Don't Tell The Bride show looks for new couples!

Don't Tell The Bride show looks for new couples!

Posted: 17th February 2014
ARE there any future brides out there in the Yeovil and South Somerset area who would like the ultimate stress of wedding planning or are there any would-be grooms who would love to have the dream stag-do where money is no object? If you fall into those categories then this could be your lucky day! The makers of the popular BBC Three reality TV show, Don’t Tell The…

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Timely tree planting as winter storms ravage Yeovil Country Park

Timely tree planting as winter storms ravage Yeovil Country Park

Posted: 16th February 2014
PLANNED tree planting at the Yeovil Country Park this week is more important than ever before – even though we will not be around to appreciate what is planted. Countryside rangers and volunteers have reported that the wild weather of the winter has seen 30 trees come down at the park – more commonly known as Ninesprings. The latest tree to come down was a large Horse…

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London Marathon test is on Andrea's bucket list

London Marathon test is on Andrea's bucket list

Posted: 16th February 2014
  A KEEN runner is hoping to raise a bucket load of cash for a Yeovil-based charity by completing one of the challenges on her very own "bucket list" – the London Marathon. Andrea Ledger said that getting a place in the London event had been on her list of “things to do” for the past seven years. Now she is busy training with the London Marathon on Sunday, April 13…

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More free rape alarms handed out in Yeovil to vulnerable females

More free rape alarms handed out in Yeovil to vulnerable females

Posted: 16th February 2014
POLICE in Yeovil town centre last night (Saturday, February 15, 2014) continued their efforts to try and make women feel safer. Officers presented the Yeovil Street Pastors with another 50 rape alarms to hand out to “vulnerable females” in the town. It comes following a number of incidents in Yeovil in recent weeks involving alleged sexual assaults on women. Street…

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Liana is congratulated by MP on kidney transplant news

Kidney transplant Liana is congratulated by MP

Posted: 15th February 2014
KIDNEY transplant recipient Liana Tolland has been thrilled after receiving a letter of congratulations from Yeovil MP David Laws. It was last month when Liana’s long wait for a kidney transplant came to fruition when she underwent the operation at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. Liana, 21, is now back at home in Yeovil recovering and taking things steady on the road to…

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Can this man help police with arson investigation?

Can this man help police with arson investigation?

Posted: 15th February 2014
DO you recognise this man? Police would like to speak with him in relation to a number of vehicles being set on fire in South Somerset. Crimestoppers have released this CCTV photo of a male buying a black petrol can at the Wirrell Park Esso station in Glastonbury on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at around 6pm. Now police believe this man might have information into an…

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CSI Ilton - can you help police?

CSI Ilton - can you help police?

Posted: 15th February 2014
CRIMESTOPPERS are appealing for information following a burglary at premises on a business park near Ilminster. The incident took place on January 2, 2014, at Cornerstone Garage on the Ilton Business Park. The CCTV image – issued today (February 15, 2014) by Crimestoppers – shows two people wearing balaclavas and CSI clothing who police believe might have some…

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Have YOU lost this loveable teddy bear?

Have YOU lost this loveable teddy bear?

Posted: 15th February 2014
THE Yeovil Press has joined the hunt to reunite this loveable lost teddy bear with his family after he was found in a muddy puddle in Ilchester. Have you lost this teddy bear - if so, we might be able to help. The bear was rescued and cleaned up and now the search is on to find his family. The rescuers have placed the photo of the teddy on social networking site Facebook…

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Police urge drivers to keep to main roads

Police urge drivers to keep to main roads

Posted: 15th February 2014
POLICE have been warning motorists in Yeovil and South Somerset today (Saturday, February 15, 2014) to take care following last night’s damage caused by storm force gales. Due to the high winds there were a number of trees which were toppled and police have worked with agency colleagues and volunteers throughout the day to clear most roads of branches and other debris. A…

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What a night as the South West takes a battering!

What a night as the South West takes a battering!

Posted: 15th February 2014
FALLING trees, blocked roads, roof tiles flying off, localised flooding – Yeovil and South Somerset took one hell of a pounding overnight (February 14-15, 2014) in a fierce storm which ravaged the South West. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received hundreds of calls from throughout the region with people reporting weather-related problems. Police are…

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