How to Stay Well This Winter
Getting your flu jab and self care are still the best way to stay well this winter, health professionals advise. If you are eligible for an NHS flu jab and haven’t had one yet, ask […]
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Check your chimney is clean, safe and swept for Santa’s arrival!
Christmas is fast approaching and with the colder weather here, cosy chimney fires are being lit. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are encouraging you to check your chimney is clean, safe and swept […]
Keep safe on the road this winter
Somerset County Council’s road safety team has some helpful advice to keep everyone safe on the roads over the winter months. Heavy rain, high winds, ice, snow, and shorter hours of daylight can make driving/riding […]
Check which roads are gritted this winter
With winter fast approaching, highways teams in Somerset are ready to grit 720 miles of road every time frost, ice or snow is predicted. Because of the huge financial pressures facing Somerset County Council due to falling Government funding […]
Gritting teams ready to react when temperatures plummet across Somerset
As winter fast approaches, Somerset County Council’s highways team are already monitoring weather forecasts each day ready to react when temperatures plummet. This year the Council’s fleet of 23 gritters will again treat around 900 […]
Got a Chimney? Get it swept!
With colder nights fast approaching, Chimney Fire Safety Week (5 –11 September) provides a timely reminder to make sure that your chimney is ready for the winter months ahead. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue […]
Somerset’s vulnerable residents urged to keep warm and well
Somerset’s vulnerable residents, particularly older people, are being urged to ensure they keep warm and well during the cold weather. Low temperatures can be dangerous, especially for the very old, the very young and those […]
Social Care stepping up to meet winter pressures
Somerset County Council’s Adult Social Care teams are stepping up to help address the pressures facing health services across the County. Extra social workers have been placed in hospitals since November and are working seven […]
Somerset health commissioners commend front-line staff as the local NHS manages unprecedented winter demand
The hard work and commitment of front-line NHS staff working over Christmas and the New Year and was commended today by Somerset CCG, the GP body responsible for the planning and funding of Somerset’s health […]
Help yourself and your NHS this winter
Winter is a busy time for the NHS, and Somerset¹s Public Health chief is reminding people of the simple things they can do to help make this Christmas a healthy one. Trudi Grant, Somerset¹s Director […]