Murder victim petition goes to Number Ten

Murder victim petition goes to Number Ten

Posted: 27th March 2014
YEOVIL MP David Laws will accompany the family of a murdered South Somerset woman as they present a petition to Number Ten Downing Street in London later today (Thursday, March 27, 2014). Catherine Wells-Burr, 23, of Chard, was murdered in September 2012 and now two of the people convicted of the terrible crime have applied to serve their sentences in their native…

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Seven Bends set to reopen to motorists after the floods

Seven Bends set to reopen to motorists after the floods

Posted: 26th March 2014
THE A372 Langport Road at Seven Bends is set to reopen at 5pm today (Wednesday, March 26, 2014) as repairs by Somerset County Council’s highways engineers near completion. The road had been badly damaged by fast-flowing flood water which removed the edge of the highway over a substantial distance. It remained closed to protect public safety following the removal of…

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Patient info at the touch of a button

Patient info at the touch of a button

Posted: 25th March 2014
PATIENTS at Yeovil District Hospital will soon be benefitting from the latest in handheld healthcare technology. The hospital received more than £300,000 after submitting a successful bid to the Department of Health’s Nurse Technology Fund to implement state-of-the-art facilities which allows nurses to electronically record patients’ vital signs data. Instead of using…

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Top award for 848 Naval Air Squadron

Top award for 848 Naval Air Squadron

Posted: 25th March 2014
A PRESTIGIOUS award has been presented to personnel based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. Members of the 848 Naval Air Squadron, based at Yeovilton, have been awarded the Fleet Air Arm Bambara Flight Safety Shield. The award is presented annually to the unit that promotes and endorses flight safety in naval aviation. The shield was presented by Capt Nial Griffin…

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Do you recognise these two men?

Do you recognise these two men?

Posted: 25th March 2014
POLICE would like to speak with these two men in connection with an assault in Yeovil. The incident happened at about 10.30am on Saturday, November 30, 2013, outside the main Tesco Extra store in Queensway in Yeovil town centre. A man was assaulted. A police spokesman said: “We believe the two men whose images we have released, may have useful information to help our…

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When you change your clock, test your smoke alarm – it could save your life

When you change your clock, test your smoke alarm – it could save your life

Posted: 25th March 2014
FIRE safety officers are encouraging everyone to check their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks this weekend. A working smoke alarm can buy you and your family valuable seconds that you will need to get out, stay out and call 999. Did you know you are four times more likely to die in a fire if your smoke alarm is not working? Devon and Somerset Fire…

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Choose Well! Do you really need to go to A&E?

Choose Well! Do you really need to go to A&E?

Posted: 25th March 2014
PEOPLE suffering from sore throats, toothache and those who had got a ring stuck on their finger were just some of the 47,500 who visited Yeovil District Hospital for Accident and Emergency treatment in 2013. Hospital communications officer, Amy Mercer, held a “tweetathon” at the hospital’s A&E Department yesterday (Monday, March 24, 2014) to give Twitter users a “day in…

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A&E Department tweetathon - just what the doctor tweeted!

A&E Department tweetathon - just what the doctor tweeted!

Posted: 25th March 2014
PEOPLE were given an insight yesterday (Monday, March 24, 2014) into what goes on during the “day in the life” of the Accident and Emergency Department at Yeovil District Hospital. The hospital’s communications officer, Amy Mercer, held a “tweetathon” in which she kept social media users on Twitter up-to-date as to what was happening in the busy A&E Department. During…

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Motorist assaulted as he sat in his car

Motorist assaulted as he sat in his car

Posted: 24th March 2014
  A MOTORIST was punched several times by an attacker while he sat in his car at traffic lights. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at the Stapleton crossroad at Martock at around midday on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. A police spokesman said: “The victim was sat in his car at the traffic lights, when he was approached by a motorcyclist who…

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Mindless vandalism at Yeovil Country Park

Mindless vandalism at Yeovil Country Park

Posted: 24th March 2014
VANDALS have gone on the rampage at the children’s woodland play zone at the Yeovil Country Park. Countryside rangers and volunteers have described the actions of the yobs as “unbelievable.” “Someone has pulled up the story teller’s seat and ripped off the fairy doors from our woodland play zone,” said a spokesman. “How can people be so selfish and ruin the enjoyment of…

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