Yeovil Press with Christine Jones Event Photography blog posts tagged as: news

Photo Galleries

Westfield Academy - Bugsy Malone

A Christmas Spectacular – Gallery Part 9

A Christmas Spectacular – Gallery Part 8

A Christmas Spectacular – Gallery Part 7

A Christmas Spectacular – Gallery Part 6

SOMERSET NEWS: Four-day strike for Fire Brigade Union

Posted: 28th October 2014
FIREFIGHTERS will be going out on strike for four days in their on-going dispute with the Government over pension reforms. Members of the Fire Brigade Union – excluding control staff – will be taking industrial action from 6pm on Friday, October 31, 2014, to 6pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The issue continues to remain a matter between the Fire Brigades Union and…

YEOVIL NEWS: Congratulations to the graduates of 2014

Posted: 28th October 2014
NEARLY 300 students have graduated from Yeovil College’s University Centre in a formal presentation ceremony at the Octagon Theatre. Hundreds of friends, family and special guests came together at the award-winning theatre in Yeovil to see the students graduate in 36 different qualifications, including full Honours degrees, Foundation degrees, Postgraduate…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: MP hopes for good news on A303 improvements

Posted: 28th October 2014
YEOVIL MP David Laws has met with Government officials to discuss the “incredibly frustrating problems" motorists find when using the A303. Mr Laws met with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, in order to discuss the need for improvements to the A303 and A358 roads ahead of the Autumn Statement which will be delivered by the Chancellor in a little over…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Bruton hit and run latest - man released on bail

Posted: 28th October 2014
POLICE have announced that a 38-year-old man who was arrested from the London area on Friday (October 24, 2014) has been released on bail, pending further investigations, into a hit and run incident in Bruton. He was arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving in connection with the death of an 84-year-old man in Cole Road, Bruton, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

YEOVIL NEWS: Fifteen people get caught using phones while driving

Posted: 28th October 2014
ROAD safety officers have been driving home the dangers to motorists in Yeovil about using mobile phones while behind the wheel. A special road safety operation to educate motorists putting themselves at risk by phoning, Facebooking or texting while driving stopped 15 drivers for offences in less than two hours this week along a short stretch of road. In the swift…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Living on benefits - practical help is needed, not a bunch of jobsworths!

Posted: 27th October 2014
A COUNCILLOR who has managed to live on £42 for a week as part of a challenge has said that people who “hit hard times” need practical support rather than a “wall of bureaucracy and a bunch of jobsworths.” Cllr Linda Vijeh, who is a member of South Somerset District Council and Somerset County Council, took up the challenge to live on benefits during National Care…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Nationwide search for new home for Lola and Sherman

Posted: 27th October 2014
A SOUTH Somerset animal sanctuary has launched a nationwide search for a loving home for these two adorable and inseparable dogs – Lola and Sherman. They are currently living at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary at Wambrook, near Chard, but a new owner is now urgently needed as the two dogs are becoming depressed. As an incentive, the Sanctuary will cover all veterinary costs…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: One last show planned for Lynda Bellingham’s funeral

Posted: 26th October 2014
A HOST of well-known names from show business are expected to descend on Crewkerne next week for the funeral of Loose Women star Lynda Bellingham. The actress and TV personality died last Sunday (October 19, 2014) at the age of 66 after a brave battle against cancer – not long after she had decided to stop treatment. Pals of Lynda such as Christopher Biggins, Maureen…

SOMERSET NEWS: Sheep rescued from ledge 30ft up

Posted: 26th October 2014
FIREFIGHTERS had to help a stranded sheep today (Sunday, October 26, 2014) which had got stuck on a ledge 30ft off the ground at a disused quarry in Somerset. The incident was reported at just after 1pm at Bicknoller Combe in Combe Road, Bicknoller, on the Quantock Hills, with a call that a sheep had become trapped in brambles. A fire engine from Williton was mobilised…

YEOVIL NEWS: Women fight off attacker with umbrella

Posted: 26th October 2014
POLICE have issued advice on how pub-goers can keep safe at night after two young women had to fight off an attacker in Yeovil town centre by hitting him with an umbrella. The two women, aged in their 20s, were on a night out in Yeovil earlier this month when they were approached by a man while they were using a cash point machine. “We saw a man sat on a bench nearby,”…

Page Results:

Tags:
Carnival, Clubs and Societies, Elections, G, Galleries, Leisure, Lifestyle, M, Market Place, N, New, News, Photo Galleries, Pubs, Schools and Colleges, Sport, Y, Yeovil Town FC.

Recent Posts