YEOVIL NEWS: Man taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries after assault

YEOVIL NEWS: Man taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries after assault

Posted: 7th March 2019
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a disturbance in Yeovil last night (Wednesday, March 6, 2019). Officers were called at about 5pm to the incident in the Marl Close area of the town. A man in his 50s was assaulted and taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries. He remains in hospital in a stable condition. His injuries are not believed to be life…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Woman sexually assaulted in underpass

YEOVIL NEWS: Woman sexually assaulted in underpass

Posted: 3rd March 2019
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in an underpass in Yeovil in the early hours of Sunday (March 3, 2019) morning. The victim, who is in her 30s, was walking in the underpass at the end of West Hendford at about 3am when she was grabbed by a man and pulled to the ground. The man ran off after the victim fought back. The offender is…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Vegan Market at the Quedam

YEOVIL NEWS: Vegan Market at the Quedam

Posted: 2nd March 2019
THE Quedam Shopping Centre in Yeovil will be hosting a Vegan Market on Saturday (March 2, 2019). It will showcase local catering companies, vegan candle makers, Kombucha, artisan Vegan cheese, dairy free award-winning companies, beauty products and many more Vegan based products and gifts. Angela Psoma, the organiser of the market, said: “It takes a lot of commitment and…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Peaky Blinders party night raises £6k for charity

YEOVIL NEWS: Peaky Blinders party night raises £6k for charity

Posted: 9th February 2019
PEAKY Blinders party night co-organiser Jane Helyar has thanked everyone for their support of the event which raised £6,000 for charity. The Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil stepped back in time when it hosted a 1920s party based around the TV drama Peaky Blinders. The event was organised by Jane, Adam Burgan, Louise Lee and Darren Santiago and proved a huge hit…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Thriller of a Civic Evening for the Mayor

YEOVIL NEWS: Thriller of a Civic Evening for the Mayor

Posted: 9th February 2019
THE Mayor of Yeovil, Cllr David Recardo, hosted a Civic Evening for visiting dignitaries and representatives of local groups and organisations. The evening started with a reception and buffet at the Yeovil Day Centre in South Street and was then followed by a performance of the tense and chilling thriller Veronica’s Room at the Swan Theatre. The Mayor thanked all those…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Beehive buzzes for charity work

YEOVIL NEWS: Beehive buzzes for charity work

Posted: 9th February 2019
SUPPORTERS of the Beehive pub in Yeovil have been thanked for their support of the local hospital. Pub licensees Ann and Kev were joined by some of their customers on Sunday (February 3) lunchtime to present a £1,750 cheque to Sarah Cherry of the Yeovil Hospital Charity. The money was raised by a variety of fundraising events and initiatives over the past year at the…

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YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Fantastic support for the Soldiers’ Charity

YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Fantastic support for the Soldiers’ Charity

Posted: 9th February 2019
A YEOVIL businessman has presented a cheque for £2,675 to the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity during a get-together for volunteer supporters. Craig Turner, of Turner Windows, handed over the cheque at a curry supper event at Wayne’s Bar and Bistro on the A303 not far from the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton. Twenty-four volunteer supporters of the charity, previously…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Gin night tastes good for charity

YEOVIL NEWS: Gin night tastes good for charity

Posted: 9th February 2019
A CHARITY gin night held at the Quicksilver Mail in Yeovil has raised £900 for the School in a Bag organisation and St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice. The Gin and More event was hosted by Darren and Anna Shutler on Saturday, February 2, and saw a full-house of people who were met by a wide variety of different gins. Party-goers were also able to enjoy wine and fizz, while…

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YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Cold feet weather is perfect for Cold Feet actor to open new Pop-Up Eco Supermarket

YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Cold feet weather is perfect for Cold Feet actor to open new Pop-Up Eco Supermarket

Posted: 9th February 2019
IT was perfect “cold feet weather” which greeted Hermione Norris – star of TV dramas Cold Feet and Spooks – as she officially opened a new Pop-Up Eco Supermarket on the outskirts of Yeovil. Hermione, who has also recently appeared in the latest series of crime drama Luther, was delighted “to do the honours” after being invited by shop creators Claire Ashton and Gaynor…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Manslaughter conviction following death of a man in Yeovil

YEOVIL NEWS: Manslaughter conviction following death of a man in Yeovil

Posted: 23rd January 2019
A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of a man in Yeovil last summer. Following a trial at Bristol Crown Court, Kristian William Bailey was convicted on Wednesday (January 23, 2019) by a jury of the manslaughter of Joseph ‘Joe’ Jennings.   Mr Jennings was found by an ambulance crew with multiple injuries in the stairwell of flats at…

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