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BBC News
17-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
St Peter's Hospital in Maldon to shut stroke and birthing units
NHS leaders have decided to move the majority of a 151-year-old hospital's services to elsewhere in Peter's Hospital in Maldon would no longer have a birthing unit or 16 stroke rehabilitation services and ambulatory care were due to remain at the site until 2030, when they would be replaced by a new health NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) claimed the building was "dilapidated", but campaigners said closing it would have been a "disgrace". Closure plans were paused in September due to widespread backlash from the community. But on Thursday, the ICB decided to press ahead with ending most care provided at the the new arrangement, it agreed to:Offer 25 stroke rehabilitation beds at Brentwood Community Hospital and 22 at the Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre in RochfordMake 25 intermediate care beds available in BrentwoodPermanently close the stroke rehabilitation unit at St Peter's HospitalRelocate the midwife-led birthing unit 16 miles (25km) away to Braintree Community HospitalKeep outpatient services and ambulatory care at St Peter's Hospital for five years while the new health hub was built It came as the ICB branded the hospital building "high-risk and unsuitable for long-term clinical care", citing flooding and unreliable Abell, the chief executive of NHS Mid and South Essex, said he "listened carefully" to all feedback."The decisions reached today reflect our ambition to improve health services for everyone who lives in mid and south Essex," he Abell vowed to work closely with staff and the community to achieve "the best possible outcomes for patients".When the BBC was allowed inside the hospital in 2024, cracks could be seen in the walls and water damage was the facility fit for purpose was estimated to cost £18.7m - a price the ICB said was "more money than is available".It said a future health hub or replacement for the hospital must be opened within five years. About 500 people a year in mid and south Essex need to stay in hospital for specialist stroke Peter's saw about 300 patients a day with more than 80,000 appointments a year, according to the tests, X-rays, dermatology, maternity and orthopaedics were among the services provided at the Beckett, who campaigned to keep the building open, said keeping some services was good news."I'm very, very pleased with the outcome," she said."Not everyone's going to be happy, but what we've got is certainly a lot more than we would've if we didn't take part in the campaign." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Smeed on a 'different level' - Kohler-Cadmore
Somerset batter Will Smeed has progressed to a "different level" this season, team-mate Tom Kohler-Cadmore says. Smeed is the T20 Blast's leading run-scorer this season with 428, adding another 32 runs to his total as Somerset beat Essex in the T20 Blast to secure their spot in the hit 90 off 39 balls during the victory, dominating stands of 88 and 55 with Smeed and Tom Abell in his highest T20 score for Somerset."Smeedy's gone to a different level this year, he's adding and adding to his game and his consistency this year has been great to see," he told BBC Radio Bristol. Smeed is playing in all formats of the game this season, having been on a white-ball only contract with Somerset in 2023 and has played in all 11 Blast matches for Somerset, with a batting average of 47.55 and strike rate of 147.07, and has also hit 15 sixes, including two on Tuesday night at the County Ground."It's always fun batting with him because I know the bowlers are under so much pressure when he's on strike that it almost seems that they give me some easier balls," Kohler-Cadmore said."Also I feel like he's adapted to be able to rotate as well, I think we've seen that in some of his previous knocks - Gloucester away - he's really maturing and taking the game deep and winning us matches so batting with him is always fun." 'Real team performance' Kolher-Cadmore also praised Abell for also being "outstanding" during the Essex win as Somerset extended their lead at the top of the South Group table, 12 points clear of Surrey who have played two games fewer."That's one thing that we look at as a team is how well we're actually contributing," he said. "It's not always an individual having a great night it's how do I contribute and get that guy on strike, or keep the team going forward, and I felt his [Abell's] knock was just as crucial."Somerset won the 2023 Blast title but were beaten in the final last season by neighbours Gloucestershire. They have three group matches remaining away to Kent and Surrey on 11 and 13 July, and then at home to Gloucestershire on 18 July before a break until the quarter-finals in the first week of September."If we perform anything like we can, we can beat any team in this division and in this competition," Kohler-Cadmore."It's making sure we keep putting our performances in and keep building towards the back end of the tournament."
