YEOVIL NEWS: Brittle Bones sufferer is Small But Strong and looking to raise cash for charity
Posted: 1st May 2014
A MUSICIAN who has suffered an astonishing 200 broken bones in his 24 years of life is releasing a record he hopes will raise money for charity. Paul Lewis suffers from Brittle Bones disease, or to give its proper title Osteogenesis Imperfecta, but he has not let that get in the way of leading an active life. He works as a software engineer at BAE Systems in Yeovil…
YEOVIL NEWS: Hair Show at Westlands
Posted: 1st May 2014
YEOVIL College’s hairdressing students will be showcasing their skills and creativity at their annual catwalk show later this month at leisure complex Westlands. The Hair Show in Yeovil on Monday, May 12, 2014, will feature around 130 models styled by students on various hairdressing courses, as well as local school pupils completing qualifications at the college…
SOMERSET NEWS: Take care during Bank Holiday strike action by firefighters
Posted: 1st May 2014
PEOPLE are being urged to take extra care this coming Bank Holiday Weekend with members of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service going out on strike. The Fire Brigades Union has announced that strike action will take place because of a dispute with the Government about pension reforms. Firefighters will be on strike on Friday (May 2, 2014) from 12noon to 5pm;…
BACK FROM BORO: Day Two completed on the journey to Yeovil
Posted: 30th April 2014
THE 65-strong team of charity cyclists have completed Day Two of their 334-mile journey from the North-East to South Somerset. The Back From Boro team left Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium yesterday (Tuesday, April 29, 2014) and are planning to be back at Yeovil Town’s Huish Park on Saturday (May 3, 2014) morning. PHOTO - ABOVE: Plenty of smiles from the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Toddler gets leg stuck in manhole cover
Posted: 30th April 2014
A TODDLER had to be helped out of a spot of bother this afternoon (Wednesday, April 30, 2014) after getting their leg stuck in a manhole cover. One fire engine from Frome was sent out at just after 3.45pm to the incident in Stanier Close in the town. Firefighters found the three-year-old child was stuck and they used small tools to release them. A spokesman for the Devon…
YEOVIL NEWS: Parenting course at Elim Church
Posted: 30th April 2014
THE Elim Pentecostal Church in Yeovil will tomorrow (Thursday, May 1, 2014) be starting a ten-week course which should help to make mums and dads better equipped as parents. The parenting course will cover various topics such as building strong foundations, meeting children’s needs, setting boundaries, and teaching healthy relationships. The first session tomorrow at the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Police appeal after M5 death
Posted: 30th April 2014
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the M5 during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, April 30, 2014) in Somerset. The incident happened shortly before 1am on the northbound section of the motorway between junctions 22 and 21 – Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare. A lorry travelling northbound was in collision with a…
BACK FROM BORO: Tired, but happy after Day One!
Posted: 29th April 2014
THE charity cyclists are having an evening of rest and relaxation this evening (Tuesday, April 29, 2014) following Day One of their 334-mile journey from Middlesbrough to Yeovil. The 65-strong team of Back From Boro cyclists set off this morning (Tuesday, April 29, 2014) from Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium in the North-East on the first day of their five-day journey…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Housing scheme coming together
Posted: 29th April 2014
A BIG £1million development of 11 affordable rental homes in Chard is beginning to take shape. Raglan Housing, working in partnership with South Somerset District Council and local contractor Brookvale Homes, is building the new scheme in Great Western Road which is the second and final phase of a £5.1million mixed development of 56 affordable homes for rent and shared…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Yeovil MP wants meetings to discuss police station futures
Posted: 29th April 2014
PROPOSALS to close and relocate a number of police stations in South Somerset have been met with concern by Yeovil MP David Laws. The plans would see the closure and relocation of the police stations in Chard, Crewkerne and in Yeovil itself, while the police office in Ilminster would also be closed and relocated. Now Mr Laws is looking to meet with Police and Crime…
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