Graffiti problems on Abbey Manor

Graffiti problems on Abbey Manor

Posted: 31st December 2013
GRAFFITI is on the increase on the Abbey Manor Park area of Yeovil and police want to know who is doing the illegal daubing. There has been a rise in graffiti across the estate with play equipment, private property and parish notice boards all damaged. Enquiries are underway to try and identify the youths responsible and the graffiti tags – the signatures of the vandals…

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Groups invited to use Westfield facilities

Groups invited to use Westfield facilities

Posted: 30th December 2013
WESTFIELD Academy in Yeovil is throwing its doors open to allow local clubs and art groups to make use of its fantastic new facilities. The school has this year opened a brand new performing arts suite which comprises a state-of-the-art music block and theatre. The new facilities include a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, an ICT suite and a 300-seat theatre with…

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School gets praise from MP

School gets praise from MP

Posted: 30th December 2013
YEOVIL MP David Laws has congratulated staff and pupils at South Petherton Infants School for their recent Ofsted inspection which described the school as “outstanding.” The school was visited by Ofsted inspectors earlier this month and the report rated the school “outstanding” in all areas - the highest rating possible. This represents a significant improvement for…

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Huish thanks its supporters

Huish thanks its supporters

Posted: 30th December 2013
PARENTS of pupils at Huish Primary School in Yeovil have been thanked for their support over the past 12 months. The school’s Parents, Teachers and Friends Association has raised more than £8,000 over the past year to help fund new equipment and resources for Huish. A school spokesman said: “A huge thank you for all your support.”

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Dream Scheme for youngsters

Dream Scheme for youngsters

Posted: 30th December 2013
POLICE have increased patrols this month in a bid to cut down on anti-social behaviour in parts of Yeovil. There have been a number of problems with young people in the King Arthur Drive, Percivale Road and Guinevere Close which are all off of Larkhill Road at the top near its junction with Thorne Lane. A police spokesman, speaking on Avon and Somerset Constabulary’s…

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Dog walker rescued from River Yeo after getting stuck

Dog walker rescued from River Yeo after getting stuck

Posted: 30th December 2013
A WOMAN had to be rescued this afternoon (Monday, December 30, 2013) from the water of the River Yeo in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 4pm to a woman who was stuck in the water after trying to rescue her dog just off of Lyde Road. Two fire engines from Yeovil and the special rescue team from Bridgwater mobilised, along with an ambulance. A Devon and Somerset…

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Dodgy electrical socket sparks Fire Service call out

Dodgy electrical socket sparks Fire Service call out

Posted: 29th December 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday (Sunday, December 28, 2013) to deal with a dodgy electrical socket at a home in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just before 2.15pm following reports of the small of burning and smoke coming from an electrical socket at a home in Celandine Road at Brympton. Two fire engines from Yeovil were mobilised and firefighters discovered there…

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Bathroom fire on outskirts of Yeovil

Bathroom fire on outskirts of Yeovil

Posted: 29th December 2013
AN ELECTRIC wall heater caught fire at a home yesterday (Sunday, December 28, 2013) on the outskirts of Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 2.30pm to the property in Main Street, Mudford, and three fire engines from Yeovil, Sherborne and Castle Cary were mobilised. Firefighters found that the incident involved an electric towel rail and heater in the bathroom of…

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TV actress Sarah Parish meets up with former teacher

TV actress Sarah Parish meets up with former teacher

Posted: 28th December 2013
FORMER Preston School student, Sarah Parish, who has enjoyed great things in the world of acting since her school days, met up with her old sports teacher John Flatters over the Christmas break. Sarah, who has been back home in Yeovil to see family over the festive season, including mum Thelma, herself a former deputy headteacher at Preston, has become a leading British…

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Assault victim puts pen to paper and scores a goal!

Assault victim puts pen to paper and scores a goal!

Posted: 28th December 2013
A YEOVIL man who was left fighting for his life after being assaulted in the town several years ago has been celebrating after seeing a literary labour of love come to fruition. Mike Slade, 50, was left with serious injuries when he was viciously attacked in the street on his way home from a night out in Yeovil about ten years ago. He was in a coma for a short time and…

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