Cartgate crash involving coach and car

Cartgate crash involving coach and car

Posted: 10th February 2014
THE Cartgate link road in and out of Yeovil has been blocked both ways this morning (Monday, February 10, 2014) due to an accident involving a coach and a car. Police have reported that the A3088 – the main road into Yeovil from the A303 – has been closed between the Cartgate Roundabout and the roundabout at Bunford Lane in Yeovil. More details on this will be updated to…

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Landslips see Hendford Hill closed

Landslips see Hendford Hill closed

Posted: 10th February 2014
THERE is extra traffic congestion in Yeovil this morning (Monday, February 10, 2014) with the normally busy Hendford Hill closed to motorists. Hendford Hill – one of the main roads in and out of Yeovil town centre – has been closed due to a number of landslips overnight. A police spokesman, speaking on social networking site Twitter, said: “Hendford Hill in Yeovil…

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Morrisons and McDonalds customers evacuated

Morrisons and McDonalds customers evacuated

Posted: 10th February 2014
CUSTOMERS and staff from the Morrisons petrol station and McDonalds fast-food restaurant in Yeovil were last night (Sunday, February 9, 2014) evacuated after a car crashed into gas bottles. The Fire Service received a call from police at just before 11.30pm to reports of an incident at the forecourt of the petrol station in Lysander Road. Two fire engines and a rescue…

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Museum plans for Battle of Trafalgar twine works

Museum plans for Battle of Trafalgar twine works

Posted: 9th February 2014
A HISTORIC twine works at West Coker – where ropes were made which were believed to have been used on the ships of Vice-Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson’s victorious fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 – are to be turned into a museum and exhibition centre. Members of South Somerset District Council’s Area South committee last week gave Ross Aitken permission to go-ahead…

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UPDATE: Woman taken to hospital by air ambulance after car crash lands in garden

UPDATE: Woman taken to hospital by air ambulance after car crash lands in garden

Posted: 9th February 2014
ONE woman was taken to hospital this afternoon (Sunday, February 9, 2014) by air ambulance after a car she was travelling in ended up in a garden of a home near Crewkerne. The alarm was raised at just before 1pm to Turnpike Cross on the A3066 junction with the A356 at Misterton. One fire engine from Crewkerne, a rescue tender from Yeovil and support from firefighters…

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Car crash lands in garden

Car crash lands in garden

Posted: 9th February 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil were called out this afternoon (Sunday, February 9, 2014) after a car ended up in the garden of a home near Crewkerne. The alarm was raised at just before 1pm to Turnpike Cross on the A3066 junction with the A356 at Misterton. One fire engine from Crewkerne, a rescue tender from Yeovil and support from firefighters from across the border in…

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One male needs oxygen help after crash

One male needs oxygen help after crash

Posted: 8th February 2014
A MAN needed medical assistance last night (Friday, February 7, 2014) after being involved in an accident in Yeovil. One fire engine from the town was sent to reports of an accident on Sherborne Road at just after 8pm. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews administered oxygen therapy to one male casualty at the scene while awaiting…

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Prime Minister meets with Somerset County Council leader

Prime Minister meets with Somerset County Council leader

Posted: 7th February 2014
PRIME Minister David Cameron met with Somerset County Council leader John Osman today (Friday, February 7, 2014) and gave thanks for the work in response to the devastating flooding. The PM met Cllr Osman during his visit to the flood-hit county and thanked all agency staff and the many volunteers for their efforts. Cllr Osman said: “I’m delighted that the Prime Minister…

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RSPCA call for info after dog rescued from water in Yeovil

RSPCA call for info after dog rescued from water in Yeovil

Posted: 7th February 2014
A YOUNG Staffordshire bull terrier had to be pulled out of the stream that runs beside the Westland Leisure Complex in Yeovil last night (Thursday, February 6, 2014). The female dog, who is dark brindle and white, has a distinctive ring of white fur around her shoulders and neck and a diamond of brindle fur in the middle of that. She was seen being walked by a couple…

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Drivers told to ignore signs at their peril

Drivers told to ignore signs at their peril

Posted: 7th February 2014
DRIVERS in Yeovil and South Somerset are being warned about the dangers of ignoring important road signs such as the ones above. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, speaking on social networking site Twitter, said: “Remember these signs? If you’re stuck in floodwater – you probably went past them ten seconds ago.” With much of Somerset under…

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