SOMERSET NEWS: Daring abseilers raise cash for charity

SOMERSET NEWS: Daring absilers raise cash for charity

Posted: 8th April 2014
AROUND £10,000 was raised for three great charities last week after nearly 100 people abseiled down one of the tallest buildings in Taunton. A total of 93 people from Somerset County Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council, FLAG (Flooding on the Levels Actions Group), Clarke Willmott Clarke and other local businesses abseiled down the seven-storey high C-Block at County…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Kerbside collection timetable for Easter

SOMERSET NEWS: Kerbside collection timetable for Easter

Posted: 8th April 2014
EASTER means changes to all kerbside recycling and rubbish collections in Yeovil and throughout Somerset. Collections due on Good Friday (April 18, 2014) will instead take place on Saturday, April 19, 2014, and with no pick-ups on Easter Monday, April 21, all collections for the rest of the week will be one day later, including those due on Friday, April 25, taking place…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Raiders steal empty cash machine from shop

YEOVIL NEWS: Raiders steal cash machine from shop

Posted: 8th April 2014
YEOVIL police are appealing for information to trace three men who broke into a convenience shop and stole an empty cash machine. Officers want to hear from anyone who may have seen a Mitsubishi Shogun in the Yeovil area early this morning (Tuesday, April 8, 2014). It was seen near the One Stop Community Stores in Runnymede Road just after 3am, and returned at 4.30am…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Ex-college student receives top short film award in front of Cruise and Schwarzenegger

YEOVIL NEWS: Ex-college student receives top short film award in front of Cruise and Schwarzenegger

Posted: 8th April 2014
FORMER Yeovil College media student David Smith has been presented with a top award for film-makers – in front of an audience of Hollywood royalty and globally-renowned movie-producers. David received the Empire Magazine’s internationally Done in 60 Seconds short film award during a ceremony in London attended by the likes of Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman and Arnold…

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YEOVIL NEWS: College girls do the town proud at rugby

YEOVIL NEWS: College girls do the town proud at rugby

Posted: 8th April 2014
YEOVIL College’s ladies’ rugby team has given an outstanding performance at the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens competition. They beat rival teams to reach the final and receive the prestigious Spirit of Rugby award for the second year running. Overall, 16 school, sixth form and college teams from across the country took part in the tournament. Yeovil College’s team…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Photo contest for phone and tablet users

SOMERSET NEWS: Photo contest for phone and tablet users

Posted: 8th April 2014
AN EXCITING new photography competition has been launched in Somerset – exclusively for photos taken on a phone or tablet. Ignite Somerset is running the iSNAP contest for photographers of any age and experience. The competition is just for phone or tablet photos that have not been edited with any sort of app or software. To enter, simply take your photo, or iSNAP, and…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Yarn Bombing is coming to town!

YEOVIL NEWS: Yarn Bombing is coming to town!

Posted: 8th April 2014
GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts in Yeovil are being urged to turn their attention to knitting needles and invited to help brighten up Sidney Gardens with a form of street art called Yarn Bombing. Yarn Bombing employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk, which can be easily removed at the end of the display with no damage. On…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Possible arson attack on 4x4

YEOVIL NEWS: Possible arson attack on 4x4

Posted: 8th April 2014
ARSONISTS could be blamed for a 4x4 vehicle left smouldering in a field near Yeovil earlier this morning (Tuesday, April 8, 2014). One fire engine from Yeovil was called out at just before 7am to reports of a 4x4 in a field at Mudford. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Police also attended the incident as it could be possible arson."

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Car crash near Somerton

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Car crash near Somerton

Posted: 7th April 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from across the district were called out to deal with a one-vehicle road crash at Keinton Mandeville near Somerton. The alarm was raised at just after 7.30am this morning (Monday, April 7, 2014) to the incident on the B3153 and firefighters from Somerton, Castle Cary and Yeovil were all mobilised. They confirmed the incident involved a single vehicle and…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chimney fire near Crewkerne

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Chimney fire near Crewkerne

Posted: 7th April 2014
ONE fire engine from Crewkerne was mobilised to deal with a chimney fire at a home in Misterton. The alarm was raised at just after 6.30pm to the incident in Packers Way yesterday (Sunday, April 6, 2014). Firefighters put out the fire which involved a log burner. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “The cause of the fire is believed to be…

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