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Please park sensibly on the school run

Posted: 7th January 2014
PARENTS are being urged to park sensibly when they are dropping off or picking up their children from schools in Yeovil. Children are returning to school this week after the Christmas holiday and once again the problems of parents parking erratically will come to the fore. The latest school to have been having problems has been Oaklands Primary School off of Preston…

Twelve months on since blaze at The Bell

Posted: 6th January 2014
TWELVE months ago today (January 6, 2014) and Yeovil was in shock after seeing one of its most popular and long-established pubs a smouldering wreck following a massive fire. It was just 4am on Sunday, January 6, 2013, when fire took hold at The Bell in Preston Road. Firefighters from across Somerset including Yeovil, Chard, Ilminster, Somerton, Martock, Burnham-on-Sea…

Elderly couple rescued from floods

Posted: 6th January 2014
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil had to help an elderly couple to safety this afternoon (Monday, January 6, 2014) after their car got trapped in floodwater. The couple phoned the emergency services just before 2pm after getting stuck in deep floodwater at Muchelney Ham, Langport. Fire engines from Yeovil and Martock attended along with a specialist rescue team from Bridgwater. A…

Roof tiles blown loose in town centre

Posted: 6th January 2014
TILES blown loose in the recent storms led to firefighters being called out to a property this afternoon (Monday, January 6, 2014) in Yeovil town centre. The alarm was raised at just after 1pm to The Retreat in Bond Street and one fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews found that some tiles on…

Fears for the future of Yeovil's young people

Posted: 6th January 2014
A YEOVIL councillor has warned that Chancellor George Osborne’s planned £25billion cuts for the next parliament could be ‘deeply damaging’ to young people. As part of a cuts package, the Chancellor has called for a £12billion cut in the welfare budget. Liberal Democrat South Somerset District Council member, Cllr Jon Gleeson, believes the welfare cuts could have a…

Hundreds sign petition to save Yeovil bus service

Posted: 6th January 2014
CAMPAIGNERS wanting to save an important bus route in Yeovil from being scrapped braved the weather this morning (Monday, January 6, 2014) for one final push for its survival. Liberal Democrat councillors joined local residents at a bus shelter along Larkhill Road in Yeovil where they called on Somerset County Council to maintain the threatened South West Coaches’ Number…

Mystery white powder at Ham Hill could be just flour

Posted: 6th January 2014
A WHITE powder scattered at Ham Hill Country Park which left two dogs seriously ill could actually be just plain old flour. The Yeovil Press reported yesterday (Sunday, January 5, 2014) as to how the animals became violently sick after licking a white powder which was found in a field at the country park at Stoke-sub-Hamdon on December 29. Ham Hill is managed by South…

Take care on the Pothole Mile!

Posted: 6th January 2014
MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra caution when using a main road in and out of Yeovil because it is littered with large potholes. The busy A37 Ilchester Road, which links Ilchester and Yeovil, has been hit hard in recent weeks by flooding, heavy rain and strong winds. Now the road surface is beginning to crumble and there are plenty of ever-increasing potholes…

Police appeal after car-jacking attempt in Yeovil

Posted: 6th January 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public's help after a man tried to steal a car when the driver got out to move a recycling bin in Yeovil. The victim, who is 17-years-old, was driving her Ford Fiesta along Cromwell Road at about 9.15pm on Friday (January 3, 2014) when she stopped to move a recycling bin which was in the middle of the road. As she moved the bin, she saw a man…

Workmen clear debris from Chinnock Hollow

Posted: 5th January 2014
WORKMEN were out earlier today (Sunday, January 5, 2014) trying to make Chinnock Hollow safe for motorists. The bad weather has seen a number of landslips in Chinnock Hollow which is a popular and well-used shortcut used by motorists wanting to use back lanes into Yeovil from the A30 at East Chinnock. Workmen were there this afternoon clearing away debris which had…

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