YEOVIL NEWS: BB gun attack at Ninesprings

YEOVIL NEWS: BB gun attack at Ninesprings

Posted: 14th April 2014
POLICE have launched an investigation after a teenager was hit by a BB gun in Yeovil. The incident happened at 5.50pm on Thursday, April 10, 2014. The victim, a teenage boy, was walking at the Yeovil Country Park at Ninesprings with a friend when they were approached by a group of three men and two women. One of the men took a BB gun out of his bag and shot it in the…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Home suffers severe damage in fire

SOMERSET NEWS: Home suffers severe damage in fire

Posted: 14th April 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday (Sunday, April 13, 2014) afternoon to deal with a house fire in Somerset. The alarm was raised at just after 4.30pm to the incident in the home in Countess Avenue, Bridgwater. Two fire engines from Bridgwater and one from Nether Stowey were mobilised and found that the property was well-alight. Fortunately firefighters quickly…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Plenty to shout about in town centre

YEOVIL TOWN: Plenty to shout about in town centre

Posted: 14th April 2014
OYEZ OYEZ! There will be plenty of shouting going on in Yeovil town centre later this month when 21 town criers from around the region will be testing their booming vocal chords on shoppers. The annual Town Criers Competition will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014, and the competitors will assemble at the Town House in Union Street where they will be welcomed by the…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Speed camera locations this week

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Speed camera locations this week

Posted: 14th April 2014
THE Safety Camera Partnership has issued information as to where police will be carrying out mobile speed enforcement patrols in South Somerset for the next seven days starting today (Monday, April 14, 2014). The enforcement unit is scheduled to carry out its mobile speed camera checks at the following locations in South Somerset over the next week. A30 Henstridge…

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LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Andrew Clancy – now for the cycle home!

LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Andrew Clancy – now for the cycle home!

Posted: 13th April 2014
SOUTH Somerset sportsman Andrew Clancy completed the first part of his marathon challenge today (Sunday, April 13, 2014) in fine style. Andrew, who is a well-known member of Chard Cricket Club, finished today’s London Marathon in 7,334th place in a time of 3:42:45. “Hardest and proudest thing I have ever done,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “Got to 18 miles and felt…

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LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Chard and Crewkerne running club members

LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Chard and Crewkerne running club members

Posted: 13th April 2014
CREWKERNE Running Club’s Mike Pearce put in a fantastic performance at the London Marathon today (Sunday, April 13, 2014) in which was among the leading 300 athletes to complete the 26.2-mile course. Mike finished 285th overall in a time of 2:43:09. He was the 281st male runner to finish – meaning that only the leading four women in the race crossed the line before him…

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LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Yeovil Town Road Running Club members

LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Yeovil Town Road Running Club members

Posted: 13th April 2014
ROSE Harvey was among those who flew the flag for Yeovil Town Road Running Club today (Sunday, April 13, 2014) at the annual London Marathon. The Yeovil runner came inside the first 450 female finishers. She finished the course in 3:23:38 in 445th place in the women’s race and 3,974 overall. Amazingly, Rose’s time in last year’s London Marathon was virtually identical at…

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LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Andrea Ledger

LONDON MARATHON 2014: Congratulations to Andrea Ledger

Posted: 13th April 2014
THE Yeovil Freewheelers and Alzheimer’s Society are to benefit from the London Marathon efforts of local runner Andrea Ledger. Andrea finished today’s (Sunday, April 13, 2014) marathon in 26,172nd place overall in a commendable time of 5:02:52. And Andrea is overjoyed at completing her first London Marathon – a challenge which had been on her “bucket list” of things to…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Truck Show organiser left angry by tyre-slashing louts

YEOVIL NEWS: Truck Show organiser left angry by tyre-slashing louts

Posted: 13th April 2014
VANDALS have left Yeovil man Dave Cross £260 out of pocket after slashing all four tyres on his car. The unknown offenders cut the tyres overnight (April 12-13, 2014) on Dave’s Vauxhall Zafira car which was parked in St Michael’s Avenue, Yeovil. Dave, who is a key member of the organising committee for the annual Wessex Truck Show to be held on August 9-10, 2014, at…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Hillsborough tribute anger at offending remarks

YEOVIL NEWS: Hillsborough tribute anger at offending remarks

Posted: 13th April 2014
YEOVIL Town fans were left angered at Huish Park yesterday (Saturday, April 12, 2014) when one man tried to disrespect the minute’s silence held in memory of the 96 Liverpool supporters who were killed in the Hillsborough tragedy. Football grounds across the land fell silent yesterday at 3.06pm for a minute’s silence to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the…

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