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A Yeovil doctor is saving babies’ lives in Afghanistan

Dr Michael Fernando’s life-saving training empowers Afghan medics to improve neonatal care through simple, cost-effective techniques by Rachael Rowe It’s often small changes that make a...

October edition (ISSUE 50!) is out – read it here!

There's a Yeovil doctor teaching Afghan women to save babies, Princess Anne in Sherborne, the man who dreams in Tractor, the extraordinary equine photographer,...

Yeovil Hospital to Open State-of-the-Art Breast Cancer Unit After Community-Led Fundraising Effort

On Monday, October 7th, Yeovil Hospital will welcome patients to its new, purpose-built breast cancer facility, The Maple Unit. This momentous opening marks the...

Hardy Monument walk with big views | 10.5 miles

This day's walk (we took more than four hours, with some nice stops along the way) sets out along the South Dorset Ridgeway with...

The BV named the UK’s Regional News Site of the Year 2024 at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards

We are utterly bowled over to have been named the Regional News Site of the Year at one of the UK's most prestigious media...

Bucked in the Yarn

Three small Somerset villages had a huge impact on global exploration and trade – Rachael Rowe talks to Professor Terry Stevens “Nothing much ever happened...

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