MP delight at Post Office return plans
Posted: 26th November 2013
YEOVIL MP David Laws has welcomed the news that the people in the Westfield area of the town should soon have a new Post Office counter in their area. Westfield Post Office on Coronation Avenue closed in 2009 when the sub-postmaster resigned. Since then the local community has been campaigning tirelessly to bring the service back to the area. After the search for a new…
Town crier savours ale-tasting mission
Posted: 26th November 2013
TOWN crier Stuart Cumming was a true beer-drinkers’ hero last night (Monday, November 25, 2013) as he visited various watering holes in a South Somerset town to ensure that the ale being served was fit for consumption. Stuart has taken on the honorary title of the Office of Ale Taster who’s responsibilities include making sure that licensed premises in Chard uphold…
Yeovil stroke unit future remains uncertain
Posted: 25th November 2013
THE future of specialist stroke unit facilities at Yeovil District Hospital still remain in the balance. There have been concerns that the facilities might close following a recommendation put forward by health experts to create a single stroke centre based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. But members of the governing body of the Somerset Clinical Commissioning…
Woman drives into Tesco Express store
Posted: 25th November 2013
AN ELDERLY woman got trapped in her car after driving into the front of a Tesco Express store in Yeovil. The incident happened shortly before 11am today (Monday, November 25, 2013) at the store in Cavalier Way where a woman drove into the front of the shop and had stuck on bollards. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called by the shop manager and two…
Mugging victim left with broken eye socket
Posted: 25th November 2013
A MUGGING victim had money stolen and was left with a broken eye socket following a horrifying attack in Yeovil. The robbery took place between 9pm and 11pm on Thursday, November 21, at the junction of Mount Pleasant, Gordon Road and Grass Royal. A police spokesman said: "A man was walking home when he was attacked and had money and a mobile phone stolen from him…
Arrow pub can open at 8am - to serve coffee and breakfast!
Posted: 25th November 2013
THE Arrow pub in Yeovil has today (Monday, November 25, 2013) been given the go-ahead to open at 8am to serve up coffee and breakfast. The popular community-pub on the Abbey Manor estate has been given permission by South Somerset District Council’s licensing sub-committee to make changes to its license. It means that the Arrow can now open from 8am for people wanting…
Two arrested over pub assault
Posted: 25th November 2013
POLICE have arrested two men in connection with an assault at a pub in a village situated between Yeovil and Crewkerne. The men, aged 26 and 29, have been arrested on suspicion of ABH following an incident at the King's Head pub in Church Street, Merriott, on Sunday, October 6, in which a 22-year-old man and a 58-year-old man were injured. The men, both from Somerset…
Dog owners urged to pick up their pet's mess!
Posted: 25th November 2013
DOG owners are being urged by South Somerset District Council to clean up after their pets. Rumblings on social media of an increasing problem with dog fouling – especially in Yeovil – have prompted enforcement officers from the council’s Streetscene department to step up patrols across the district in a bid to catch any offenders failing to remove their pet’s mess…
East Lambrook chimney fire
Posted: 25th November 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out last night (Sunday, November 24, 2013) to deal with a chimney fire at a home near Martock. The alarm was raised at just before 7.30pm to the incident at a property in Silver Street, East Lambrook, and one fire engine from Martock was initially mobilised. Officers discovered that the fire involved a woodburner and that the property was heavily…
Oyez, Oyez! Will town crier slur his words in ale-tasting ceremony?
Posted: 24th November 2013
TOWN crier Stuart Cumming will be having plenty to shout about tomorrow (Monday, November 25, 2013) when he introduces the old tradition of ale-tasting to a South Somerset town – although he might be slurring his words at the end of the evening. Stuart is delighted at being given the honorary title of the Office of Ale Taster who’s responsibilities include making sure…
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