YEOVIL NEWS: Battle against drugs goes on

YEOVIL NEWS: Battle against drugs goes on

Posted: 19th October 2014
HEROIN and crack cocaine have been seized by police in latest operations as the on-going battle against drugs in Yeovil continues. A police spokesman told the Yeovil Press that officers had made a number of arrests in recent weeks as they look to disrupt illegal drug activity in the area. “We’ve obtained seizures of heroin and crack cocaine as well as a warrant which…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Mobile speed cameras set for Westfield?

YEOVIL NEWS: Mobile speed cameras set for Westfield?

Posted: 19th October 2014
SPEED cameras could be placed in a heavily-populated area of Yeovil in a bid to put the brakes on motorists. There have been growing concerns about the speed some vehicles are being driven at in the Stiby Road and Westfield Road area of Yeovil. People speaking on social media have said that they are worried that it is only a matter of time before a child is killed in the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Car fire at Odcombe

YEOVIL NEWS: Car fire at Odcombe

Posted: 19th October 2014
ONE fire engine from Yeovil was sent out yesterday (Saturday, October 18, 2014) evening to deal with a car fire on the outskirts of the town. The alarm was raised at 5pm to the incident in New Road, Odcombe. Firefighters quickly dealt with the incident, but the engine compartment of the vehicle was severely damaged by fire. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Two people arrested over Bruton hit and run death

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Two people arrested over Bruton hit and run death

Posted: 19th October 2014
TWO people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man in his 80s following a hit and run incident in Bruton. The 84-year-old man died following the incident in Bruton on the evening of Tuesday, October 14, 2014. A dark coloured Chrysler Grand Voyager left the scene without stopping, which led to a police search to find the car and its owner. Last night…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Store plans for Fleur De Lys pub submitted to council

YEOVIL NEWS: Store plans for Fleur De Lys pub submitted to council

Posted: 19th October 2014
THE Southern Co-operative has submitted a planning application to the council to turn the former Fleur De Lys pub in Yeovil into a store. The company has asked South Somerset District Council for planning permission to carry out external alterations at the site of the pub on the corner of St Michael’s Avenue with Mudford Road. This external work would include the…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Community garden work pays off

SOMERSET NEWS: Community garden work pays off

Posted: 18th October 2014
FOUR years of work on a personal project to improve an area of Bridgwater has paid off for PC Anthony Freeman after it was officially opened last week. More than £10,000 was raised by PC Freeman and spent on creating a community garden for West Street – a place he has already helped improve with a £16,500 project to install a CCTV camera. PC Freeman said: “There was an…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Westfield’s Class of 1979 reunion – organised 9,400 miles away Down Under!

YEOVIL NEWS: Westfield’s Class of 1979 reunion – organised 9,400 miles away Down Under!

Posted: 18th October 2014
A SCHOOL reunion will be held tonight (Saturday, October 18, 2014) in Yeovil with the organiser having travelled around 9,400 miles to attend. The reunion will be for Westfield School’s Class of ’79 – with this year marking their 35th anniversary – and it will be held at the Quicksilver Mail at the top of Hendford Hill in Yeovil from 7pm. The reunion has been organised…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Bus fire on Babylon Hill

YEOVIL NEWS: Bus fire on Babylon Hill

Posted: 18th October 2014
MOTORISTS are being warned of traffic problems on the A30 Babylon Hill this afternoon (Saturday, October 18, 2014) due to a bus on fire. The dual-carriageway has been partially blocked due to the fire and traffic is queuing near the Marl Lane junction with Bradford Abbas towards Yeovil. This website will be updated when further news is known.

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: New appeal over Bruton hit and run

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: New appeal over Bruton hit and run

Posted: 17th October 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to track the driver of a dark coloured car which was seen in the area at the time a man in his 80s died following a hit and run incident in Bruton. The fail to stop incident happened at about 8.35pm on Tuesday (October 14, 2014). The man, aged 84, was going to a local shop with his two dogs. He was found lying in the road with…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Creepy goings-on set for Ninesprings!

YEOVIL NEWS: Creepy goings-on set for Ninesprings!

Posted: 17th October 2014
COUNTRYSIDE rangers are for the third year running holding their free spooky Hallowe’en Trail in Ninesprings at Yeovil Country Park on Friday, October 31, 2014. Starting opposite the new Ninesprings café, education and information centre; follow the self-led trail around the woods…if you dare! Look for the missing letters that will make up a word to complete the witches…

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