YEOVIL NEWS: Posthumous award made in memory of Preston School’s legendary teacher Jeff Stone

YEOVIL NEWS: Posthumous award made in memory of Preston School’s legendary teacher Jeff Stone

Posted: 2nd May 2018
A YEAR on following the sudden and untimely death of one of Yeovil’s most respected and well-liked teachers – a posthumous award has been made in his honour. It was back on May 1, 2017, that Jeff Stone – who had spent nearly 50 years teaching at Preston School in Yeovil – passed away. Twelve months on and the outgoing Mayor of Yeovil, Cllr Darren Shutler, presented an…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Amazing two years of fundraising for outgoing Mayor

YEOVIL NEWS: Amazing two years of fundraising for outgoing Mayor

Posted: 1st May 2018
THE outgoing Mayor of Yeovil, Cllr Darren Shutler, has thanked everyone who supported him during his two years of office of fundraising which raised a total of nearly £63,500 for the St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice and School in a Bag charities. Cllr Shutler, who handed over the mayoral chain of office to Cllr David Recardo during the annual town meeting on Tuesday (May…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Bikers hand over cash to air ambulance charities

YEOVIL NEWS: Bikers hand over cash to air ambulance charities

Posted: 30th April 2018
A YEOVIL group for motorcycle enthusiasts has presented cheques totalling £460 to air ambulance charities in recognition of the excellent work they do. The Red House Bikers group, which is based at the Red House pub on Dorchester Road on the outskirts of Yeovil, raised the money at a raffle and auction at a Christmas social event. It had been a difficult year for the…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: New LibDem candidate hopes “hard work and doing good things” will win Yeovil back

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: New LibDem candidate hopes “hard work and doing good things” will win Yeovil back

Posted: 23rd April 2018
LIBERAL Democrats in the Yeovil Constituency have selected Mick Clark as the person they are pinning hopes on regaining the seat from the Conservatives at the next General Election. It was announced at the weekend that Mr Clark had won the battle to be the next prospective parliamentary candidate in a head-to-head clash with Victoria Charleston. Mr Clark missed out on…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Fly-tipping offender prosecuted

YEOVIL NEWS: Fly-tipping offender prosecuted

Posted: 23rd April 2018
A YEOVIL man has been prosecuted for fly-tipping after three illegal dumping sites were discovered in the area. The offender pleaded guilty at Yeovil Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, for depositing waste in November 2017 in three different locations around Yeovil and a further incident in Sherborne. Evidence was discovered in the fly-tips by South Somerset…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Warning about Council Tax scammers

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Warning about Council Tax scammers

Posted: 13th April 2018
SOUTH Somerset District Council is warning residents to be aware of Council Tax scammers who may offer you deals to reduce monthly payments or reduce your banding. Council Tax scammers are very prevalent at the moment due to bills recently being delivered to residents across the district. One current scam that has been bought to the district council’s attention is from a…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Appeal after knifepoint robbery at Tesco Express store

YEOVIL NEWS: Appeal after knifepoint robbery at Tesco Express store

Posted: 12th April 2018
POLICE are appealing for information after a Tesco Express store in Yeovil was robbed at knifepoint. The incident happened at about 5pm on Monday, April 2, 2018, as the lone cashier, a 20-year-old woman, was working on the tills at the store at The Forum on the Abbey Manor estate. A man joined the queue and began letting others in front of him. When he got to the till…

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HEALTH: Breathing specialist Elaine to meet with ADHD Yeovil support group

HEALTH: Breathing specialist Elaine to meet with ADHD Yeovil support group

Posted: 8th April 2018
THE Yeovil and District Support Group for families with children who have ADHD will be hearing from someone who could possibly transform their lives. The group offers a place where people can go along and their experiences of ADHD, gain information and help each other. Elaine Stafford has been invited to the group on Monday (April 9, 2018) to talk to people about the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Women sprayed in face with noxious substance

YEOVIL NEWS: Women sprayed in face with noxious substance

Posted: 25th March 2018
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after two women were the victims of an apparently unprovoked assault in Yeovil town centre at about 12.05am on Sunday (March 25, 2018). The women were waiting for a taxi in Silver Street when a man came up to them and sprayed them in the face with a noxious substance. They were taken to hospital for treatment and…

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YEOVILTON LIFE: Boxing packs a punch for charity

YEOVILTON LIFE: Boxing packs a punch for charity

Posted: 24th March 2018
THE Royal Navy Inter-Command Boxing Championships were held at RNAS Yeovilton on Thursday (March 22, 2018) and they really did pack a punch. The guest speaker for the night was Steve Collins – an Irish former professional boxer known as The Celtic Warrior – who held the WBO Middleweight and Super-Middleweight champion titles. During the evening RNAS Yeovilton also…

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