YEOVIL NEWS: Co-op confirm Fleur De Lys store plans

YEOVIL NEWS: Co-op confirm Fleur De Lys store plans

Posted: 6th October 2014
THE Southern Co-operative has confirmed this afternoon (Monday, October 6, 2014) that it plans to turn the recently-closed Fleur De Lys pub in Yeovil into a convenience store and create 18 jobs for the area. The Yeovil Press revealed last week that pub owners Punch Taverns had agreed a lease with the Southern Co-operative for the pub building which sits on the corner of…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Information fair encourages men to talk about their health

YEOVIL NEWS: Information fair encourages men to talk about their health

Posted: 6th October 2014
FAMILY doctors and health organisations across South Somerset invited men of all ages last week to find out how they could improve their health, fitness and wellbeing. South Somerset Healthcare GP Federation organised its first Men’s Health Fair at Yeovil Town Football Club on Wednesday (October 1, 2014). There were a wide range of displays and health advice available…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Casualty left impaled on fence post

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Casualty left impaled on fence post

Posted: 6th October 2014
AIR ambulance paramedics flew a casualty to hospital this morning (Monday, October 6, 2014) after they had been thrown from a vehicle and impaled on a fence post. The incident happened at just after 11.45am at Lopen near South Petherton and ambulance personnel requested the support of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. A Fire Service spokesman told the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Hospital traffic to leave site onto Kingston

YEOVIL NEWS: Hospital traffic to leave site onto Kingston

Posted: 6th October 2014
PATIENTS and visitors to Yeovil District Hospital travelling by car could - in the future – leave the site by directly driving out onto the busy Kingston dual-carriageway as part of a multi-million pound masterplan for the hospital site. The hospital’s long-term vision for its development between now and 2028 includes a whole raft of exciting projects with a key part…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Councillor wants to save Fleur De Lys pub

YEOVIL NEWS: Councillor wants to save Fleur De Lys pub

Posted: 6th October 2014
A YEOVIL councillor is investigating how a local pub can be saved from being converted into a convenience store. Cllr Jon Gleeson, who represents the area covering the recently-closed Fleur De Lys pub on the junction of St Michael’s Avenue and Mudford Road, believes something can be done before the Yeovil pub trade dies for good. It comes following news last week that…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Gavin Young is King of the Conkers!

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Gavin Young is King of the Conkers!

Posted: 5th October 2014
TRIUMPHANT Gavin Young punched the air with delight this afternoon (Sunday, October 5, 2014) at winning the annual Conker Tournament at the Brewers Arms pub in South Petherton. Gavin showed no mercy in the final as he dispatched his opponent, Christine Jones, 2-0 in the contest which was played over the best of three games. Both players had marched imperiously to the…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Night of unexpected drama for Ilminster Carnival organisers

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Night of unexpected drama for Ilminster Carnival organisers

Posted: 5th October 2014
ORGANISERS have thanked people for their patience last night (Saturday, October 4, 2014) during an eventful Ilminster Carnival. Thankfully the weather stayed dry which encouraged thousands to come out to watch the procession – but from the organisers’ point of view it could be said that if it “doesn’t rain, it pours” in reference to a string of problems. The Carnival was…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Gemini and Harlequin battle it out at Ilminster

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Gemini and Harlequin battle it out at Ilminster

Posted: 5th October 2014
  THE Carnival powerhouses of Harlequin and Gemini once again went head-to-head last night (Saturday, October 4, 2014) on their home parade of Ilminster. The two compelling, but very different, entries put forward by the two clubs wowed the crowds which thronged the town centre streets. Despite an hour-long delay at the start of the procession due to vehicles blocking…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Results, news and photos from Chard Children’s Carnival

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Results, news and photos from Chard Children’s Carnival

Posted: 5th October 2014
EARLY morning heavy rain stopped just in time for some sunshine to come through yesterday (Saturday, October 4, 2014) for the annual Chard Children’s Carnival – but it was a snow-themed entry which caught the imagination of judges. The creative Let It Snow entry with Lucy May Brion, Owen Muckersie, Brooke and Harper Oliver took first place in the groups of three and…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Car arson attack near South Petherton

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Arson attack near South Petherton

Posted: 5th October 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out early this morning (Sunday, October 5, 2014) to deal with a car fire on the outskirts of South Petherton. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service told the Yeovil Press that it received “numerous” 999 calls about the incident at The Laurels in Watergore at just after 5.30am. A spokesman said: “A fire engine from Martock was mobilised to the…

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