SOMERSET NEWS: Support Real Nappy Week and make the switch

SOMERSET NEWS: Parents encouraged to support Real Nappy Week

Posted: 17th April 2015
PARENTS with young children are being encouraged to help the environment by supporting Real Nappy Week and make the switch and stop using costly and polluting disposables that fill Somerset’s landfill sites. Easy-to-wash reusable “real”, “cloth” or “washable” nappies come in a range of designs, colours and materials, including cotton, bamboo, hemp and wool. Many find…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Library events to provide a digital taster

SOMERSET NEWS: Library events to provide a digital taster

Posted: 16th April 2015
  NEW-MEDIA novices can visit their local library next week (April 20-26, 2015) across Somerset for free lessons in all things digital. Free courses teaching basic computer skills are being offered in a number of Somerset’s libraries throughout the week as part of the national Spring Online campaign. The classes are aimed at complete beginners or those just starting to…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Don't be alarmed - major incident at Musgrove Park Hospital

SOMERSET NEWS: Don't be alarmed - major incident at Musgrove Park Hospital

Posted: 16th April 2015
A FIRE and evacuation incident will be staged at Musgrove Park Hospital later today (Thursday, April 16, 2015) in Taunton to test the hospital and emergency services' response to dealing with such a major incident. Patients, visitors and the public are being warned about the planned exercise, which will start at 7pm, in advance so as to avoid alarm amongst the community…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Hobbycraft backs craft weekend at Ferne Animal Sanctuary

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Hobbycraft backs craft weekend at Ferne Animal Sanctuary

Posted: 16th April 2015
YOUNG visitors at Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard were given a great weekend of craft activities – thanks to Hobbycraft. As part of its Easter Eggstravaganza, the creative weekend was a first for Ferne and introduced over 100 local children into the world of crafts. A huge range of materials were donated by Hobbycraft, from Newton Abbott in Devon, enabling the children…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Distinctive rings stolen in Street burglary

SOMERSET NEWS: Distinctive rings stolen in Street burglary

Posted: 15th April 2015
  POLICE are appealing for information on a burglary at a property in Street in which distinctive rings were stolen. The incident happened sometime between Wednesday, March 25, 2015, and Wednesday, April 1, 2015, when the owners of the property were on holiday. A police spokesman said: “A number of unusual and distinctive rings were taken from their home, along with many…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Put your best foot forward for Walk for Wards!

YEOVIL NEWS: Put your best foot forward for Walk for Wards!

Posted: 15th April 2015
YEOVIL District Hospital’s charity Walk for Wards event is set to be this year’s biggest hospital fundraiser. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the walk within the picturesque grounds of SherborneCastle on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Walk for Wards is a national initiative, giving everyone around the country the chance to do something for their local hospital…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Hundreds of drivers reported for speeding

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Hundreds of drivers reported for speeding

Posted: 15th April 2015
SEVERAL hundred motorists have been reported for speeding after a week of action by South Somerset’s volunteer Community Speedwatch teams. Twenty CSW teams carried out a total of 76 hour-long roadside watches between April 7 and 12, 2015, during which they monitored almost 22,000 vehicles and reported 714 for speeding with support from police, road policing and speed…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Midwives cycling for cancer charities

YEOVIL NEWS: Midwives cycling for cancer charities

Posted: 14th April 2015
FOUR midwives from Yeovil will be getting on their bikes to take part in a charity 100k cycle ride through London. The women-only Ride the Night event takes place on Saturday, May 30, 2015, and will see ladies ride from Royal Windsor Racecourse follow a route into London and back to the racecourse. All funds raised from the event will go to three UK cancer charities –…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Appeal to find stolen handbag

YEOVIL NEWS: Appeal to find stolen handbag

Posted: 14th April 2015
AN appeal has gone out for help in finding a handbag containing personal items which was stolen from a car outside a house on the Abbey Manor estate in Yeovil. The black handbag and two bags of shopping were taken from a car in Westbrook on Easter Monday (April 6, 2015). The car had been left for just five minutes, but that was enough time for culprits to lean in through…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Volunteers needed for Patient Voice

YEOVIL NEWS: Volunteers needed for Patient Voice

Posted: 13th April 2015
YEOVIL District Hospital is appealing to local people to join them in championing the voice of patients to shape the future of care across Somerset. Patient Voice is a small group of volunteers whose aim is to encourage open and honest feedback from patients about their experience of care in the hospital, so that their comments can be used constructively in helping to…

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