SOMERSET NEWS: Eleven people need medical help after flat fire

SOMERSET NEWS: Eleven people need medical help after flat fire

Posted: 15th September 2014
ELEVEN people needed medical assistance yesterday (Sunday, September 14, 2014) after getting caught up in a fire at a flat in Somerset. Firefighters were first mobilised to the problem at Gorehedge in Frome when alarms were heard activating at just before 6pm. One fire engine from Frome was initially called out and officers quickly asked for a further crew to attend…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Serial killer on loose on trading estate (sort of)

YEOVIL NEWS: Serial killer on loose on trading estate (sort of)

Posted: 14th September 2014
ONLOOKERS could only sit and watch as a crazed serial killer went on the loose on the Pen Mill Trading Estate in Yeovil this afternoon (Sunday, September 14, 2014). Witnesses said they had lost count the number of people who were killed in a two-hour spree at Edwards House in Buckland   Road – home of the Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society. Fortunately, however, these…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Carnival looks for a super hero to take over chairman’s role

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Carnival looks for a super hero to take over chairman’s role

Posted: 14th September 2014
THE South Petherton Carnival Committee is on the hunt for a new chairman with Dave Williams having decided to call it a day. Dave used the Carnival’s annual programme to announce his decision to stand down as chairman after eight years in the role. “I would like to say how much I have enjoyed having the privilege of being chairman over the last eight years,” he said…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Crowds come out for Carnival fun!

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Crowds come out for Carnival fun!

Posted: 14th September 2014
THE crowds came out last night (Saturday, September 13, 2014) to support the annual South Petherton Carnival. The Carnival was blessed with great weather once again which encouraged people to line the streets to watch and cheer the parade of floats, masqueraders, bands and majorettes. There were a whole host of themes taken on board by the Carnival entrants including the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Les Miserables comes to the Quedam - thanks to Castaways!

YEOVIL NEWS: Les Miserables comes to the Quedam - thanks to Castaways!

Posted: 14th September 2014
TOWN centre shoppers in Yeovil were given an extra treat when they were given a performance by members of the talented Castaway Theatre Group. The Castaways – in full costume - gathered in the Quedam Shopping Centre and performed a couple of songs from the hit musical Les Miserables. A large crowd of family, friends and shoppers watched and applauded as the Castaways…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Gulls have gone - abseil is on!

YEOVIL NEWS: Gulls have gone - abseil is on!

Posted: 12th September 2014
FINAL preparations are being made ahead of this weekend’s charity abseil at Yeovil District Hospital which had to originally be cancelled back in June because of some unexpected feathered visitors. Organisers of the successful abseil events in aid of the hospital’s Flying Colours Appeal had to call a halt to the planned June date after they found a gulls’ nest containing…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Citizens Advice Bureau on the move

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Citizens Advice Bureau on the move

Posted: 12th September 2014
THE South Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau in Yeovil will be moving to new premises later this month. The CAB has been located at premises in Hendford, Yeovil, for the past five years, but on Monday, September 29, 2014, it will re-open on the lower ground floor of Petters House in Petters Way, Yeovil. The charity has been successful in negotiating a lease for the new…

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COMPETITION: Congratulations to Rebeka Matthews

COMPETITION: Congratulations to Rebeka Matthews

Posted: 12th September 2014
WINNER in the Yeovil Press competition to win a “family ticket” for four seats to watch the Milkshake show on Sunday (September 14, 2014) at the Octagon Theatre has been announced. Rebeka Matthews, of Yeovil, was the first name pulled out of the hat with a winning entry. We asked you what clothes do the Bananas wear in the fun-filled Milkshake show? The answer is simple…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Care staff prepare for charity rounders event

YEOVIL NEWS: Care staff prepare for charity rounders event

Posted: 12th September 2014
TEAMS of staff members from nursing and care homes within the Yeovil area will be warming-up in readiness for a charity rounders competition taking place on Saturday (September 13, 2014). Around a dozen teams will be taking part in the rounders event at Buckler’s Mead Academy in Yeovil tomorrow starting from 10am. While the rounders action takes place there will be…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Big investment to support planned Hinkley Point project

SOMERSET NEWS: Big investment to support planned Hinkley Point project

Posted: 11th September 2014
SOMERSET County Council has today (Thursday, September 11, 2014) warmly welcomed investment of nearly £3m in infrastructure for Bridgwater and Taunton. The Department for Transport (DfT) is providing £2.85m funding to the county council for four schemes to upgrade transport links in the towns to support the planned development of Hinkley Point nuclear power station. •…

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