Awards for police murder team

Awards for police murder team

Posted: 9th January 2014
THE police team which helped to convict the people who murdered a woman in her own South Somerset home and then burnt her body are among officers, staff and members of the public being honoured by Avon and Somerset Constabulary's Chief Constable. Nick Gargan will present awards to the winners at a ceremony at The Society of Merchant Venturers in Bristol today (Thursday…

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Yeovil Town fan Rob is the 7.39 TV star!

Yeovil Town fan Rob is the 7.39 TV star!

Posted: 8th January 2014
YEOVIL Town fan Rob Howes has stepped forward as the Glovers’ supporter who appeared on TV this week in the BBC drama 7.39 – and it was filmed on the club’s greatest ever day. The Yeovil Press ran a story earlier today (Wednesday, January 8, 2014) about a screen shot from the two-part TV drama showing a fan wearing the green and white shirt of the Glovers. And it was not…

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Logan's Olympic torch heads for Buckingham Palace

Logan's Olympic torch heads for Buckingham Palace

Posted: 8th January 2014
AN Olympic-style torch made out of paper and card by a South Somerset schoolboy is now on its way to Buckingham Palace. Logan McKerrow, seven, has seen his simple torch go on an amazing journey around the country and abroad – thanks to the wonders of internet auction site eBay – and has raised a whopping £34,000 for the Let’s Hear it for Deaf Children campaign run by…

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Did you see the Yeovil Town fan on the 7.39?

Did you see the Yeovil Town fan on the 7.39?

Posted: 8th January 2014
DID you spot the Yeovil Town fan this week who appeared in the two-part BBC drama 7.39? Eagle-eyed fellow Yeovil supporter Paul Brenton noticed the Glovers’ fan wearing his green and white team shirt on TV on Monday (January 6, 2014) and took a screen shot which he then placed on social networking site Twitter. The drama 7.39 featured a cast including David Morrissey…

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Search is on in Somerset for new foster carers

Search is on in Somerset for new foster carers

Posted: 8th January 2014
AROUND 60 new foster care households are needed in Yeovil and Somerset across the county over the next 12 months. The Fostering Network has announced today (Wednesday, January 8, 2014) that 8,600 new foster families are needed in the UK in the next year. Somerset County Council currently has around 250 foster carers and will need 60 new foster care households in the next…

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Speak with a PCSO on Abbey Manor estate

Speak with a PCSO on Abbey Manor estate

Posted: 7th January 2014
PEOPLE living on the Abbey Manor Park estate in Yeovil will be able to speak with a police officer tomorrow (Wednesday, January 8, 2014) about local concerns or ask for crime reduction advice. PCSO Elaine Weeks will be at the Abbey Manor Community Centre at The Forum on Abbey Manor Park tomorrow from around 12noon. She will be there for about an hour.

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Funding to support flood-hit homeowners

Funding to support flood-hit homeowners

Posted: 7th January 2014
A THREE-PRONGED bid to help flood-hit homeowners and communities has been unveiled by Somerset County Council. The council is proposing more than £250,000 in new funding to help those hit by floods. It comes on the back of £300,000 of funding towards schemes that help prevent flooding in the first place. The proposals will see: A  £50,000 grant to help people suffering…

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It might be a losing battle - but we are putting up a fight!

It might be a losing battle - but we are putting up a fight!

Posted: 7th January 2014
MORE than 40 tonnes of sand and 3,500 sandbags have been handed out to homeowners across Yeovil and South Somerset in the recent bad weather. South Somerset District Council has been responding to calls for help in the district after heavy rain has caused severe flooding in large parts of the area. Flood warnings have been issued in many parts of the district by the…

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Hold the front page! What is that in the sky?

Hold the front page! What is that in the sky?

Posted: 7th January 2014
AFTER what seems like weeks of continuous rain, dark clouds, howling winds, thunder and lightning – Yeovil is now experiencing a rarer form of weather…blue sky! This photo of perfect blue sky was taken just after 11am this morning (Tuesday, January 7, 2014). But will it last? We’re not betting people here at the Yeovil Press, so we are not going to comment! But on a more…

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Filling in the Pothole Mile along Ilchester Road

Filling in the Pothole Mile along Ilchester Road

Posted: 7th January 2014
WORKMEN are back out this morning (Tuesday, January 7, 2014) filling in potholes along the busy A37 road between Ilchester and Yeovil. The Yeovil Press reported yesterday that the main Ilchester Road – one of the busiest roads in and out of Yeovil – was littered with potholes caused by the horrendous weather of recent weeks. Later that day the road was closed so that…

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