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Posted: 21st February 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday (February 20, 2014) afternoon to deal with a car which had ended up in a ditch on the A303 between Ilchester and the Cartgate roundabout on the outskirts of Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 2.45pm to the incident on the westbound carriageway of the A303. Firefighters discovered that everyone from within the vehicle was…

Council says rink campaign is skating on thin ice

Posted: 20th February 2014
A CAMPAIGN to have an Olympic-size ice rink built in Yeovil may have been dealt a massive blow just days after it was launched. The Yeovil Press reported last night that keen ice hockey player Dan Farrant had started a campaign on social networking site Facebook with a page entitled “Build an Ice Rink in Yeovil.” PHOTO - RIGHT: Campaign leader Dan Farrant would love to…

Advice available on the Westfield estate

Posted: 20th February 2014
ADVISERS are out in the Westfield estate in Yeovil today (Thursday, February 20, 2014) to help people with various financial issues and concerns. The team from the Yeovil-based Yarlington Housing Group will be in the community bus – parked up outside the Co-op in Stiby Road – until 4pm today. They will be able to offer help and advice on welfare reforms and the Universal…

Fixed speed cameras will be switched back on - that's official!

Posted: 20th February 2014
MOTORISTS BEWARE! Speed cameras will soon be switched back on in Somerset - that is official! Somerset County Council has agreed to sell the fixed cameras to Avon & Somerset Constabulary for £1 each. The decision was made by Somerset County Council on Monday (February 17, 2014) to transfer ownership of the safety cameras to the police. Last June, the Chief Constable Nick…

Ice hockey fan launches Yeovil rink campaign

Posted: 19th February 2014
A CAMPAIGN launched at the weekend to try and have an Olympic-size ice rink built in Yeovil has been gaining growing support this week. Keen ice hockey fan Dan Farrant, 24, launched the campaign on social networking site Facebook on Sunday (February 16, 2014) with a page entitled “Build an Ice Rink in Yeovil” and has already received more than 500 “likes” from…

Long Load bridge CAN reopen

Posted: 19th February 2014
MILITARY divers have said that a bridge at Long Load – which has been closed for several weeks due to flooding – is safe to reopen. Residents in the Long Load area around Long Sutton and Martock will be celebrating the news that the bridge on the B3165 can open again. The bridge was closed after a police officer standing on the bridge reported safety concerns due to a…

Rob's on two wheels for Nightrider challenge

Posted: 19th February 2014
YEOVIL man Robert Gingell will be getting on his bike later this year to raise money for the National Autistic Society. Rob, 48, will be riding in a 100km moonlit bike ride – called Nightrider – past some of London’s most famous iconic landmarks. He will be cycling over Tower Bridge, through Canary Wharf, around Piccadilly Circus, see the London Eye lit up and cycle over…

Losing the lbs to raise the cash for hospice garden in Yeovil

Posted: 19th February 2014
TWO weight-busting women are hoping to raise as much money as possible to help create a new garden area at St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice in Yeovil by going on a sponsored diet. Amanda Botley and Becky Williams, of Yeovil, are hoping to each lose two stone in weight by Easter and are getting sponsorship from family and friends. They are hoping to raise between them…

Mary Berry would be proud of Yarlington cake-baking!

Posted: 19th February 2014
LOVE was in the air for a Yeovil-based organisation this Valentine’s Day as themed competitions and cakes were enjoyed in a bid to raise money for the Lord’s Larder Food Bank. In true bake-off style Yarlington Housing Group employees donned their aprons and produced some stunning cakes and sweet treats, hoping to win the judges vote. Yarlington’s community co-ordinator…

Police step up patrols at railway station

Posted: 19th February 2014
POLICE have been stepping up patrols at Pen Mill Railway Station in Yeovil because of a rise in anti-social behaviour. Officers have received a number of reports from members of the public about incidents of ASB taking place around the station area off Sherborne Road and Camborne Grove in recent weeks. A police spokesman said: “As a result the area will be subject to…

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