Latest speed camera locations in South Somerset
Posted: 7th 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 10, 2014. A30 Henstridge (30mph). A30, Milborne Port (30mph). A303 two miles west of Wincanton (70mph). A303 three…
Drivers warned about poor road surface in Yeovil
Posted: 7th February 2014
POLICE are warning drivers in Yeovil this morning (Friday, February 7, 2014) to take extra care on the busy Preston Road through the town. The police have issued advice that the road surface is in a poor condition along Preston Road around its junctions with Willow Road and Grove Avenue. Motorists are urged to drive sensibly in order to avoid causing damage to their…
Cash card fraud in Yeovil
Posted: 7th February 2014
AN investigation into the theft and fraudulent use of bank cards in Yeovil has identified someone police believe might have information which could help them. A purse was stolen from a handbag in Ilchester on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, and later that day cards from the purse were used to withdraw cash and make purchases in Yeovil. A police spokesman said: “The theft is…
Landslip on Hendford Hill in Yeovil
Posted: 7th February 2014
MOTORISTS are being advised that the busy A30 Hendford Hill in Yeovil is partially blocked this morning (Friday, February 7, 2014) due to a landslip and debris on the road. It comes following another night of heavy rain and drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads this morning with surface water and fallen debris.
Charity cycle ride in South Somerset for Cancer Research UK
Posted: 6th February 2014
CYCLISTS are being invited to get pedalling for a good cause later this year with a 50-mile charity ride around South Somerset. The event is being organised by Polly Worner and her husband John in memory of her mum, Eileen Hughes, 60, who died of cancer in December 2012. Polly, John and friends want to raise a stash of cash for Cancer Research UK by taking part in the…
Vandals target same car in Yeovil
Posted: 6th February 2014
POLICE are appealing for information after yobs vandalised the same car on successive weekends in Yeovil. The blue Peugeot 206 was in the parking area near to the By The Fire shop on the corner of Earle Street close to Yeovil Bus Station. Each of the incidents have occurred on weekends between December 27, 2013, and January 27, 2014, when the car was deliberately…
Bristol crocodile seen at Huish Park! (Only joking!)
Posted: 6th February 2014
YEOVIL Town FC’s zany media department has suggested that a crocodile – reportedly spotted “on the run” in Bristol earlier this week – has been at Huish Park. The menacing predator was supposedly seen by a bus driver who stopped police to ask for help having allegedly seen the creature underneath Bristol’s Coronation Bridge. The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset…
Atlantis star Sarah Parish talks about flooding on Somerset Levels
Posted: 6th February 2014
YEOVIL-BORN actress Sarah Parish – who has been seen recently playing an evil queen in fantasy adventure TV series Atlantis – said that the flooded Somerset Levels was something straight out of the Bible. Sarah, 45, a former student of Preston School, was a guest yesterday (Wednesday, February 5, 2014) on Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio Two programme. She was asked about where…
Yeovil area cashes in with National Lottery
Posted: 6th February 2014
KERCHING! Nearly £1-million of National Lottery funding was invested into the Yeovil and South Somerset area during the last year. Across the area there were 21 grants awarded providing a vital cash boost to local arts, sport and heritage and community groups in 2013. These grants included: £162,200 to St John’s Church in Yeovil for tower repairs and restoration. £2,999…
Advice centres with David Laws MP
Posted: 6th February 2014
YEOVIL MP David Laws will be holding advice centres for constituents later this month. Anyone wanting to speak with Mr Laws about a particular issue, problem or area of concern can do so by making an appointment and attending an advice centre. Mr Laws will be at the Forefront Community Centre in Fore Street, Chard, from 5pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, and then again…
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