Musgrove Park, Yeovil, and Bridgwater Community Hospitals have been ordered to improve after inspectors found services…
Plans for new 66-bed care home in Taunton submitted
A NEW 66-bed care home could be built on land in Taunton. Plans for the facility, in Cutliffe Road on…
Memory garden set for St Margaret’s Hospice after show displays
A MEMORY garden designed for a Taunton-based hospice is being showcased at shows. The St Margaret’s Hospice Therapeutic Memory Garden…
Chair of Somerset NHS to stand down in next 12 months
THE chair of the NHS in Somerset is standing down after 10 years at the top of the organisation. Colin…
Two sheltered housing properties in Wellington to close
TWO sheltered housing facilities in Wellington are to close, as they are no longer “financially sustainable”. The Abbeyfield Society, which…
