Break-in at Brimsmore Garden Centre
Posted: 9th December 2013
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after five men were involved in a break-in at a garden centre in Yeovil. The men smashed a window at Brimsmore Garden Centre in Tintinhull Road at about 8pm on Sunday (December 8, 2013) in order to get inside. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Investigating officer PC John Greatbatch, based at Yeovil police station, is appealing for…
MP out and about in constituency
Posted: 9th December 2013
YEOVIL MP David Laws will be visiting schools and other places across the constituency on Friday (December 13, 2013). Mr Laws will visit the Royal Mail sorting office in Chard from 8am to 9am and then the Sunnymeade Residential Home in Hellier’s Close, Chard. He will also be visiting three schools in the area on Friday to award certificates to pupils who did really well…
Green-minded youngsters win poster contest
Posted: 9th December 2013
PRESTON Primary School pupils Billy Green and Harriett Elliott have proved their powers of persuasion in Yeovil by being picked as overall winner and a runner-up respectively in a contest to help Somerset families recycle food waste into clean green power. Billy and Harriett, both aged nine, were among thousands of children from all over the county who were invited to…
Romantic picnics and a bottle of bubbly to be outlawed in Yeovil?
Posted: 9th December 2013
ROMANTIC couples enjoying a picnic and a bottle of wine at Ninesprings in Yeovil could be outlawed if new regulations are brought in. ?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / Legislation for the new Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill is going through Parliament at present and will replace a number of existing powers held…
Don't let the burglars spoil your Christmas
Posted: 9th December 2013
POLICE want everyone to enjoy a safe and enjoyable Christmas this year and don't become a victim to thieves and burglars. Chief Superintendent Jon Stratford who is in charge of burglary for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Over the Christmas period we'll be working hard to keep you and your property safe. Please do your bit to help us. "After you've done your Christmas…
Visit your pharmacy rather than Accident and Emergency department
Posted: 9th December 2013
PHARMACIES in Yeovil are working with family doctors and health officials to encourage people with minor ailments or illness to visit them rather than overstreteched hospital Accident and Emergency departments. A number of Somerset’s pharmacists are working with the county’s GPs and Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group to take the initiative and try to stem the tide of…
Century for veteran blood donor
Posted: 8th December 2013
VETERAN blood donor Terry Wootten has been congratulated for giving his 100th donation and admitted that he only started volunteering nearly 50 years ago to get out of work for an hour! ?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / Pensioner Terry, of Preston Grove, Yeovil, has received a special badge and certificate to commemorate his…
Two elderly people rescued after car driven into garage
Posted: 8th December 2013
TWO elderly people had to be rescued by firefighters this afternoon (Sunday, December 8, 2013) after the car they were in had been driven into a garage at a home in Yeovil. ?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / The alarm was raised at 4pm to an address in ?xml:namespace prefix = "st1" ns =…
Motorbike and car in collision near Montacute House
Posted: 8th December 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil attended a collision between a motorbike and a car this morning (Sunday, December 8, 2013) near to the National Trust’s Montacute House. ?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / The incident happened at just before 11.30am and one fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised. A spokesman for ?xml:namespace prefix =…
Party-goers warned - don't let a good night out be ruined by a dodgy taxi
Posted: 8th December 2013
PARTY-GOERS in the Yeovil and South Somerset area are being urged to stay safe this Christmas and book taxis in advance of their evening out now that the festive period has started. When the party is over and you need to get home, remember these guidelines about council licensed taxis: · Hackney Carriage Vehicles have a white sign attached to the rear of the…
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