Man, 49, dies in car collision near Crewkerne
Posted: 25th January 2014
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a three-vehicle collision near Crewkerne in which a 49-year-old man died. The collision happened at just after 5pm yesterday (Friday, January 24, 2014), at Turnpike Cross on the A356, between the A303 and Crewkerne, It involved a Vauxhall Corsa, a Renault Scenic and a Ford Transit van. The driver of the Corsa, a 49-year-old man from…
Watch YOUR speed or you could end up on camera!
Posted: 25th January 2014
MOTORISTS in Yeovil will be targeted over the next week by officers from the police speed enforcement unit. Officers from the police speed enforcement unit have announced its locations for mobile speed camera operations to be held in South Somerset over the following week starting from Monday (January 27, 2014) and they include Sherborne Road and West Coker Road in…
Major incident alert for Somerset over more flooding fears
Posted: 24th January 2014
COMMUNITIES across Somerset are being put on flood alert this weekend with more bad weather and high tides expected over the coming days. Somerset County Council has backed Sedgemoor District Council’s decision to call a “major incident” for the area. Major incidents are normally declared by one of the emergency services and are the trigger for notifying and mobilising…
Roof removed from car at hospital to free back injury patient
Posted: 24th January 2014
FIREFIGHTERS had to remove the roof of a car parked outside Yeovil District Hospital this afternoon (Friday, January 24, 2014) in order to allow paramedics to treat a patient. The alarm was raised at just before 4pm after a patient had been brought to the A&E department at the hospital by a relative – but was unable to leave her vehicle because of a back injury. Two fire…
Fly-tippers are warned
Posted: 24th January 2014
FLY-TIPPERS have been warned that they will be prosecuted if they are caught dumping rubbish illegally in Somerset. It comes after the latest court action in which a man was ordered to pay £250 after admitting fly-tipping in the county. Managing director for the Somerset Waste Partnership, Steve Read, said: “While fly-tipping is a tough crime to tackle, this case shows…
Fundraising staff delight Flying Colours
Posted: 24th January 2014
BLANKETS, buns, biscuits and bikes all contributed to an amazing total as employees and residents of a Yeovil-based housing group raised money for their chosen charity. After a year of fundraising, the staff of Yarlington Housing Group handed over a total of £5,450 to the Flying Colours Appeal for Yeovil Women’s Hospital, which was voted as their charity of the year for…
Children locked in vehicle at Tesco car park
Posted: 23rd January 2014
TWO young children were rescued this morning (Thursday, January 23, 2014) by firefighters after being locked inside a vehicle in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at 11.40am to the car park of the main Tesco supermarket store in the centre of town. One fire engine from Yeovil attended the scene and officers used small tools to gain access to the children. A Fire Service…
Police look to gain crack house closures in Yeovil and Crewkerne
Posted: 22nd January 2014
POLICE have reported that they are working on more “problem houses” in Yeovil and Crewkerne which are being used as drug-taking dens. Officers have used the social networking Twitter site to give out information that they are actively working on closing down properties in the two towns. “Working on some problem address closures - aka crack house closures - in Yeovil and…
Grant for outdoor learning at Swanmead
Posted: 22nd January 2014
SWANMEAD Community School in Ilminster has been given a £1,000 boost – thanks to a county councillor. Cllr Linda Vijeh, who represents Ilminster at Somerset County Council, has given the school the money out of her health and wellbeing fund. The school will use the money to develop “out of classroom” activities by buying resources to enable all children to have outdoor…
Curry night for School in a Bag charity
Posted: 22nd January 2014
THE School in a Bag charity will be getting all “hot, hot, hot” next month when it holds a fundraising curry night at the Signature Viceroy restaurant in Yeovil. Funds raised during the evening will go towards the charity’s Typhoon Haiyan Philippines Appeal where, in December last year, 1,250 school bags were sent to LinaoSchool which was severely affected by the…
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