Somerset County has published major new plans for safe cycling and walking routes in the county’s towns to help create greener, healthier and more active streets.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has joined forces with the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) – the national charity that supports people who are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus – to provide a hearing aid support service for residents, their families, friends and colleagues in care homes across Somerset.
More people in Somerset with ovarian cancer are surviving over 12 months from diagnosis than almost everywhere else in the country, according to a report published by NHS England.
On Wednesday 12 March, as part of National No Smoking Day, a five-year Smokefree Somerset campaign is being launched by NHS Somerset and Somerset Council’s Public Health Team to meet the ambitious national government target of reducing the numbers smoking, so only 5% of our population smokes by 2030.
A midwife at Musgrove Park Hospital has scooped a prestigious national Cavell Star Award for showing exceptional care to the families she’s cared for.
Taunton and Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos has visited two villages in his constituency which are blighted by flooding issues.
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
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.
Valentine’s Day – 14 February – will mark the start of a new venture to encourage people to fall in love with Somerset and its rich natural heritage.
Somerset Council teams are supporting communities after heavy rain caused flooding in several locations in the county yesterday.
It’s a huge milestone this month as the 500,000th patient received a diagnostic test at one of Somerset’s community diagnostic centres.
Police have added more items, including a picture, jewellery, coins, china and collectables, to an online gallery of suspected stolen property from across Somerset and the Blackdown Hills into Devon
Somerset Council will be resurfacing one of the county’s key roads next week.
Winter can be a lonely time for people who find themselves housebound. But they can venture into a whole new world of reading thanks to the Home Library Service (HLS).
Since 2020, Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) has committed over £350,000 to 5 community-owned shops, cafes, and pubs across Somerset, helping to launch and grow these vital local businesses and community assets.
Officers who have seized suspected stolen property have created an online gallery in a bid to identify the rightful owners of the items.
PCC Clare Moody launches new Police and Crime Plan, shaped by public PCC Clare Moody has launched her Police and Crime Plan to guide
The Met Office have issued an amber warning for Taunton and surrounding areas for wind on Saturday (7th December) and the most severe red warning
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, visited two schools in his constituency as part of UK Parliament Week.
The Met Office have issued a yellow severe weather warning for much of the West Country for Thursday. The warning states a spell of rain
Apple FM is your local community radio station run entirely by volunteers. Our studio address is Apple FM, Musgrove Park, Taunton. TA1 5DA
