YEOVIL NEWS: Cracking down on urinating in town centre streets
Posted: 29th November 2014
POLICE are to try and crack down on people urinating in shop doorways in Yeovil town centre and causing problems by drinking booze in the streets. The police have announced that they will be looking to curb the ongoing problems of anti-social behaviour in the town – especially in the run-up to Christmas. Officers have been told that the issues of urinating and street…
YEOVIL NEWS: Award for town centre top cop Amanda
Posted: 29th November 2014
A POLICE officer has won a top award for her work as the town centre beat manager in Yeovil. PC Amanda Thomas received the Ray Robinson Trophy during an awards ceremony at Dillington House, near Ilminster, where Avon and Somerset Police officers, staff and members of the public received recognition for dedication and courage. The ceremony was led by the High Sheriff of…
SOMERSET NEWS: Drama at Christmas lights switch-on
Posted: 29th November 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the centre of Frome last night (Friday, November 28, 2014) during the town’s annual Christmas lights switch-on due after people saw smoke coming from a shop. The alarm was raised at just after 6.45pm to the incident at Market Place while the area was busy with people gathering for the annual lights switch-on celebration. One fire engine from…
SOMERSET NEWS: Two people rescued from river
Posted: 29th November 2014
TWO people had to be rescued from the River Tone in Taunton in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, November 29, 2014). The alarm was raised at around 3.30am to the incident at Coal Orchard of a person having fallen into the river. Two fire engines from Taunton and the specialist rescue team from Bridgwater were mobilised. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset…
SOMERSET NEWS: Woman, 80, goes missing on shopping trip
Posted: 29th November 2014
POLICE have today (Saturday, November 29, 2014) put out an appeal for help to find a missing 80-year-old woman in the Wellington/Taunton area. Ann Grisman has not been seen since yesterday (Friday, November 28, 2014) morning at about 10.30am. She has been visiting relatives in the Wellington area and yesterday was dropped off in the town centre, near to the Christmas…
YEOVIL NEWS: Harrison's ship shape for Poppy Appeal
Posted: 28th November 2014
A MEMBER of Yeovil Sea Cadets has certainly come up “ship shape” with his fundraising for the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal. Harrison Holmes, 11, a 1st Class Junior Sea Cadet and a pupil of East Coker Primary School, made felt poppy brooches and magnets throughout October which he then sold to friends and family all over the country. PHOTO – TOP: Harrison…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Ilminster looks for new firefighters
Posted: 28th November 2014
ILMINSTER Fire Station will be hosting an open evening next month for prospective would-be on-call firefighters. The open evening will be held at the fire station in Blackdown View, Ilminster, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 7pm and will provide a useful insight into life as a retained fire officer. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is looking for people in the…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Bank officials to meet with villagers over NatWest branch closure plans
Posted: 28th November 2014
BANK officials have agreed to attend a public meeting to discuss the planned closure of the vitally-important NatWest branch in South Petherton. Yeovil MP David Laws met with RBS/NatWest representatives, including the managing director of branch and private banking Jane Howard, to put the case to keep the South Petherton bank open. The MP argued strongly for the branch…
SOMERSET NEWS: Free electric blanket testing
Posted: 28th November 2014
FIREFIGHTERS in Somerset will be providing free electric blanket testing next month to help people prepare for winter. The sessions will be held on the following dates: Monday, December 8: Yeovil; Tuesday, December 9: Taunton; Wednesday, December 10: Burnham-on-Sea (morning only); Thursday, December 11: Minehead (morning only); Friday, December 12: Frome (morning only);…
YEOVIL NEWS: Footballers put their bats out for Phillip Hughes
Posted: 28th November 2014
YEOVIL Town Football Club has put cricket bats and caps outside its Huish Park stadium this morning (Friday, November 28, 2014) – as part of a global tribute to the late Test cricketer Phillip Hughes. The 25-year-old Australian died yesterday after being hit by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday (November 25, 2014)…
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