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Amanda and Steve have been fostering in Somerset for more than 11 years. Picture: Somerset Council

Somerset couple urge others to consider fostering – with hundreds in need of a home

“BEFORE I came in to fostering, I thought we all had happy childhoods, but now as a foster carer,…

Yeovil MP Adam Dance, centre, addressed Sir Keir Starmer, left, as health secretary Wes Streeting, right, looked on. Pictures: Parliament TV

WATCH: MP raises Yeovil hospital maternity closure with the Prime Minister

MP Adam Dance (Lib Dem, Yeovil) raised the sudden announcement of maternity services at the town hospital being shut…

MP Adam Dance has launched a petition over the maternity unit closures at Yeovil Hospital. Picture: Yeovil Lib Dems

Yeovil Hospital maternity closure: Somerset Council reacts and MPs launch petitions

SOMERSET leaders are continuing to react to the closure of maternity services at Yeovil Hospital – with two…

Shock as Yeovil hospital maternity services CLOSED amid safety concerns

MATERNITY services at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) have been closed amid “concerns about the safety of the care for…

‘Handsome’ converted mill in Somerset village – with a brook through the garden – up for sale

A FORMER Somerset mill – converted into a five-bedroom house complete with a brook through the garden – is…

NHS staff speak to young people about how the health service works - and careers on offer

How NHS workers are encouraging the next generations to enter caring profession

THE next generation of NHS workers have been inspired to enter the caring profession during visits to Somerset schools. As…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke called for fairer funding during the debate. Pictures: Pixabay/Parliament TV

Somerset MP highlights “broken” SEND funding in plea to minister

“THE SEND system is broken, and unequal funding is a major reason.” Those were the words of MP Sarah Dyke…

Somerset-based special police constable due in court to face harassment charges

SOMERSET-based police Special Constable James Mouzoure is due to appear in court after being charged with harassment without fear…

Shirine Khoury-Haq, CEO of the Co-op group, warned of possible disruption at stores

Somerset shoppers warned of possible shortages after Co-op cyber attack

SOMERSET shoppers are being warned of possible stock shortages and details exposed amid a cyber attack on the Co-op. Stores…

Somerset police officers’ concerns over pay and workload revealed in new survey

POLICE officers in the Avon & Somerset area feel ‘worse off’ financially now than they were five years ago…