YEOVILTON LIFE: Wildcat squadron is go!

YEOVILTON LIFE: Wildcat squadron is go!

Posted: 10th October 2014
ADMIRAL of the Fleet, Lord Boyce, was at RNAS Yeovilton this morning (Friday, October 10, 2014) for the official commissioning ceremony of the new Wildcat helicopter squadron. The 825 Naval Air Squadron has been resurrected for the Wildcat for a number of significant reasons. Firstly the 800 series of numbers for Fleet Air Arm Squadrons indicates that they are frontline…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Lorry and car in collision

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Lorry and car in collision

Posted: 10th October 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning (Friday, October 10, 2014) to deal with a road traffic collision on the A30 at Crewkerne involving a lorry and a car. One fire engine from Crewkerne were mobilised at just before 7am and officers discovered that nobody was left trapped within the vehicles. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service told the…

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YEOVIL NEW: Unique group looks for new members

YEOVIL NEW: Unique group looks for new members

Posted: 9th October 2014
A UNIQUE group in Yeovil which aims to give adults with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism a chance to socialise with others is looking for new members. The Yeovil Pub Hub has been running for more than ten years and meets once a month at a pub in the town for a drink and a chat. The group offers a friendly atmosphere with the support of three volunteers who…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Councillor wants to meet with people over pub closure

YEOVIL NEWS: Councillor wants to meet with people over pub closure

Posted: 9th October 2014
A YEOVIL councillor will be holding a mobile surgery outside the recently-closed Fleur De Lys pub on Saturday (October 11, 2014) to talk to anyone concerned about its closure. Cllr Jon Gleeson will be collecting signatures being added to his letter to the Southern Co-Operative who have taken on the building on a lease from Punch Taverns and plan to turn it into a…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Beating vomiting bug at Musgrove

SOMERSET NEWS: Beating vomiting bug at Musgrove

Posted: 9th October 2014
MUSGROVE Park Hospital in Taunton is asking for the public’s help in reducing the risk of hospital outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug norovirus. Although the hospital currently has no outbreaks of norovirus it can very quickly be brought in by people who have had the illness out in the community, and once a person in the hospital is affected it can very quickly spread…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Win VIP tickets to meet TOWIE star

YEOVIL NEWS: Win VIP tickets to meet TOWIE star

Posted: 9th October 2014
YOUNG clubbers have the chance to win 4 VIP tickets to meet The Only Way is Essex star Dan Osborne when he makes a special guest appearance at the Zero Project’s Under-18’s Hallowe’en Event in Yeovil later this month. The party takes place at Club Neo in Stars Lane on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 7pm to 11pm and is the first time that the Zero Project has booked a…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Preston School throws open its doors

YEOVIL NEWS: Preston School throws open its doors

Posted: 9th October 2014
PRESTON School in Yeovil is throwing open its doors today (Thursday, October 9, 2014) to potential future students and their parents. The school, which is also a business and enterprise academy, will be holding its annual Open Day and Evening today. The school will be open from 9am to 12noon where visitors will be able to go and see Preston “in action.” A school…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Bloomin’ brilliant community spirit shines for Ethan

YEOVIL NEWS: Bloomin’ brilliant community spirit shines for Ethan

Posted: 9th October 2014
WET weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of supporters and volunteers at the official opening of a very special garden for a very special little boy in Yeovil. Pub regulars at The Beehive in Huish have worked tirelessly to transform the garden at the home of Naomi Grosvenor and her young son, Ethan Joyce, who is living with a rare genetic disorder called ARX. Ethan…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: First World War booklet given to school children

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: First World War booklet given to school children

Posted: 9th October 2014
THOUSANDS of school children across South Somerset are being given a booklet to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. The booklet has been produced by South Somerset District Council and given to 21,000 children. It was paid for by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and was produced by the Community Heritage Access Centre with help from the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Meet the talented Mr Whitchurch – better known this week as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

YEOVIL NEWS: Meet the talented Mr Whitchurch – better known this week as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Posted: 9th October 2014
TALENTED performer Luke Whitchurch is having the time of his life this week at the Octagon Theatre in the lead role of Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society’s fantastic production of Jekyll and Hyde. Amazingly it is Luke’s first leading role with YAOS having played numerous parts in the past for YAOS including South Pacific and Half a Sixpence in 2012, Guys and Dolls in 2013…

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