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YEOVIL NEWS: Clare’s help was vital in early days of Piers Simon Appeal

Posted: 23rd June 2019
ONE special visitor to this year’s Home Farm Fest at Chilthorne Domer near Yeovil was Clare Bullen who became an important figure in the Piers Simon Appeal’s charity work following on from the horrific Boxing Day Asian Tsunami of 2004. Clare was living in Thailand and became involved in the massive clear-up operation following the tsunami which claimed the lives of…

YEOVIL NEWS: Yeovil branch of Samaritans welcomes 1,000th volunteer

Posted: 23rd June 2019
THE Yeovil, Sherborne and District branch of Samaritans has welcomed its 1,000th volunteer to help in its ongoing work. Paul Brown, known within the team as Paul 1000, is about to complete his training and become a fully-fledged volunteer in June. Although Paul has just retired, he is determined to remain active. He recently completed his first London Marathon in April…

YEOVIL NEWS: Amazing Keith supports Hope for Kids charity with a trio of challenges

Posted: 23rd June 2019
BIONIC Keith Foy has completed an amazing hat-trick of challenges to help raise money for the Hope for Kids charity. Keith, who is well-known in the Yeovil area, has completed the Yeovil Half Marathon, the Stourhead Megasprint Triathlon and has recently completed the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge where he had to run 100kms in under 24-hours. He had set himself the…

YEOVIL NEWS: Councillors being recommended to turn down Sainsbury’s plans

Posted: 20th June 2019
YEOVIL people will soon find out whether a new supermarket, petrol station and business complex will be built on the western edge of their town. It has been two years since the Abbey Manor Group put forward plans for the Bunford Park site, located off the A3088 between the Westlands through-about and the Lysander Road crossroads. Since then multiple versions of the plans…

SOMERSET NEWS: Jessie is focused on living her life to the full – but she needs YOUR votes!

Posted: 17th June 2019
A DETERMINED South Somerset woman who underwent decades of bullying about her appearance and suffered terribly from low-confidence and self-esteem issues and even contemplated taking her own life has battled her way back – by putting herself in front of the camera and being proud of her body. Now Jessie Shedden is counting on winning enough votes to have her photos…

YEOVIL NEWS: Summer solstice inspires runner to battle the distance in Maria-thon

Posted: 22nd May 2019
A RUNNER has set himself the challenge to run the distance of 47 miles in one evening in order to arrive at Stonehenge in time to see the sunrise for the summer solstice all in memory of Yeovil District Hospital staff nurse Maria George! Kevin Aston, 36, will be setting off from the Holy Ghost Church at Higher Kingston, on the junction with The Avenue, just a stone's…

TOWN CENTRE: New independent coffee shop to open at the Quedam Centre

Posted: 21st May 2019
THE Quedam Centre in Yeovil has announced that a new independent food and beverage operator will be opening in June of this year. Hot Shots have already commenced the fit out of the former Starbucks unit next to H&M. Founded and managed by Jason and Nicky Sansom, Hot Shots will be the fourth local independent business to join the Quedam this year. Jason said: “We’re…

YEOVIL NEWS: Preston Road roundabout lights set to be switched-on

Posted: 21st May 2019
THE Yeovil Western Corridor improvement scheme is nearing completion with the switch-on of the next two junctions this week. The Western Corridor scheme is a multi-million pound package of improvements by Somerset County Council to increase the capacity of several junctions, reduce congestion and upgrade links for pedestrians and cyclists. It aims to accommodate…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Nothing is normal in politics these days – not even at Yeovil Town Council

Posted: 15th May 2019
NOTHING surprises me these days when it comes to politics – just look at the shambles the MPs have made of Brexit at Westminster. But I have to admit my disappointment at witnessing what happened at the annual Mayor-Making ceremony of Yeovil Town Council on Tuesday (May 14, 2019) evening, writes Steve Sowden (editor of the Yeovil Press community newspaper). I have been…

YEOVIL NEWS: Amazing Valerie who has helped to raise £950k for charity wins Mayor’s Award

Posted: 15th May 2019
A WOMAN who has helped to raise a whopping £950,000 for charity has been awarded the annual Silver Salver by the Mayor of Yeovil. Valerie Murley joined the Yeovil branch of what was then known as the Leukaemia Research Fund in early 1972 and although she might be short in stature, she has become the group’s powerhouse over the years. The branch changed its name to the…

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