SOMERSET NEWS: Full-time firefighters being recruited for first time in eight years
Posted: 17th December 2016
DEVON and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is for the first time in eight years starting to recruit full-time firefighters. The Fire Service has only been able to recruit retained firefighters in recent years, but has now been given the green light to take on wholetime firefighters. The role of a firefighter has changed dramatically, even in recent years, with so much…
SOMERSET NEWS: Full-time firefighters being recruited for first time in eight years
Posted: 17th December 2016
DEVON and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is for the first time in eight years starting to recruit full-time firefighters. The Fire Service has only been able to recruit retained firefighters in recent years, but has now been given the green light to take on wholetime firefighters. The role of a firefighter has changed dramatically, even in recent years, with so much…
SOMERSET NEWS: Photo contest to highlight importance of picking-up dog poo
Posted: 17th December 2016
DOG owners across Somerset are being invited to take part in a photographic competition in which they could see their pet featured on a new leaflet. The Litter Free Coast and Sea Somerset group has joined forces with Bogg, a new dog waste carrying solution, for the photo competition. The competition is open to all dog owners and the chosen winner will have their dog…
SOMERSET NEWS: Photo contest to highlight importance of picking-up dog poo
Posted: 17th December 2016
DOG owners across Somerset are being invited to take part in a photographic competition in which they could see their pet featured on a new leaflet. The Litter Free Coast and Sea Somerset group has joined forces with Bogg, a new dog waste carrying solution, for the photo competition. The competition is open to all dog owners and the chosen winner will have their dog…
SOMERSET NEWS: Don’t forget to order repeat prescriptions for festive season
Posted: 16th December 2016
SOMERSET GPs are reminding people not to forget to get their repeat prescriptions before the Christmas holiday. Dr Ed Ford, interim chairman of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “Christmas is a busy time for us all and so it’s easy to forget to order your repeat prescriptions in time for the Christmas holiday. “Taking a few minutes to think about your health…
SOMERSET NEWS: Don’t forget to order repeat prescriptions for festive season
Posted: 16th December 2016
SOMERSET GPs are reminding people not to forget to get their repeat prescriptions before the Christmas holiday. Dr Ed Ford, interim chairman of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “Christmas is a busy time for us all and so it’s easy to forget to order your repeat prescriptions in time for the Christmas holiday. “Taking a few minutes to think about your health…
SOMERSET NEWS: We will need bigger wheelie bins, says Somerset MP
Posted: 16th December 2016
A SOMERSET MP has warned local councils in the county that they must ensure the adoption of three-weekly rubbish collection does not lead to an increase in fly-tipping. Ian Liddell-Grainger (pictured above), Conservative MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset, says changes to collections agreed on Friday (December 16, 2016) by the Somerset Waste Partnership should…
SOMERSET NEWS: We will need bigger wheelie bins, says Somerset MP
Posted: 16th December 2016
A SOMERSET MP has warned local councils in the county that they must ensure the adoption of three-weekly rubbish collection does not lead to an increase in fly-tipping. Ian Liddell-Grainger (pictured above), Conservative MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset, says changes to collections agreed on Friday (December 16, 2016) by the Somerset Waste Partnership should…
CHRISTMAS 2016: Still time to post those Christmas cards – the all-important last postal dates
Posted: 15th December 2016
THE frantic preparations for the festive season are well underway – but how many people have still yet to post off their Christmas Cards to family and friends? The good news is – don’t panic – you have still got time to write your cards, get the stamps and post them. The bad news is – you don’t have lots of time! The latest recommended posting dates for in the UK for…
SOMERSET NEWS: TV debut on Six Wives all too much for baby Ashton – he slept through it!
Posted: 15th December 2016
NOT many seven-week-old babies get the chance to take a starring role in a BBC TV series – but step forward, or should that be crawl forward, Somerset’s little Ashton Hayward. Ashton was seen by millions on Wednesday (December 14, 2016) night’s second episode of Six Wives – a docu-drama about Henry VIII and his many wives. And little Ashton was such a natural on set –…
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