YEOVIL NEWS: Cooker fire at home
Posted: 20th September 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out after getting reports of a kitchen fire at a home in Yeovil. The alarm was raised yesterday (Friday, September 19, 2014) at 5.15pm to the incident at a property in Rosebery Avenue. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told the Yeovil Press: “Crews from Yeovil were mobilised and there was a small fire in the grill of a…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Smokers urged to bin their rubbish
Posted: 19th September 2014
SMOKERS in Chard are being asked not to drop cigarette ends or empty packets in the town. It comes with news of a launch, later this month, of an anti-cigarette litter campaign being put into action by Chard Town Council. Supported by South Somerset District Council, Chard Town Council amenities staff will be using mechanical sweepers provided by the district authority…
MATCH NEWS: Yeovil Town back in action
Posted: 19th September 2014
YEOVIL Town are back in the Sky Bet League One action tomorrow (Saturday, September 20, 2014) when they play host to Peterborough United at Huish Park. The Glovers will be looking to make amends following their midweek disappointment when they could only draw 1-1 with Crewe Alexandra at Huish Park - a game which Yeovil boss Gary Johnson said was "two points dropped" by…
SOMERSET NEWS: Giving a dog a home from home
Posted: 19th September 2014
THE co-ordinator of the home board PetStay Somerset group is looking to give dogs a good place to stay while their owners go away on holiday. Elaine Simpson’s PetStay Somerset covers the whole of the county including Yeovil, Langport, Somerton, Martock, Chard, Montacute, Merriott, Wincanton, Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Highbridge, Wellington, Minehead, Wells…
MARCUS FYSH COLUMN: Thank you Scotland for saying NO!
Posted: 19th September 2014
THE Conservative's would-be MP for the Yeovil Constituency, Marcus Fysh, has said that he is very happy that the UK “remains a United Kingdom.” Mr Fysh, who will be standing for the Tories at next year’s General Election in Yeovil, said he was very happy this morning (Friday, September 19, 2014) when he discovered the result of the Scottish Referendum vote and that the…
YEOVIL NEWS: Records keep playing at Acorn Music!
Posted: 19th September 2014
THE end of the record appears to be still someway off for one of the most well-known names in Yeovil’s shopping and music scene. It was back in March this year that Chris Lowe announced on social networking Facebook that he was planning to retire and unless someone could be found to take over the independent record store, Acorn Music, would be closed. But now Acorn Music…
YEOVIL NEWS: Give more power to the West Country says councillor
Posted: 19th September 2014
A YEOVIL councillor is calling on a “radical shift of power to the South West” in the wake of the Scottish Independence referendum. Following a decisive win for the ‘No’ camp in yesterday’s referendum north of the border, negotiations will now begin to devolve more powers from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament. However Cllr Gleeson, who is a member of South Somerset…
YEOVIL NEWS: Big by-election win for LibDems on town council
Posted: 19th September 2014
YEOVIL MP David Laws has welcomed a big win by the Liberal Democrat candidate in a town council by-election. Sophie Phillips polled 73 per cent of the vote in yesterday's (Thursday, September 18, 2014) by-election for a Central Ward seat on Yeovil Town Council – one of the highest shares for any candidate in a South Somerset election for 20 years. It should be pointed…
YEOVIL NEWS: Bloomin' brilliant - town wins GOLD!
Posted: 19th September 2014
YEOVIL in Bloom has been awarded Gold at this year’s South West in Bloom competition presentation. Along with being presented Gold in the overall competition, Milford allotments and St Marks Church allotments also won Gold in the Best Allotments Awards. Yeovil Country Park won Silver Gilt in the Park Awards and 11 ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood' awards were also presented for…
YEOVIL NEWS: Castaways could make dreams come true
Posted: 18th September 2014
THE Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group – which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this weekend with two shows at the Octagon Theatre – can really help to put talented young people on the road to possible theatrical careers. Castaways have had a fantastic year and it will now culminate tomorrow (Friday, September 19, 2014) and Saturday (September 20, 2014) with a…
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