Photos of trampoline in tree drama

Photos of trampoline drama

Posted: 14th February 2014
THE busy Preston Road in Yeovil re-opened this afternoon (Friday, February 14, 2014) after emergency services managed to get a giant trampoline down from trees. The trampoline was blown up into the trees by the gale force winds which have battered the area today and was left in a precarious position. Preston Road was closed for a while between Larkhill and Watercombe…

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Road close due to fly-away trampoline

Road close due to fly-away trampoline

Posted: 14th February 2014
A BUSY road in Yeovil has been closed to traffic this afternoon (Friday, Feburary 14, 2014) due to a large trampoline which has been blown up from a garden into trees. Reports suggest that police and firefighters have been called out to deal with the situation with the trampoline in a precarious position and liable to cause damage and injury if it gets blown from the…

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Unsupervised children and water DO NOT mix

Unsupervised children and water do not mix

Posted: 14th February 2014
PARENTS are being urged by the emergency services to keep children away from floodwater during the half-term holiday. Firefighters, police officers and other agencies working together to support those affected by the floods are concerned that children might want to get up close to the floodwater during the school break. With heavy rainfall set to continue throughout the…

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Flood warning for River Axe

Flood warning for River Axe

Posted: 14th February 2014
THE Environment Agency has issued this afternoon (Friday, February 14, 2014) a flood warning for the River Axe near to Winsham and Axminster. Officers have also indicated that the warning also applies to the Chard Junction and Weycroft area.

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Flood problems on A303 near Ilminster

Flood problems on A303 near Ilminster

Posted: 14th February 2014
MOTORISTS are being advised to take extra care on the A303 near to the Southfields Roundabout at Ilminster due to flooding. Police have reported this afternoon (Friday, February 14, 2014) that the road is just about passable, but traffic is queuing due to the flooding on the A303 between the A30 Upottery and the A358/B3168 Station Road/Southfields Roundabout at Ilminster.

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Car goes into building in Yeovil

Car goes into building in Yeovil

Posted: 14th February 2014
POLICE and firefighters were called out early this morning to deal with a car which had gone into the side of a building in Yeovil. The incident happened at Hillingdon Court on the Abbey Manor estate in Yeovil at around 1.15am. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews liaised with police on scene and made the vehicle safe. “The area was…

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Accident on A303 near Cartgate Roundabout

Accident on A303 near Cartgate Roundabout

Posted: 14th February 2014
POLICE are reporting an accident on the A303 on the outskirts of Yeovil. There has been an accident involving a single vehicle on the westbound carriageway of the A303 between the A3088 Cartgate Roundabout and the B3165 Ringwell Hill. The incident was reported a short time ago this lunchtime (Friday, February 14, 2014).

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Take That split up, Bob Paisley died and Yeovil’s Natalie Hyde was born – what a day!

Take That split up, Bob Paisley died and Yeovil’s Natalie Hyde was born – what a day!

Posted: 14th February 2014
ALTHOUGH millions of people around the globe were mourning the splitting up of boy band Take That and the death of legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley on this day 18 years ago – Yeovil parents Garry Hyde and Mandy Purchase were celebrating the birth of their daughter. Eighteen years on and Natalie Hyde is today (February 14, 2014) – on the most romantic day of the…

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Speed camera sites in South Somerset for next week

Speed camera sites in South Somerset for next week

Posted: 14th February 2014
THE latest locations for mobile police speed detection sites in South Somerset for the forthcoming week have been announced by the Safety Camera Partnership. The following locations in the district are due to be monitored by police from Monday, February 17, 2014. A30 East Chinnock (30mph). A30 Sherborne Road, Yeovil (30mph). A30 West Coker Road, Yeovil (30mph). A303…

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Police spread love on Valentine's Day

Police spread love on Valentine's Day

Posted: 14th February 2014
POLICE in Yeovil and South Somerset are today (Friday, February 14, 2014) helping to spread the “love” on this most romantic of days. “Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!” they have said on social networking site Twitter. “We hope you can find ways of spreading the love in the rain today.” They posted the message along with this photo of a heart drawn on a rain soaked car…

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