SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Missing – swim-away plastic ducks!
Posted: 21st April 2014
THE torrential rain of yesterday (Sunday, April 20, 2014) could have been described as “great weather for ducks” and so it proved – for the plastic variety! The annual South Petherton Carnival duck race was held for the 14th year yesterday and around 1,000 yellow plastic ducks were sent on their way from Hele Lane, under the main St James’ Street and onto the finishing…
SOMERSET NEWS: Fire in block of flats
Posted: 20th April 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out early this morning (Sunday, April 20, 2014) after receiving reports of the smell of burning coming from a block of flats in Somerset. The alarm was raised at just before 2.15am to the flats in King Street, Bridgwater, and firefighters discovered that the problem had been caused by an unattended saucepan on a hob in a flat which had burned…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chimney fire alarm
Posted: 20th April 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from Castle Cary and Yeovil were mobilised last night (Saturday, April 19, 2014) to deal with a chimney fire at a home in Bruton. The 999 call was made at just after 9.15pm to the problem at a three-storey property in High Street, Burton, and one fire engine from Castle Cary was initially sent out. Officers asked for backup support from Yeovil with an aerial…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Petrol leaking from car
Posted: 20th April 2014
A BROKEN down car parked by a DIY store in Chard caused problems last night (Saturday, April 19, 2014) when it started leaking petrol. One fire engine from Chard was mobilised at just after 8.15pm by police to the incident by the B&Q store in Furnham Road. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Shortly after arriving the crew confirmed that…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Charity match in memory of popular teenager
Posted: 20th April 2014
A CHARITY football match will be played this morning (Sunday, April 20, 2014) in memory of a 15-year-old South Somerset schoolboy who died last year. Bradley Cullen, a student at Wadham Community School, Crewkerne, had battled with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare disorder affecting one in 3,500 births in the UK each year. Bradley fell seriously ill at home in South…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Mayor and vicar taking the plunge
Posted: 19th April 2014
A MAYOR and vicar from a South Somerset town will today (Saturday, April 19, 2014) be joining forces for a daring challenge – abseiling down a church tower for charity. Cllr Jenny Kenton, the Mayor of Chard, has agreed to join Rev Sue Tucker – in full ceremonial robes – to abseil down the historic St Mary’s Church in the town. It is all to raise money for much-needed…
SOMERSET NEWS: Child locked in car
Posted: 18th April 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this afternoon (Good Friday, April 18, 2014) after a two-year-old child got locked in a car in Somerset. The alarm was raised at just before 1pm to the Tesco supermarket car park at Love Lane in Burnham-on-Sea. Officers forced entry into the car by removing the front passenger window. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: DIY frustration with national shortage of fence panels
Posted: 18th April 2014
DO-IT-YOURSELF enthusiasts in South Somerset looking to make use of the good weather and replace those fence panels which were damaged or blown down in the winter are facing frustration this Easter. The good weather and Easter holiday means that many of those outside DIY jobs can be done – but fence panel replacement may not be achievable. DIY and hardware stores have…
SOMERSET NEWS: Woman, 23, dies after car hits wall
Posted: 18th April 2014
POLICE have confirmed this evening (Good Friday, April 18, 2014) that a woman has died after the car she was driving hit a wall. At around 12.45am this morning a car collided with a wall on Wellington Road in Taunton. A police spokesman said: “The driver was taken to MusgroveParkHospital, but died earlier today.” The victim has been identified as Jessica White, 23, from…
SOMERSET NEWS: Driver seriously injured as car hits wall
Posted: 18th April 2014
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after a car hit a wall in Somerset. The collision took place in the early hours of this morning (Friday, April 18, 2014) at around 12.45am on Wellington Road, Taunton. A silver Renault Clio collided with a wall and left debris across the road. A police spokesman said: “The driver was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital where she is being…
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