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Somerset produce final over victory to return to winning ways at Hampshire
Vitality Blast: Hampshire 178-3 lost to Somerset 179-6 by four wickets Somerset returned to winning ways in the Men's Vitality Blast and cemented their place at the top of the South Group with a last-over win over Hampshire Hawks, writes Alex Smith. Advertisement Sean Dickson led Somerset's chase of 179 with a sublime 52, having been accompanied by Tom Abell in an 89-run fourth wicket partnership. But a spree of wickets made sure the visitors still required 23 off two overs and then 11 off the last, but Ben Green and Lewis Goldsworthy reached the winning line with a ball to spare. Earlier, James Vince and Joe Weatherley had ravaged 82 and 60 in a massive 141-run stand but it wasn't enough. Somerset were miserly with the new ball, after stand-in captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore had chosen to bowl first, as they forced the Hawks to flounder in the first eight overs. Advertisement Ali Orr turned to short leg second ball, and while Toby Albert tried hard to inject some impetus into the innings he was caught and bowled by Riley Meredith for a 19-ball 27. Hampshire were 39 for two at the end of the eighth over, with Vince stumbling to just six runs – having already been one off 10 and five off 16 balls. But from that point Vince and the hosts started scoring runs and barely stopped for the remaining 12 overs. Vince kicked into gear with back-to-back boundaries off Ben Green to start the ninth over before roaring through his repertoire of bat cracking strokes. The tortoise-esque start was long forgotten as sixes became an overly sight off Vince and Weatherley's bats. Advertisement Vince reached his fifty in 41 balls, having been one off 10, before further accelerating to end up with a strike rate of almost 144. Weatherley had been equally important to the resuscitation of the innings and ended up with five sixes, to one four, having whacked his half-century in 38 balls – brought up with a huge pulled maximum. In total, the Vince and Weatherley alliance put on 141 in 85 balls, just three runs shy of the all-time record partnership for Hampshire against Somerset. And even though Vince picked out long on with a ball to go, the Hawks reached 178. Somerset were more even paced in their chase, but lost wickets just as batters started to click. Advertisement Tom Banton flew a six before slapping to mid off next ball, Will Smeed inside-edged behind, and Kohler-Cadmore had his stumps dismantled by Liam Dawson. But they found stickability in Dickson and Abell – who put on 89 in 57 balls. Dickson naturally took the aggressor role with a quartet of square sixes as Abell rotated strike and found boundaries when they were provided. Dickson reached his second fifty of the campaign in 30 balls but within five balls of each other he and Abell had departed. Dickson holing out before Abell was incredibly caught and bowled by Scott Currie with 36 still required. Tom Lammonby picked out cover in the penultimate over but Goldsworthy and Green took it down to 11 from the final six balls. Sonny Baker stood up against his former club but a Green six with the third ball over midwicket turned the tide in Somerset's favour.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
COLUMN: 'Red ball game being thrown into confusion'
I along with so many other Somerset County Cricket members, are still trying to fathom out why test match cricket and county championship cricket and our red ball games are once again being thrown into confusion, following a brilliant start to the season at test match and county championship levels writes Merv Colenutt. The county championship has certainly brought some exciting and mixed results in the opening third of the season played with the Dukes ball, but as we approach mid season and a change to the Kookaburra ball, results and excitement appear to have gone out of the window with the counties; The batsmen are gaining the upper hand and for those struggling for form, that change has come at the right time. Advertisement The Dukes ball used at the start of the season and at the finale in September, is hand stitched and has a rather prominent seam, perfect for swing bowlers and movement off a pitch which is generally green at the start of a season. The Kookaburra ball is machine stitched with a flatter seam, so why oh why do the ECB want to suddenly favour batsmen mid way through a season on flatter pitches, where results are harder to come by. For some of those batsmen however, the Kookaburra, probably did come at the right time, having always been a great admirer of Tom Abell as a leading batsman, runs could not have come at a better time for the former captain, but with not too much seam movement and swing, Abell i felt looked almost back to his best against Nottinghamshire at the weekend with a classy half century. Once again I was impressed by the maturity of Archie Vaughan at the crease, his touch, timing and balance at the crease without being rushed was exemplary and although he only made 37, Vaughan Is without doubt a huge talent for the future. Advertisement There is talk as always about reducing the amount of county championship fixtures and that will happen of course, but you cannot disregard the red ball game, Somerset had a huge crowd at Taunton on Sunday and Surrey pulled in their biggest ever first day crowd of the season at the Oval on the opening day of the season. England's magnificent victory over India in a five-day thriller in the middle of June proves that all the money being put into the game, the red ball game for the purist is still the best.
