SOMERSET NEWS: Chemical spill at leisure centre

SOMERSET NEWS: Chemical spill at leisure centre

Posted: 2nd July 2014
A LEISURE centre swimming pool and restaurant were evacuated this afternoon (Wednesday, July 2, 2014) following a chemical spill. Three fire engines from Cheddar, Wells and Frome were mobilised at just before 5pm to the incident at a leisure centre in Axbridge Road, Cheddar. Firefighters discovered a small leak of chlorine gas within the premises and asked for ambulance…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Fire in a quarry

SOMERSET NEWS: Fire in a quarry

Posted: 2nd July 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning (Wednesday, July 2, 2014) to deal with a fire in a machine at a Somerset quarry works. The alarm was raised just after 11.30am to Aggregate Industries at Shipham Road, Cheddar. Fire engines from Cheddar and Wells, plus two from neighbouring Avon Fire Service, were mobilised. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue…

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SCHOOL PROMS 2014: Dad! I said I wanted to be chauffeur-driven NOT sofa-driven!

SCHOOL PROMS 2014: Sofa-driven and NOT chauffeur-driven to the party!

Posted: 2nd July 2014
A POSSIBLE breakdown in communication may have inadvertently led to one student getting top marks for innovation on her form of transport to her end-of-year school prom. Most students arrive at their Year 11 leavers’ prom in chauffeur-driven limousines, sports cars and other flash vehicles. Unfortunately things did not go according to plan when Carrera Elson told her…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Prince Charles returning to the island of Muchelney

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Prince Charles returning to the island of Muchelney

Posted: 2nd July 2014
THE Prince of Wales is to make a return visit to the village of Muchelney next week to see how the community has changed since the last time he was there earlier this year. The visit on July 8, 2014, is being made to recognise the fortitude shown by this community during the devastating flooding earlier this year and to show appreciation for the support of organisations…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Woman rescued from water-filled ditch

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Woman rescued from water-filled ditch

Posted: 2nd July 2014
A WOMAN had to be rescued this morning (Tuesday, July 2, 2014) after the car she was travelling in ended-up in a water-filled ditch. Firefighters were mobilised at just after 6am to the incident at the A303 Podimore Roundabout. Crews used cutting equipment and water rescue gear to rescue the casualty and hand her over to paramedics. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Fashion fix at the Quedam

YEOVIL NEWS: Fashion fix at the Quedam

Posted: 1st July 2014
CROWDS of people watched a fashion show at the Quedam Shopping Centre in Yeovil on Saturday (June 28, 2014) and not even heavy rain put a dampener on proceedings. Image consultant, Emmeline Stevens, presented the show and offered styling advice to the audience of on-lookers. Marks & Spencer gave manicures to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Boots and…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Rubbish art will tidy up the town!

YEOVIL NEWS: Rubbish art will tidy up the town!

Posted: 1st July 2014
CREATING art from litter found on the streets of Yeovil may sound like a load of rubbish – but that is what is going to happen. Members of the Yeovil in Bloom team will be creating Rubbish Art on Monday, July 7, 2014, from 10am in the town centre. They will be making pieces of art from items of litter that that has been collected in the area. The event takes places just…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Let’s talk about drugs, booze and mental health

YEOVIL NEWS: Let’s talk about drugs, booze and mental health

Posted: 1st July 2014
GPs and health professionals in South Somerset are inviting local people to attend a meeting in Yeovil and take part in an open discussion about drug and alcohol misuse and its impact upon mental health and wellbeing. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Wynford House on Lufton Way in Yeovil and starts at 7pm. A South Somerset Healthcare Federation…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Disgusting! Covered in dog mess when cutting grass

YEOVIL NEWS: Disgusting! Covered in dog mess when cutting grass

Posted: 1st July 2014
RANGERS and volunteers are getting fed-up at being splattered in dog poo when they cut grass at the Yeovil Country Park. They have now urged dog owners who exercise their pets at the park – more commonly known as Ninesprings – to pick up the mess left behind by their animals. The problem with dog poo left lying around on pavements and local sports pitches and play areas…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Two women wanted over assault

SOMERSET NEWS: Two women wanted over assault

Posted: 1st July 2014
POLICE are hoping somebody might be able to identify these two women wanted about an assault in a Somerset town centre. On Sunday, June 29, 2014, at 2.55am a female was assaulted in a business premises on the High Street in Bridgwater. A police spokesman said: “This CCTV image shows two females who we believe might have some information which can help our…

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