GLASTONBURY 2014: Gemini CC members mixing with the stars!

GLASTONBURY 2014: Gemini CC members mixing with the stars!

Posted: 28th June 2014
MEMBERS of the Ilminster-based Gemini Carnival Club are not being outdone in the celeb-stakes by their friendly rivals, Harlequin CC, at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Gemini and Harlequin club members are at this weekend’s festival helping out with a variety of marshalling duties. The Yeovil Press yesterday (Friday, June 27, 2014) published a photo of Harlequin…

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GLASTONBURY 2014: Who owns the Yeovil Town FC flag at Glasto?

GLASTONBURY 2014: Who owns the Yeovil Town FC flag at Glasto?

Posted: 28th June 2014
EAGLE-EYED Aled Norris grabbed this screenshot of a Yeovil Town FC flag flying high at the Glastonbury Festival this evening (Saturday, June 28, 2014). Aled was watching BBC coverage of the American band Imagine Dragons on the Other Stage when he caught sight of the Yeovil Town 2013 Play-Off Final flag. He put a screenshot from the BBC footage up on social networking…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Move over Dolly - the Castaways are coming to the O2!

YEOVIL NEWS: Move over Dolly - the Castaways are coming to the O2!

Posted: 28th June 2014
  THERE will be nervous excitement building this evening (Saturday, June 28, 2014) among the members of Yeovil-based Castaways Theatre Group as they prepare to take to the stage of the 02 in London. The talented group will be setting off early tomorrow (Sunday, June 29, 2014) morning for the O2 in readiness for their 6.30pm show entitled West End Dreams put together by…

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GLASTONBURY 2014: No light touch on drugs, warn police

GLASTONBURY 2014: No light touch on drugs, warn police

Posted: 28th June 2014
POLICE officers have used social media to tell festival-goers that they will be taking no nonsense with anyone found with drugs. The Glastonbury police have intimated that there is a “myth” among some festival-goers that they turn a blind eye to some drug offences at the festival. But a police spokesman, speaking on their Glastonbury Twitter account, said: “Let’s dispel…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Police search for Asda shoplifter - CCTV picture released

YEOVIL NEWS: Police search for Asda shoplifter - CCTV picture released

Posted: 28th June 2014
POLICE have released a CCTV picture of a man they would like to speak with in connection about a theft at the Asda store in Yeovil. On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at just before 6.30pm a man entered the store in Preston Road and then went and selected and concealed a Blu-Ray player and Playstation console. “He then left the store without making any attempt to pay for the…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Show YOUR support for YOUR Armed Forces!

YEOVIL NEWS: Show YOUR support for YOUR Armed Forces!

Posted: 28th June 2014
THE national Armed Forces Day will be celebrated in Yeovil today (Saturday, June 28, 2014) with a packed programme of activities. All the action takes place in the open air entertainment area in Lower Middle Street from 10am to 4pm with live music, stalls, food and refreshments and much more. Money raised from the day will go towards funds for SSAFA – a charity that…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Man rescued from house fire

SOMERSET NEWS: Man rescued from house fire

Posted: 28th June 2014
A MAN had to be helped to safety last night (Friday, June 27, 2014) during a house fire in Somerset. Two fire engines from Wellington were mobilised to the incident in the town at just after 10.45pm. Firefighters forced their way into the property and rescued one man after a fire had started within the kitchen. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Severe burns following car fire

SOMERSET NEWS: Severe burns following car fire

Posted: 28th June 2014
A PERSON was left with severe burns last night (Friday, June 27, 2014) following a car fire in Somerset. Firefighters were called out at just before 10pm to the incident in Cheddar Gorge where they found one vehicle alight in a car park. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “One person had been pulled clear of the car with severe burns before…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Air ambulance called out to crash scene

SOMERSET NEWS: Air ambulance called out to crash scene

Posted: 28th June 2014
THE air ambulance was called out last night (Friday, June 27, 2014) following a road crash in Somerset. The alarm was raised at just after 8pm to the serious road traffic collision on the A37 at Ston Easton. Firefighters from Cheddar, Wells and Glastonbury were all mobilised to the incident and they discovered a two-vehicle crash. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Three people clear of crash

SOMERSET NEWS: Three people clear of crash

Posted: 28th June 2014
THREE people had a lucky escape after being involved in a road crash yesterday (Friday, June 27, 2014) in Somerset. Firefighters from Williton, Minehead and Taunton were mobilised at just after 1.30pm to the incident at Washford. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “On arrival the incident crews found all three adults to be free and clear of…

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