4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (470+ words) A TAUNTON teenager is putting her best foot forward to raise money to support people living with diabetes. Millie Gibson was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes at the age of just four – and the 19-year-old will be among thousands of walkers…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (494+ words) POTENTIAL stroke patients in Somerset and Dorset will soon be first triaged via video links. A new video triage system is being rolled out in the coming weeks, aimed at transforming stroke care in the two counties. Pre-Hospital Video Triage…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) WHY visiting the hygienist is more important than you think… Experts from Somerset dentist David Neal with their latest advice to those contemplating their next visit… There’s an appointment most of us put off – not because it’s unpleasant, but because…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (558+ words) A NEW surgical centre has opened at a Somerset hospital – aiming to cut waiting times and improve treatment for patients. The King’s Building has opened at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, bringing together operating theatres, endoscopy services, theatre admissions and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (144+ words) A NEW health and wellness centre – including a sauna, cold plunge baths and therapy rooms – could soon open on a Yeovil trading estate. As well as internal changes to create a sauna, cold plunge baths, therapy rooms, treatment rooms and…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) PEOPLE living with Parkinson’s are being invited to try walking tennis at a free event in Taunton next month. The new walking tennis event aims to help people live well with the condition, with all ages and abilities welcome to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) FREE Summer Lunch Clubs are running for young people and children in Bridgwater during the school holidays. The gatherings, at Recreation Community Hub and Parkway Hub, run throughout August and are open to all, offering free lunches and activities. Lunch…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) A CHARITY gala raised more than £1,600 to help give unpaid Somerset carers a day of respite. Portishead-based social housing provider Alliance Homes’ Carers Support Service raised £825 through the event, which rose to £1,650 after the firm matched the total. The money…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (469+ words) DOG owners in Langport are being warned to be on the lookout for SNAKES after one pet is believed to have suffered a bite. The incident, understood to have happened last week during a walk in the Black Bridge area,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (358+ words) A SPINAL care service at Yeovil District Hospital – the first at the site for a generation – has welcomed more than 300 patients in its first year. The spinal outpatient clinic was launched in May last year, the first time in a…...