YEOVIL NEWS: Charities thank the Royal Marine Inn for its support

YEOVIL NEWS: Charities thank the Royal Marine Inn for its support

Posted: 16th August 2014
PUB-GOERS at the Royal Marine Inn in Yeovil have been given a massive thumbs-up from charities for all their support. Only recently the pub presented a £1,715 cheque to St Margaret's Hospice – along with a cheque for a similar amount to Macmillan Cancer Support – and the fundraising continues. Staff and customers took part in a charity bike ride earlier this month for St…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Residents and police need to work together to improve community

YEOVIL NEWS: Residents and police need to work together to improve community

Posted: 16th August 2014
POLICE are appealing for people to work with them in a bid to deter anti-social behaviour from happening in a problem area off of Larkhill Road in Yeovil. Officers have received a number of reports of ongoing anti-social behaviour issues in the area of Percivale Road, Merlin Close and Lancelot Close. “We take all anti-social behaviour seriously and will deal with these…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Bank Holiday rubbish collections

SOMERSET NEWS: Bank Holiday rubbish collections

Posted: 16th August 2014
THE Somerset Waste Partnership has reminded people across the county that there will be NO recycling and rubbish collections on Monday, August 25, 2014, due to it being a Bank Holiday. It means all kerbside collections of rubbish and recycling will be one day later – including those due on Friday, August 29, 2014, and Saturday, August 30, 2014. Recycling centre…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Charlotte's combining firefighting and bodybuilding

SOMERSET NEWS: Charlotte's combining firefighting and bodybuilding

Posted: 15th August 2014
FIREFIGHTER and bodybuilder, Charlotte Anderson, celebrated a trophy win for coming third in the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation in ‘Bodyfitness’ at the Welsh Open Championships. This is the second season of competing in ‘Bodyfitness’ and Charlotte said the discipline is designed to have a “more natural look to the muscles than bodybuilding.” “Girls are expected…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Cracking down on speeding

YEOVIL NEWS: Cracking down on speeding

Posted: 15th August 2014
POLICE have carried out a series of speed checks along the fast-moving Lysander Road in Yeovil. The checks were made following a number of reports given to police about drivers using Lysander Road like a race track - although it has been a constant problem down the years. A police spokesman, speaking on the Avon and Somerset Constabulary website, said: “As a result a…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Octagon Theatre waves farewell to retiring Rob Sinnick

YEOVIL NEWS: Octagon Theatre waves farewell to retiring Rob Sinnick

Posted: 15th August 2014
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil is waving farewell this weekend to its technical manager, Rob Sinnick, who is retiring after 36 years loyal service to the award-winning theatre. An Octagon spokesman said today (August 15, 2014): “Everyone at the theatre would like to thank Rob for his many years service and hard work. “He is an absolute legend and everyone is definitely…

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EXAM RESULTS 2014: University Centre Yeovil has courses available

EXAM RESULTS: University Centre Yeovil has courses available

Posted: 15th August 2014
STUDENTS receiving their A-Level results yesterday (Thursday, August 14, 2014) are being invited to find out what courses are available at the University Centre Yeovil. There might be many students who have been receiving their results and yet still do not know what to do next. They are being invited to contact the University Centre Yeovil on 01935-845454 to find out…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chip pan fire

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chip pan fire

Posted: 15th August 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from Chard, Axminster and Ilminster were mobilised yesterday (Thursday, August 14, 2014) to deal with a chip pan fire at a home. The alarm was raised at just after 10.45am to a property in Wambrook, near Chard. Officers found the fire confined to a chip pan and they used a fire blanket to put out the blaze. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chimney fire at Hardington

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chimney fire at Hardington

Posted: 15th August 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil were called out last night (Thursday, August 14, 2014) to deal with a chimney fire at a home. One fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised at just before 8pm to deal with the incident at a two-storey home in Hardington Mandeville.

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Running star Roger Black calls in for coffee!

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Running star Roger Black calls in for coffee!

Posted: 14th August 2014
STAFF at an Ilminster coffee shop were “on their marks, get set, go” today (Thursday, August 14, 2014) when former British running favourite Roger Black popped in with his family. Black, now 48, was the golden boy of athletics during the 1980s and 1990s with a string of medals in 400m events and is now a recognisable face on TV with commentary work. But today he was in…

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