Dan Ayers

Bristol

Multimedia Journalist at BBC

Multimedia Journalist @bbcsomerset 💻📻🎤 • BBC apprenticeship grad 🎓 • @JSchofieldTrust Fellow 🗣️ • Got a story? 📧 [email protected]

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Church reopens after anti-social behaviour "reset"

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

Church reopens after anti-social behaviour "reset"Dan AyersReporting fromGlastonburyBBCThe churchyard at St John's in Glastonbury closed during MayA churchyard in a town centre has reopened after it was forced to close for a month because of anti-social behaviour.
Bath Uni 'sorry' for not giving students enough time for exam

1 month ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

Uni 'sorry' for not allowing enough time for examDan AyersGettyFirst year physics students only had two hours to complete a three-hour exam because of an "admin error"A university has apologised after students sitting a three-hour physics exam were only given two hours to complete it. The University of Bath said an "administrative error" meant first-year students sitting the Foundations of Physics exam on Tuesday had an hour less.
Adoptive therapy funding cuts 'cruel', says Somerset father

1 month ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

Adoptive therapy funding cuts 'cruel' – fatherDan AyersBBCJeremy Wilson and his wife Clare have adopted three childrenA father has described government cuts to therapy funding for adopted children as "extremely cruel". Jeremy Wilson, from Somerset, has three adopted children and said if he'd known about the funding, it would have been "so helpful" for their upbringing.
Protest at six month closure of Yeovil District's maternity unit

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Kelly Withers |Dan Ayers |Leigh Boobyer

Image caption, Hundreds of people gathered outside Yeovil District Hospital for the protestMore than 200 people gathered outside a hospital to protest against the temporary closure of its birthing and special baby care unit. Among the protesters were parents who have either had children at the unit or are expecting to.
Hundreds protest closure of maternity unit

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kelly Withers |Dan Ayers |Leigh Boobyer

More than 200 people gathered outside a hospital to protest against the temporary closure of its birthing and special baby care unit. The closure of two units at Yeovil District Hospital, in Somerset, comes after it was served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatric service. Among the protesters were parents who have either had children at the unit or are expecting to.
Yeovil maternity unit closure a 'shock' to pregnant woman

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Dan Ayers

Image caption, Jem is 29 weeks pregnant and was due to give birth at Yeovil before the closure of the maternity unitA pregnant woman says she is "gobsmacked" that the maternity unit where she was due to give birth is being closed for safety reasons. Yeovil District Hospital is temporarily shutting its birthing units on Monday 19 May after failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatrics service.
Temporary closure for Yeovil maternity unit after warning

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ruth Bradley |Dan Ayers

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Yeovil's maternity unit will be closed for six monthsPolitics reporter, BBC SomersetA hospital's birthing service is to close for six months amid a warning from the health watchdog about its paediatric service. The statement on the paediatric service said the warning was issued "for failing to meet the regulations related to staffing and governance systems".
Temporary closure for maternity unit after warning

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ruth Bradley |Dan Ayers

A hospital's birthing service is to close for six months amid a warning from the health watchdog about its paediatric service. Yeovil District Hospital was served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It comes after a series of earlier critical reports on Somerset's maternity services. The statement on the paediatric service said the warning was issued "for failing to meet the regulations related to staffing and governance systems".
Somerset winter coat exchange receives thousands of donations

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Dan Ayers

A scheme in which people donate winter coats to libraries has become a “heart-warming success”. A total of 15 libraries in Somerset, including Taunton, Bridgwater and Yeovil, accepted donations over the winter period. This year 2,470 coats for both adults and children were donated – more than double the figure received in 2024.
Chard could lose 70-year-old youth club as charity folds

1 month ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

'Heart-wrenching' if 70-year-old youth club shutsDan AyersRuth BradleyBBCThe final sessions are expected to take place at the centre in JulyA Somerset youth centre which has been welcoming young people for more than 70 years could have to close. The charity which runs Chard Youth Centre, said it was no longer financially sustainable.