SOMERSET NEWS: Elderly men get stuck in lift

SOMERSET NEWS: Elderly men get stuck in lift

Posted: 18th May 2014
TWO elderly men were rescued this afternoon (Sunday, May 18, 2014) after getting stuck in a lift. The alarm was raised at just after 1.30pm to the incident at Coal Orchard in St James Street, Taunton. Two fire engines from Taunton were mobilised and officers released the men uninjured from the lift using small tools.

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POLICE APPEAL: Have you seen Stephen Sutton?

POLICE APPEAL: Have you seen Stephen Sutton?

Posted: 18th May 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing 57-year-old man who has Bristol connections. Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Stephen Sutton (pictured above) after he failed to attend a dialysis appointment at Cossham Hospital in Bristol on Saturday (May 17, 2014). Later the same day Stephen also failed to attend his place of…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Police investigate suspected arson attack on flat

SOMERSET NEWS: Police investigate arson attack on flat

Posted: 18th May 2014
POLICE are investigating an arson attack at a flat in Taunton which left one female needing medical assistance. The alarm was raised at just after 9.30pm last night (Saturday, May 17, 2014) following reports of smoke coming from a flat at a property in Trinity Street. Three fire engines from Taunton were mobilised and officers found the flat to be well alight and they…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Four people rescued from lift

SOMERSET NEWS: Four people rescued from lift

Posted: 18th May 2014
FOUR people had to be rescued yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) after getting stuck in a lift. The alarm was raised at just after 3.45pm to the scene in Compass Rise, Taunton, and firefighters used small tools and a lift key to release the people.

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YEOVIL NEWS: Have a ride on this monster at the Wessex Truck Show!

YEOVIL NEWS: Have a ride on this monster at the Wessex Truck Show!

Posted: 18th May 2014
PEOPLE will be able to get the chance to have a ride in the Lucas Oil Cruiser (pictured above) at this year’s Wessex Truck Show in Yeovil. Rides on this monster vehicle will be available on both days of this year’s show which is being held on August 9-10, 2014. Hundreds of trucks of all shapes and sizes will be on show as well as a funfair, camping facilities, stalls and…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Jack Russell dog gets stuck in gate

SOMERSET NEWS: Jack Russell dog gets stuck in gate

Posted: 18th May 2014
A JACK Russell dog was rescued yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) after getting stuck in two metal gate bars. One fire engine from Glastonbury attended the incident at just after 3pm which happened at Strawberry Hill in Street. Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to release the dog.

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SOMERSET NEWS: Little girl gets stuck in bedroom

SOMERSET NEWS: Little girl gets stuck in bedroom

Posted: 18th May 2014
A LITTLE girl had to be rescued by firefighters yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) after getting stuck in her bedroom. One fire engine from Street attended a property in the town and helped to release the child uninjured.

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SOMERSET NEWS: Kitchen damaged in fire

SOMERSET NEWS: Kitchen damaged in fire

Posted: 18th May 2014
A FIRE started in a kitchen of a home in a Somerset village after a pan was left unattended on the hob. Two fire engines from Burnham-on-Sea and a water carrier from Bridgwater attended the scene in West Huntspill yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) shortly after 10am. Officers confirmed that the fire was out by the time they had arrived at the scene and said that damage…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Fire at block of flats

SOMERSET NEWS: Fire at block of flats

Posted: 18th May 2014
TWO fire engines were called out to reports of a fire within a block of flats in a Somerset town. The incident happened at just after 6.30am yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) with reports of smoke filling the landing at the flats in Mount Street, Bridgwater. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews arrived and confirmed a fire involving a…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Your chance to quiz Police and Crime Commissioner

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: PCC to hold public forum in Chard

Posted: 16th May 2014
PEOPLE in South Somerset are being given the chance to quiz Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens and Acting Chief Constable John Long at a public forum meeting later this month. The meeting, which will include a question and answer session, will be hosted at the Guildhall in Chard between 6.30pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, and will give local people…

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