Yeovil gets ready for snow!

Yeovil gets ready for snow!

Posted: 10th January 2014
YEOVIL is preparing itself for snow and icy conditions – although the Met Office has yet to announce any warnings about the wintery weather. Although the area has been battered in recent weeks by storms and torrential rain, council authorities are now getting ready to respond in the event of snow. Drawing on experiences from previous years, Yeovil Town Council will be…

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It's official - Octagon panto sets new records!

It's official - Octagon panto sets new records!

Posted: 10th January 2014
THE 2013-14 Christmas pantomime has broken every record going at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil. With fantastic reviews and outstanding audience reactions and comments on social media this year’s pantomime really has proved to be the “fairest of them all.” Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was seen by over 24,000 people over its 41 performances, marking a 28% increase from…

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Hospice staff want YOUR help with new St Margaret's shop

Hospice staff want YOUR help with new St Margaret's shop

Posted: 10th January 2014
STAFF at St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice are asking for help in staffing and stocking its latest charity shop which has opened in Stoke-sub-Hamdon. St Margaret’s opened the shop this week and will follow the popular format already established by the charity in their 28 other shops around the county and includes good quality pre-owned clothing, bric-a-brac, books and media…

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All aboard to help flood-locked villagers

All aboard to help flood-locked villagers

Posted: 10th January 2014
PEOPLE trapped at floodwater-locked Muchelney will be helped by a new support boat from today (Friday, January 10, 2013). The boat has been paid for and provided by Somerset County Council and run by a crew from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. The flat-bottomed vessel will be able to navigate sunken cars, trees and other underwater obstacles to reach the village…

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County Hall urged to rethink bus reductions

County Hall urged to rethink bus reductions

Posted: 10th January 2014
SOMERSET County Council has been asked to think again about proposed bus service cuts in Yeovil. Yeovil’s Liberal Democrat county councillors have formally written to the authority asking the Tory-controlled council to look again at the proposed withdrawal of the Number 11 bus service in the town. A consultation process on proposed bus service reductions concluded this…

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Two casualties taken to hospital after road smash

Two casualties taken to hospital after road smash

Posted: 9th January 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out tonight (Thursday, January 9, 2014) to deal with a two-vehicle accident on the edge of Yeovil. The alarm was raised by the Ambulance Service at just after 8pm to the incident in Newton Road between Yeovil and Stoford close to the junction with Two Towers Lane. Paramedics reported that two females were still inside one vehicle and firefighters…

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The Queen accepts Logan's special gift

The Queen accepts Logan's special gift

Posted: 9th January 2014
HER Majesty the Queen has thanked South Somerset schoolboy Logan McKerrow for making her the 61st and final recipient of the Olympic torch he made out of paper and card. Logan, seven, and his older sister Tamsin, from Chard, posted the torch off to Buckingham Palace earlier this week with it having raised £34,000 for the Let’s Hear it for Deaf Children campaign run by…

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Electrical fire at Yeovil shop

Electrical fire at Yeovil shop

Posted: 9th January 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this lunchtime (Thursday, January 9, 2014) to reports of the smell of burning at a shop in Yeovil town centre. The alarm was raised at just after 12.15pm to the shop in Vicarage Walk at the Quedam Centre. Two fire engines from Yeovil attended after getting a call that staff could smell burning from the electrics. A spokesman for Devon and…

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Tree planting planned for Yeovil park

Tree planting planned for Yeovil park

Posted: 9th January 2014
PLANS are in place to plant 45 trees on Oak Tree Park on the Abbey Manor estate in Yeovil. The planting will take place later this month and in February and South Somerset District Council has asked if there are any volunteers in the Abbey Manor area wanting to get involved. Anyone interested can gain further information from Brympton Parish Council clerk Liz James by…

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Do you recognise this man?

Do you recognise this man?

Posted: 9th January 2014
POLICE have released CCTV photographs of somebody they would like to speak with in relation to the fraudulent use of a bank card in Yeovil. On October 16, 2013, a locker at a health centre in Yeovil was broken into and three cards removed from the wallet. The bank cards were cancelled but one had already been used on the day of the theft to withdraw £500 from the…

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