YEOVIL NEWS: Police need help in identifying man
Posted: 27th August 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man in Yeovil who has been caught on CCTV. The man (pictured right) may have useful information to assist police with an investigation into a racially aggravated public order offence that occurred in the town. The incident happened on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at about 9.20am in Stars Lane when a man began making…
MARCUS FYSH COLUMN: Shocked to hear about illegal immigrants found in lorry at Ilminster
Posted: 27th August 2014
THE Conservative’s would-be MP for Yeovil, Marcus Fysh, said he was shocked to hear that the “scourge of global people smuggling” had reached the relative quite anonymity of South Somerset. Mr Fysh, who will be looking to seize the Yeovil seat from the Liberal Democrats at next year’s General Election, was speaking to the Yeovil Press following the police’s discovery…
YEOVILTON NEWS: Imperial Service Medal presented to long-serving Civil Servant
Posted: 27th August 2014
A CIVIL Servant has been presented with the Imperial Service Medal after 45 years loyal service at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. Barry Critchell joined the Civil Service on January 22, 1968, when he took up a position as storekeeper for the gymnasium at Yeovilton. He retired last year having spent every day of his 45 years service at Yeovilton’s gym - unstinting in…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Air pistol or BB gun used in attack on A303
Posted: 27th August 2014
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an incident on the A303 near South Petherton in which a car passenger shot a weapon at another vehicle. It happened at about 1pm on Sunday, August 17, 2014, when a car was travelling between the Cartgate roundabout on the outskirts of Yeovil and the South Petherton roundabout. A police spokesman told the Yeovil Press: “The…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Volunteers needed to help with giant water slide
Posted: 27th August 2014
DO you fancy giving a few hours of your time to help out with Chard’s first urban water slide next month? The organisers of this one-off event are looking for volunteers to take part on the day with a wide variety of jobs. The event was the idea of Chard Mayor, Cllr Jenny Kenton, to try and raise funds for her charities whilst providing a really fun chance of sliding…
YEOVILTON LIFE: Drug busting helicopter crew in the Caribbean
Posted: 27th August 2014
A LYNX helicopter crew from RNAS Yeovilton has helped to seize nearly 600 kilos of cocaine with a UK street value of £21m. The massive seizure came in Caribbean with the Yeovilton crew - from 815 NAS and flight commander Lt Adam Prevett - on deployment with HMS Argyll on counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean. A maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious-looking…
SOMERSET NEWS: Reminder over delayed collections this week
Posted: 27th August 2014
PEOPLE are being reminded that the Bank Holiday weekend means all kerbside recycling and rubbish collections this week are one day later. This includes those due on Friday, August 29, 2014, moving to Saturday, August 30, 2014. Recycling centre timetables are unchanged.
SOMERSET NEWS: Caravan attacked by arsonists
Posted: 27th August 2014
A CARAVAN was totally destroyed by fire this morning (Wednesday, August 27, 2014) in Glastonbury. Fire engines from Glastonbury and Street were mobilised at just before 1am to reports of a caravan being on fire in Crabtree Grove. Firefighters discovered that the incident involved a derelict caravan. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said:…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Arson attack on car
Posted: 27th August 2014
ARSONISTS are being suspected of causing a car fire near Somerton in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, August 27, 2014). The alarm was raised at 1.25am to the incident at the crossroads of Kingweston and one fire engine from Somerton was mobilised. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told the Yeovil Press: “Police also attended the incident…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Ram raid at Co-op store
Posted: 26th August 2014
RAM RAIDERS failed in their attempts to make off with a cash machine from inside the Co-op store in South Petherton. It was around 12.40am on Monday (August 25, 2014) when a suspected stolen 4x4 vehicle was reversed into the front of the Co-op store in St James Street. A police spokesman said: “They didn’t manage to steal the ATM, but they did steal a quantity of…
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