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YEOVILTON LIFE: Family learn more about First World War Victoria Cross ancestor

Posted: 13th August 2014
A CHANCE meeting led to relatives of a highly decorated Fleet Air Arm pilot visiting Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton to find out more about their distinguished forebear. Emma Wightman, of Stockbridge in Hampshire, is the great granddaughter of Vice Admiral Richard Bell-Davies who commanded 3 Squadron during the First World War. Already the holder of a Distinguished…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Crews leave Barwick barn fire - 30 hours after it was first reported

Posted: 13th August 2014
FIREFIGHTERS last night (Tuesday, August 12, 2014) left the scene of a barn fire just outside of Yeovil – more than 30 hours after the blaze first took hold. The fire at a farm in Fairhouse Road, Barwick, was first reported at just before 2.30pm on Monday (August 11, 2014). Five fire engines were mobilised to get the incident under control and these were replaced by…

YEOVIL NEWS: Congratulations to Euro champ Jo Pavey

Posted: 12th August 2014
BRITISH long-distance runner Jo Pavey, who has recently been training at the Yeovil Athletics Arena, has tonight (Tuesday, August 12, 2014) become the oldest female European champion in history. She won the 10,000metres race tonight in Zurich at the age of 40 – just ten months after giving birth to a second child. Pavey was the 2012 European Championship silver medallist…

YEOVIL NEWS: Arsonists blamed for town centre fire

Posted: 12th August 2014
POLICE have launched an investigation after two businesses were broken into and one was set on fire overnight in Yeovil. As reported earlier today overnight between Monday (August 11, 2014) and Tuesday (August 12, 2014), a taxi company and a tailors on Central Road were both broken into and cash and property including a taxi radio and digital radio were stolen. A fire…

YEOVILTON LIFE: Roles to play in Commemoration Service

Posted: 12th August 2014
SAILORS from RNAS Yeovilton were involved in the UK’s Commemoration Service held at Glasgow Cathedral to mark the centenary of this nation’s involvement in the First World War. The service was attended by the Duke of Rothesay, as the Prince of Wales is known Scotland. He was joined by leaders form across the Commonwealth including Prime Minister David Cameron. Able Rate…

YEOVIL NEWS: Building community spirit in Birchfield

Posted: 12th August 2014
A GROUP of residents in the Birchfield area of Yeovil is looking at improving community spirit within its neighbourhood. The Birchfield Area Residents’ Association is a small friendly group of people of all ages who live within the area they want to improve. An association spokesman told the Yeovil Press: “We are not do-gooders or geeks, but we are fed-up with the…

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Des O’Connor-thon raises funds for Lords Larder

Posted: 12th August 2014
BEING subjected to non-stop Des O’Connor songs has raised £355 for local Yeovil-based food bank organisation The Lords Larder. The idea came to residents over lunch one day at Yarlington Housing Group’s Common Road Extra Care Retirement Living Scheme, in Wincanton, and discussion turned to those that might not be so fortunate to be able to enjoy a regular meal. Scheme…

YEOVIL NEWS: Family fun day at Mudford Rec

Posted: 12th August 2014
FROM scaling the heights of the mobile climbing wall to trying out a range of exciting new sports, the free Family Fun Day at Yeovil Recreation Centre will have something for everyone on Saturday (August 16, 2014). The day is the first of its kind at the Recreation Centre and Jake Hannis, senior sport and healthy lifestyles officer at South Somerset District Council…

YEOVIL NEWS: Investigations into fire at scooter sales room and taxi building

Posted: 12th August 2014
INVESTIGATIONS are underway following a fire in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, August 12, 2014) at a taxi-rank building and scooter sales room in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just before 2.30am to the fire at the two-storey property in Central Road opposite the Yeovil Bus Station. Two fire engines were initially mobilised and officers quickly established…

SOMERSET NEWS: Fighting back against the floods

Posted: 11th August 2014
TWO schemes to protect communities on the Levels and Moors from the impact of flooding have been given the go-ahead by Somerset County Council. A scheme to raise one of the roads into the village of Muchelney by more than a metre and another scheme to introduce four new culverts on the A372 at Beer Wall were both approved today (Monday, 11 August). The works are being…

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