Apprentices get BIG OPPORTUNITY event TODAY!
Posted: 2nd April 2014
YEOVIL College will today (Wednesday, April 2, 2014) be playing host to top local, national and international employers at the Big Opportunity apprenticeship recruitment event. The college is offering people the chance to talk to some of the area’s most successful employers including AgustaWestland, Yeovil District Hospital, Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, Metaltech Precision…
Careline gives peace of mind
Posted: 1st April 2014
PEOPLE with parents who are entering their more senior years could get some real peace of mind if they sign-up with the Careline service offered by South Somerset District Council. A number of people have contacted the Yeovil Press in recent weeks to thank us for highlighting the excellent service. The Careline provides an emergency alarm pendant that can be worn at all…
Traffic collision in Yeovil
Posted: 1st April 2014
THREE vehicles were involved in a road collision this evening (Tuesday, April 1, 2014) in Yeovil. The incident happened at just before 8.30pm on Western Avenue next to the Abbey Manor estate. One fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised and the crew confirmed a collision involving three vehicles. Firefighters reported that nobody was trapped in any of the vehicles and they…
SOMERSET NEWS: People evacuated over gas explosion fears
Posted: 1st April 2014
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, this afternoon (Tuesday, April 1, 2014) due to fears about a possible explosion. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called out at just after midday to reports of a small service gas main on fire in the middle of the main B3227 road through Norton Fitzwarren. A 250m exclusion…
Waiting is over for a....waiting room!
Posted: 1st April 2014
YEOVIL Bus Station passengers have had a long wait for a waiting room - but thanks to funding from South Somerset District Council a newly refurbished waiting room is now open. The station's waiting room has been freshly painted and decorated, with a CCTV camera installed to guard against the anti-social behaviour which made it necessary to close the waiting room…
SOMERSET NEWS: Have you been victim of motorway breakdown scam?
Posted: 1st April 2014
POLICE have announced that a 44-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (March 29, 2014) at Taunton Deane Services on the M5 in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation. This investigation – involving police forces throughout the South West - was launched after officers received a number of reports from motorists, at various motorway services, explaining that they…
New opening hours for Yeovil Recycling Centre start TODAY!
Posted: 1st April 2014
NEW opening hours come into force today (Tuesday, April 1, 2014) which will see the Yeovil Household Waste Recycling Centre open seven days a week. The recycling centre in Artillery Road on the Lufton Trading Estate had in recent times been closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and shuts its gates at 1pm on Sundays. But now from today the centre will be open throughout the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Council reveals legal costs in chief exec exit
Posted: 31st March 2014
SOMERSET County Council has tonight (Monday, March 31, 2014) confirmed the legal costs that it has incurred directly relating to the departure of its former chief executive officer Sheila Wheeler. The council said that it would confirm the costs when this was possible and the information is being published on its website and released to the media. A statement issued by…
High Five! Police pleased with car meeting
Posted: 31st March 2014
POLICE have reported that a meeting of car enthusiasts on the edge of Yeovil yesterday (Sunday, March 30, 2014) evening passed off without incident. Around 200 car fans and 150 vehicles congregated in the car park of the Babylon Hill Retail Park where they were able to show off their four-wheeled pride and joys. Police attended the meeting to keep an eye on things and a…
VIDEO: Highlights from Yeovil Half Marathon 2014
Posted: 31st March 2014
WATCH highlights of the fourth-ever Yeovil Half Marathon from yesterday (Sunday, March 30, 2014) with this fantastic video. Click on the link above to see the action from around the half marathon circuit - produced on behalf of race organisers Total Buzz Events. More photos from the Yeovil Half Marathon 2014 will be appearing on Yeovil Press later. PHOTO - ABOVE: Runners…
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