Easter drawing competition with Jolly Green Giant

Easter drawing competition with Jolly Green Giant

Posted: 25th February 2014
THE club shop at Yeovil Town FC is running an Easter drawing competition for all children of primary school age. The winning entry will be selected by manager Gary Johnson and the winner will receive a Yeovil Town Easter Egg and signed picture from their favourite player. All children have to do is draw a picture of the club’s larger-than-life Jolly Green Giant mascot…

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Fallen tree on Dorchester Road

Fallen tree on Dorchester Road

Posted: 25th February 2014
POLICE are reporting at lunchtime today (Tuesday, February 25, 2014) that the A37 Dorchester Road near to the junction with Barwick is partially blocked due to a fallen tree. This website will be updated with more information when known. UPDATE: The road should now be fully cleared - 3pm on February 25.

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Rare medallion donated to heritage centre

Rare medallion donated to heritage centre

Posted: 25th February 2014
STAFF at the Community Heritage Access Centre in Yeovil are thrilled to have been gifted a rare 1835 medallion. The Yeovil Guardian Friendly Society medallion, 1835, was amongst a donation of important items concerning the history of Yeovil. The donation included medallions awarded to the Mayor of Yeovil to commemorate Royal events including the wedding and later the…

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Traffic light problems in Chard

Traffic light problems in Chard

Posted: 25th February 2014
MOTORISTS are being advised of traffic problems on a main road this morning (Tuesday, February 25, 2014) in Chard. Police have reported that the traffic lights are not working at the A358 Furnham Road junction with Victoria Avenue. It is a busy junction with drivers using Victoria Avenue as a short cut to link the A358 with the A30 Crewkerne   Road. This website will be…

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Fly-tippers are creating Yeovil eyesores blasts councillor

Fly-tippers are creating Yeovil eyesores blasts councillor

Posted: 24th February 2014
A COUNCILLOR has branded areas of waste land in Yeovil which have become popular sites for illegal fly-tippers as “eyesores.” Now Cllr Andrew Kendall is hoping that a decision to open the Yeovil household waste recycling centre every day of the week will lead to a decrease to fly-tipping in the town. Cllr Andrew Kendall, who is a member of South Somerset District Council…

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Power tools stolen in village burglaries

Power tools stolen in village burglaries

Posted: 24th February 2014
WORKMEN and DIY enthusiasts are being urged by police to review their security after power tools were stolen in a series of burglaries in a South Somerset village. Residents in Shepton Beauchamp – which lies in between Ilminster and South Petherton – and the surrounding area are being asked to make sure their properties are secure and their power tools are marked with…

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SOMERSET NEWS: County is open for business!

SOMERSET NEWS: County is open for business!

Posted: 24th February 2014
SOMERSET County Council and Somerset Chamber of Commerce have sent a clear message to potential visitors and investors into the county – we’re open for business! Despite the devastating flooding in some parts of the county, the majority of Somerset continues to operate normally with most businesses, shops and tourist attractions remaining firmly open. Deputy leader of…

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Family suffer racial abuse in car park

Family suffer racial abuse in car park

Posted: 24th February 2014
A FAMILY targeted by racial abuse returned to find their car damaged following a trip into Yeovil last week. The incident happened on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, in a car park on North Lane in the town centre. At 3.50pm a family had parked their blue Vauxhall Zafira and were getting out of the car when two men who had just parked nearby shouted racial abuse at them and…

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Rachel gets VIP treatment at Dancing on Ice

Rachel gets VIP treatment at Dancing on Ice

Posted: 24th February 2014
CHARD woman Rachel Dunn was enjoying the celebrity lifestyle last night (Sunday, February 23, 2014) when she got to meet with the stars of TV reality show Dancing on Ice. Rachel’s dad Mick Glynn is a friend of Tim Schofield, brother of Dancing on Ice presenter Phillip Schofield, and so arranged for her to get the VIP treatment at Elstree Studios for last night’s live…

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Probably the worst bar in the Football League

Probably the worst bar in the Football League

Posted: 24th February 2014
IF Yeovil Town Football Club's social facilities for supporters were turned into a beer advert – it could possibly have the slogan of being “Probably the WORST bar in the Football League.” The club has – by its own admission – the unwanted tag of being the only outfit in the entire Football League which uses a marquee for its supporters’ social bar. Club officials have…

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