Big money offer given to council by Yeovil Town FC
Posted: 24th February 2014
SOUTH Somerset District Council has been offered £1m to enable it to “secure and develop” a site for new sports facilities – as long as it gives Yeovil Town FC permission to go-ahead with plans to develop its Huish Park stadium. The football club wants to get planning approval for a food store to be built on the north of stadium which is currently used as training…
Yeovil Town warn club could end up back in non-league football
Posted: 24th February 2014
OFFICIALS at Yeovil Town FC have warned that the club could end up back in non-league football if it does not get the backing of South Somerset District Council over proposals to develop the Huish Park stadium site. The club is desperate to get the go-ahead to develop part of its site – which it has described as “derelict” – for a food store to be built on the north end…
Signature Viceroy serves up sizzling success for School in a Bag charity
Posted: 23rd February 2014
PEOPLE who like hot food certainly served up a sizzling recipe for fundraising success as they helped to raise nearly £1,600 for the Piers Simon Appeal and School in a Bag charity last week by tucking in at a charity curry night in Yeovil. A total of 90 diners attended the charity night at the Signature Viceroy restaurant in Yeovil where they raised a total of £1,565.31…
Chimney fire at Royal Oak
Posted: 23rd February 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning (Sunday, February 23, 2014) to deal with a chimney fire at a pub on the outskirts of Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 9.30am to the incident at the Royal Oak pub at The Green in Stoford. One fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised and officers said that the cause of the fire was believed to be accidental.
Fire involving wheelie bins
Posted: 22nd February 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this afternoon (Saturday, February 22, 2014) to deal with a blaze in Yeovil involving wheelie bins and rubbish containers. The alarm was raised at just after 3.30pm to the incident in Biddlesden Road on the Abbey Manor estate. Officers found three wheelie bins and two refuse containers well alight with the fire spreading to a storage structure.
SOMERSET NEWS: Crime low in flooded areas of the county
Posted: 22nd February 2014
POLICE have reassured villagers in flooded areas of Somerset that crime remains low. With many people having had to evacuate their homes there have been concerns that thieves will take advantage and add to the misery by raiding properties. But police said yesterday (Friday, February 21, 2014) that there had only been eight crimes – albeit eight crimes too many – within…
SOMERSET NEWS: Fundraising campaign for Rural Life Museum
Posted: 22nd February 2014
THE Friends of Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury have launched a fundraising campaign to support the museum’s forthcoming redevelopment. The campaign aims to raise £25,000 to extend disabled access and help improve insulation and heating. The museum, based in Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, has not undergone major refurbishment since it was opened in 1974. Forty…
Do YOU live next door to a cannabis factory?
Posted: 22nd February 2014
CAN you smell something dodgy in your neighbourhood? Could you be living next door to a cannabis factory? Police have issued some pointers which could possibly suggest as to whether there is an illegal drugs factory operating in your neighbourhood. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THERE IS A CANNABIS FACTORY NEAR YOU? 1: Strong sickly smell given off by cannabis plants. 2: Cannabis…
Traffic light problems in Yeovil
Posted: 22nd February 2014
MOTORISTS are being advised this morning (Saturday, February 22, 2014) of problems along Preston Road in Yeovil. The traffic lights at the Asda store are stuck on red in both directions along Preston Road, while the lights coming out of the supermarket car park are on green. One driver told the Yeovil Press: "The lights are stuck on red both ways on Preston Road. "It…
Future of Yeovil Hospital's stroke unit to come under the spotlight
Posted: 21st February 2014
FEARS that Yeovil District Hospital could be set to lose its stroke unit facilities as part of controversial new health proposals will come to the fore again next week. David Slack, the managing director or the NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, and Dr Matthew Dolman will be meeting with members of South Somerset District Council on Thursday (February 27, 2014)…
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