BBC News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Somerset recover after early Notts breakthroughs
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day one)Somerset 275-6: Abell 64, Rew 58, Banton 57*; Abbas 2-45, Hutton 2-55Nottinghamshire: Yet to batSomerset 1 pt, Notts 2 ptsMatch scorecard Half-centuries from James Rew, Tom Abell and Tom Banton dug Somerset out of trouble on day one against County Championship Division One leaders Nottinghamshire at home side slipped to 46-3 after winning the toss before Rew (58), Abell (64) and Banton (57 not out) guided them to 275-6 at the the Notts bowlers displayed commendable accuracy to ensure the Somerset could never cut loose and the pitch offered them just enough assistance to ensure an absorbing contest between bat and opted for a new opening partnership of Sean Dickson and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, but were soon in trouble with only 10 runs on the board when Dickson fell lbw to Brett Hutton for a duck, advancing down the was soon 22-2 as Tom Lammonby, on two, played forward and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan to give Hutton a second wicket. Kohler-Cadmore had begun positively and hit five fours in scoring 31 off 55 balls before getting a good delivery from Mohammad Abbas that left him off the pitch, forcing an edge that was again snapped up by 46-3 in the 15th over, Somerset were in hole. But there was no great movement in the air or off the pitch for the seamers and Liam Patterson-White's left-arm spin was soon introduced from the River End as Rew and Abell lunch they had taken the total to 100-3 from 31 overs, Rew looking the more fluent in moving to 41, while Abell had battled for his 17. The afternoon session saw Rew move to a half-century off 86 balls, including eight fours, making good use of the sweep against the had gradually found his timing and placement, but when the stand had progressed to 99 from 34.4 overs, Rew straight drove a delivery from seamer Lyndon James, who stooped to take a sharp return looked an important breakthrough for the visitors, although Abell was looking an increasing threat as he moved to fifty off 126 balls, with five fours. Banton, struggling for form since a triple century in the opening game of the season against Worcestershire, was given a life on two when Patterson-White spilled a relatively straightforward chance at first slip off quickly atoned by taking the valuable wicket of Abell, who spared the umpire a decision by turning to walk off after feathering a catch to Kishan down the leg side. At 179-5, Somerset were back under pressure and just six runs had been added when tea was had bowled well all day, giving little away, and that continued into the final session, which saw Banton and Archie Vaughan made to fight for every run on the normally fast-scoring ground. Both displayed exemplary concentration and careful shot selection to put together a half-century stand from 83 a short boundary on the town side of the ground, the scoring rate was only fractionally above three an over when the second new ball became available at 243-5. The impressive Abbas struck with it in the 83rd over, as Vaughan (35) aimed a back-foot forcing shot and was caught at a wide third slip by Jack who loves nothing more than dominating a bowling attack, showed the required degree of restraint to reach fifty off 103 balls, having hit five fours. Kasey Aldridge, recalled to the Somerset team, proved an equally determined partner in taking Somerset through to the close, scoring just four off 34 Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
