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Posted: 7th December 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this evening (Saturday, December 7, 2013) to reports of a road crash between a bus and a car. The alarm was raised at just before 7.45pm to Eggwood Hill at Merriott and fire engines from Crewkerne and Martock were mobilised. Firefighters found one person trapped inside the car and they had to remove the roof to get the casualty out of the…

Nights when police waited for a fight in Yeovil are over

Posted: 7th December 2013
POLICE officers patrolling on foot rather than trundling around in a riot van is making a difference to the atmosphere in Yeovil town centre on a Friday and Saturday night. Acting Inspector Jamie Rees said that the days of roaming the town in the van were over and they were taking a more community-minded approach with the night-time economy. “We used to drive round in…

Police find cannabis plants by looking over a garden fence

Posted: 7th December 2013
A SIMPLE look over a garden fence in Yeovil led police to make an unexpected find of cannabis plants. Acting Inspector Jamie Rees was out on patrol in the town recently when a colleague pointed at a property and was told there were neighbour reports suggesting cannabis plants being grown in the garden. “We looked over the fence and saw about 20 cannabis plants,” he told…

Villagers to be trained in fire prevention

Posted: 7th December 2013
FIREFIGHTERS are helping to fund a scheme which provides support for people living in Somerset’s most remote communities. Village Agents are trusted members of those communities who are trained to put vulnerable people in touch with agencies that can provide help and advice. The scheme is run by the Community Council for Somerset and provides a vital support service for…

Come Dine With Me - Part 5: Will winner Mel Dunford be invited by Andy Neil over for Chuckle Time?

Posted: 6th December 2013
THE fifth and final instalment of the Come Dine With Me show filmed in the Yeovil area tonight (Friday, December 6, 2013) saw forklift truck driver Mel Dunford take the £1,000 prize. And her fellow diners were delighted that Mel – the girl with the amazing laugh – gained the most votes for her dinner party she hosted on Wednesday night. Former local radio station…

Festive events to raise money for Philippines

Posted: 6th December 2013
THE Piers Simon Appeal is dedicating all of the money raised through its activities between now and the end of December to help children in the Philippines following the recent devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Based in Chilthorne Domer, the charity runs the School in a Bag initiative, which provides rucksacks full of stationery and resources to vulnerable children…

Historic artefacts about Yeovil teenager killed in First World War

Posted: 6th December 2013
HISTORIANS have received a significant donation to give more of insight into Yeovil's connections with the First World War. The donation comprises of letters, photographs and medals all relating to one family of local soldiers and was gifted to South Somerset District Council's Community Heritage Access Centre by a family friend. In particular the donation focuses on…

Stolen fairy doors are returned!

Posted: 6th December 2013
SOME good news for a Friday! The “fairy doors” stolen from a woodland play zone at Yeovil Country Park have been recovered. A spokesman for Yeovil Country Park has just posted on social networking site Facebook a photo of the re-discovered doors – which had initially vanished last Sunday (December 1, 2013) - back at the site. “Did their (thieves) conscience get to them…

Come Dine With Me - Part 4: It becomes the Andy and Steve Show!

Posted: 6th December 2013
IT was seconds out for Round Four of the Come Dine With Me experience from the Yeovil area last night (Thursday, December 5, 2013) and saw tensions become strained between two of the dinner party guests. Former local radio station presenter Steve Carpenter and second-hand car salesman Andy Neil locked horns over the dining table in a night of point-scoring against each…

Watch your speed while driving in Yeovil

Posted: 6th December 2013
MOTORISTS in Yeovil are going to have to watch their speeds from now on while driving in the town. Acting Inspector Jamie Rees was left surprised when he found that the police’s mobile speed detection vehicle only stopped in one location in the town – West Coker Road – to monitor how fast motorists were going. But that is now being changed. Acting Inspector Rees…

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