Kelly Withers

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kelly Withers |Clara Bullock

Plans to turn a shopping centre into a retirement community have been allowed on appeal. A planning inspector approved proposals for Crispin Centre in Street, Somerset, after a six-day appeal hearing, following a rejection from county councillors in July 2024. Churchill Living can now demolish the shopping centre, built in 1979, and construct a retirement complex in its place, with 45 apartments and 11 retirement cottages.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Kelly Withers |Matt Faulkner |Charlie Taylor

Image source, Family HandoutImage caption, Alice Moody arrived in Hardington Mandeville after completing her teacher trainingKelly Withers & Matt FaulknerIn 1943 a young teacher left her home in London to board a train to Somerset. As commemoration events take place to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, the village she was sent to is remembering the children evacuated there for their own safety and the woman sent to help them.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kelly Withers |Matt Faulkner

Village remember evacuee teacher 80 years onKelly Withers & Matt FaulknerCharlie TaylorFamily HandoutAlice Moody arrived in Hardington Mandeville after completing her teacher trainingIn 1943 a young teacher left her home in London to board a train to Somerset. As commemoration events take place to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, the village she was sent to is remembering the children evacuated there for their own safety and the woman sent to help them.