YEOVIL NEWS: Going for gold to make town blooming beautiful!
Posted: 2nd September 2014
GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts have been going for gold in a bid to make Yeovil looking blooming beautiful this summer People may have noticed a difference in the floral displays this year; a bright display of gold perhaps? This year, South Somerset District Council and Yeovil in Bloom has been growing gold for pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Bloomers across the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Thousands of free school meals being dished up
Posted: 2nd September 2014
SOMERSET schools will be successfully serving up over 15,000 free infant school meals a day from this term after new Government legislation came into force. Somerset County Council worked closely with schools to ensure they were fully compliant with the new legislation and able to provide free nutritional school meals to all children in reception, Year One and Year Two…
YEOVIL NEWS: Meet the police at Morrisons
Posted: 2nd September 2014
POLICE will be holding a beat surgery at the Morrisons supermarket store in Lysander Road, Yeovil, on Friday, September 5, 2014. Shoppers will be able to go and speak with police officers from between 12noon and 2pm about any issues they might have. People will also be able to get crime reduction advice.
YEOVIL NEWS: Ice bucket challenge for Lord's Larder
Posted: 1st September 2014
STAFF at Yeovil-based Yarlington Housing Group used the current social media craze of the “ice bucket challenge” to raise money for the Lord’s Larder food bank. As summer slowly begins her exit, it is hard to think of winter chills and heating bills. But colder weather is not far away, which can mean difficult choices for many families. With over ten per cent of all…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Horse loose on A303 after crash
Posted: 1st September 2014
THERE was traffic chaos on the A303 near Ilminster this morning (Monday, September 1, 2014) after an accident involving three vehicles which resulted in a horse getting loose on the road. The three-vehicle collision – including a horse box - happened at just after 10.30am. Firefighters discovered two walking wounded casualties and one other person who was trapped inside…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Junior motorbikes stolen
Posted: 1st September 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find three junior motorbikes taken from the Langport area. They were taken sometime between Monday, August 18, 2014, and Monday, August 25, 2014, from a garage at a property in Eastover. The bikes taken were a red mini moto, a small black trials bike (suitable for a five to seven-year-old) and a small red and blue Suzuki…
YEOVIL NEWS: Views wanted on play area improvement project
Posted: 1st September 2014
VIEWS are wanted from people on how they would like to see a Yeovil play area improved. Yeovil Town Council and South Somerset District Council are working in partnership and have allocated funding for improvements to the Summerhouse View play area. A council spokesman said: “Our aim is to increase the quality and quantity of opportunities at this location.” Proposals…
YEOVIL NEWS: Helen retires from Preston Sports Centre
Posted: 1st September 2014
BADMINTON coach Helen Manfield is retiring from Preston Sports Centre after nearly two decades of dedicating her working life to local sporting youngsters. John Major was Britain’s Prime Minister, and Oasis and Blur stormed the charts back in 1994 when Helen started as a leisure assistant at Preston Sports Centre, coaching many of the hundreds of local youngsters and…
SOMERSET NEWS: Pool of blood found in road
Posted: 1st September 2014
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a pool of blood was found on a road in Frome. A member of the public reported finding a pool of blood on the ground at the junction of Horton Street and Robins Lane at around 9.45am on Sunday (August 31, 2014). Upon arrival police also found there to be a small trail of blood towards Robins Lane. A vegetable-type…
SOMERSET NEWS: Child falls down cliff
Posted: 1st September 2014
EMERGENCY services were called out yesterday (Sunday, August 31, 2014) to help rescue a child who had fallen down a cliff at Cheddar. Firefighters from Cheddar were mobilised at just after 6.45pm and liaised with ambulance paramedics to formulate a plan to rescue the young child successfully.
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