Taunton Teen Cycles 1855km to Support Children with Cleft Conditions Wednesday, August 13, 2025 cycling charity cleft smiletrain fundraising endurance taunton surgery youth challenge Thirteen-year-old Mo Speyer and his father, Charlie Speyer, a schoolteacher and head of science and psychology at Queen’s, have completed a remarkable two-week cycling journey from John o’ Groats to Land’s End. Covering an … Read More
'Every time the phone rings you panic' - Somerset woman's agonising wait for the gift of life Wednesday, July 9, 2025 transplant heart donation waitinglist organ health patient marathon somerset surgery sport Kerry Fear, a 50-year-old woman from Yeovil, Somerset, shares the emotional journey of living with a congenital heart condition and facing the urgent wait for a heart transplant. Born seemingly healthy, Kerry’s struggles … Read More
New Somerset Medical Centre Depends on Approval of Housing Development Tuesday, July 8, 2025 somerset northpetherton development medicalcentre housing surgery nhs planning affordablehousing community Revised proposals for a mixed-use development in North Petherton, Somerset, have passed their initial planning stage, paving the way for a new medical centre alongside new homes and a care facility. North Petherton has seen … Read More
Dancing On Ice Star and Young Stoma Warrior Unite to Champion Bowel Health Awareness Sunday, July 6, 2025 stoma bowelhealth continence children ulcerativecolitis awareness fundraising support eric surgery Dancing On Ice star Mollie Pearce has partnered with eight-year-old stoma patient and Instagram influencer Katie Thirling to raise awareness about children’s bowel and bladder health in a national campaign. During World … Read More
‘I Went to Hospital for Tests and Woke Up Paralyzed Two Years Later’ Monday, June 16, 2025 paralysis fnd recovery resilience therapy seizures disability surgery awareness hope At just 20 years old, Megan Dixon’s life took an unimaginable turn when she went to the hospital for what should have been routine tests. What followed was two years trapped in a silent, motionless body—paralyzed from the … Read More
Somerset Teacher Defies Prognosis After Brain Tumour Diagnosis, Vowing to 'Keep Going' Tuesday, May 27, 2025 brain tumour cancer diagnosis surgery recovery awareness fundraising research resilience Jonathan Ingram, a teacher from Forton, Somerset, has defied grim predictions after being told he could be blind and dead within a month. At age 36, during a teaching exchange in Melbourne, Australia, Jonathan was diagnosed … Read More