Apprentices and employers rewarded by Yeovil College

Apprentices and employers rewarded by Yeovil College

Posted: 29th November 2013
APPRENTICES and employers from across Somerset, Dorset and the South West have won awards at the third annual Yeovil College and North Dorset Technical College Apprenticeship Awards. Twenty-five outstanding apprentices received prizes in a range of categories, highlighting the varied apprenticeships available across the college. They included ICT, customer service…

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Council hopes street lighting problems to be solved

Council hopes street lighting problems to be solved

Posted: 28th November 2013
SOMERSET County Council is hoping that faulty street lighting in a residential area of Yeovil will be sorted as soon as possible. Cllr Jon Gleeson, of Yeovil Town Council and South Somerset District Council, wrote to County Hall about problems with street lights in ?xml:namespace prefix = "st1" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" / Bucklers Mead Road where…

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Casualty taken to hospital after A303 crash

Casualty taken to hospital after A303 crash

Posted: 28th November 2013
ONE male casualty was taken to hospital last night (Wednesday, November 27, 2013) following a two-vehicle collision on the A303 on the outskirts of Yeovil. The incident happened at around 5.15pm on the A303 roundabout at Sparkford and two fire engines from Castle Cary and Wincanton, plus a rescue tender from Yeovil, were mobilised after receiving a call for support from…

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Phew! Problem sorted after locked out with oven on

Phew! Problem sorted after locked out with oven on

Posted: 28th November 2013
FIREFIGHTERS had to come to the rescue last night (Wednesday, November 27, 2013) after a person had locked themselves out of their Yeovil home with the oven on inside. The alarm was raised at just before 8.45pm to a property in Vincent Place, Yeovil, and officers were able to save the day by gaining entry to a first-floor flat by using small tools.

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Man charged over pub assault

Man charged over pub assault

Posted: 28th November 2013
POLICE have charged a 19-year-old man with assault following an incident at a pub in South Somerset. The accused has been charged with two counts of common assault after two other men, aged 22 and 58, were injured at The King's Head pub in Church Street, Merriott, on Sunday, October 6. A 26-year-old man, also arrested in connection with the inquiry, has been released…

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People urged to SPEAK UP and SPEAK OUT on housing plans

People urged to SPEAK UP and SPEAK OUT on housing plans

Posted: 28th November 2013
PEOPLE now need to SPEAK UP if they want to have their say on where housing is built in the years ahead in Yeovil and South Somerset as a public consultation opens today (Thursday, November 28, 2013) on vital council proposals. South Somerset District Council is wanting to make amendments to its Local Plan which will govern the future of housing in this area up to 2028…

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Police to crack down on booze-fuelled festive problems

Police to crack down on booze-fuelled festive problems

Posted: 28th November 2013
POLICE have launched a Christmas campaign to crack down on drink-related issues over the festive period. At this time of year around one in every five arrests are for assaults and a significant number of these are drink-related. Police are aiming to raise awareness of this type of incident to help reduce the number of offences on the run-up to Christmas as well as…

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Warning to fly-tippers

Warning to fly-tippers

Posted: 27th November 2013
PEOPLE in South Somerset and around the county have been warned that if they are caught dumping rubbish illegally they will be prosecuted. Figures for fly-tipping in South Somerset fell between 2011-12 and 2012-13 - part of a county-wide drop of 497 cases or 8.7% from 5,687 to 5,190, and are continuing to fall in this financial year. But officers are determined to see…

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Burning smell at Beales

Burning smell at Beales

Posted: 27th November 2013
SEVERE damage to a light fitting at the Beales department store in Yeovil town centre saw firefighters mobilised this morning (Wednesday, November 27, 2013). The alarm was raised at just before 10.30am to reports of the small of burning at the High Street store – still better known to many people as Denners. Firefighters discovered that the smell had come from a fire in…

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Child, three, locked in school cupboard

Child, three, locked in school cupboard

Posted: 27th November 2013
FIREFIGHTERS had to attend a Yeovil school this morning (Wednesday, November 27, 2013) after a three-year-old child had locked themselves in a cupboard. The alarm was raised at just after 10am to the incident at Reckleford Infant and Nursery School in Eastland Road. A Fire Service spokesman said: “Crews used small tools to release the boy uninjured.”

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