Peace of mind at the touch of a button

Peace of mind at the touch of a button

Posted: 19th November 2013
PEOPLE in need of peace of mind can be assured that they can be in direct contact with someone who will be able to help within seconds of pushing a button - thanks to the local Careline service offered by South Somerset District Council. The Careline provides an emergency alarm pendant that can be worn at all times, which links to a control centre based in Somerset where…

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Festive sky dive for student who has never been on a plane!

Festive sky dive for student who has never been on a plane!

Posted: 18th November 2013
YEOVIL College student and Martock Santa, Samuel Burke, is taking part in a charity sky dive in aid of the Flying Colours Appeal. Samuel, 19, of Martock, is completing a Level 3 Health & Social Care course at the college.  He has been Martock’s volunteer Santa for nearly three years, part of a fundraising team that travels around the town to collect money for local…

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South Somerset teenager killed in hit-and-run

South Somerset teenager killed in hit-and-run

Posted: 18th November 2013
POLICE have issued a photograph of 19-year-old cyclist Jake Gilmore who was killed as a result of a hit-and-run incident over the weekend. Jake, who was working and living in Bath, is understood to have come from the Chard and Ilminster area where his parents still live. It was on Saturday (November 16, 2013) night that Jake was seriously injured in fail-to-stop incident…

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Students collecting for Lord's Larder food bank

Students collecting for Lord's Larder food bank

Posted: 18th November 2013
YEOVIL College has launched a campaign asking for donations for the local Lord’s Larder food bank. Students, staff and the community are invited to make donations of festive foodstuffs to augment the charity’s existing supplies by Friday, December 6, 2013. Run by volunteers from various churches in and around Yeovil, Lord’s Larder collects and redistributes…

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Post Office WILL return to Westfield estate

Post Office WILL return to Westfield estate

Posted: 18th November 2013
THE wait for Post Office facilities to return to the Westfield estate in Yeovil will be over within the next three months. Work has been going on behind-the-scenes to have the Post Office return to the estate after previous facilities in Coronation Avenue closed some years ago. Councillors from South Somerset District Council were told that officers had been in…

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Yeovil College students back Philippines Appeal

Yeovil College students back Philippines Appeal

Posted: 18th November 2013
STUDENTS at Yeovil College will be supporting the Philippines Appeal on Friday (November 22, 2013) by holding a cake sale. All money raised from the sale and other events – being organised by the college’s Student Union – will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee and its appeal for the Philippines which has been devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.

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The Bell set to open again after massive fire

The Bell set to open again after massive fire

Posted: 18th November 2013
CHEERS! The Bell pub in Yeovil – which was devastated by a massive fire at the beginning of this year – is all set to be open for business once again before Christmas. A spokesman for the Hungry Horse chain has confirmed today (November 18, 2013) that it is hoped that the pub in Preston Road should be back open for business on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. “Work to…

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Old Yeovil Job Centre to be knocked down

Old Yeovil Job Centre to be knocked down

Posted: 18th November 2013
THE former Job Centre premises in Yeovil are to be demolished and replaced by a new development of apartments and office accommodation. South Somerset District Council has this week given the Berkeley Leisure Group permission to go-ahead with the project to bulldoze Telford House at The Park and proceed with its plans which include 14 apartments. The existing building –…

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Truck and tractor in collision

Truck and tractor in collision

Posted: 18th November 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning (Monday, November 18, 2013) to deal with a collision involving a truck and a tractor on the outskirts of Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just before 6am to the incident at Dorchester Road and two fire engines and a rescue vehicle from Yeovil were mobilised. Officers found the driver of the truck trapped inside his cab and used…

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Costumes galore are up for grabs!

Costumes galore are up for grabs!

Posted: 17th November 2013
CALLING all fans of that wonderful TV children’s show of yesteryear – Mr Benn! This could be right up your street! The animated TV series originally only consisted of 13 episodes made in the early 1970s and centred on Mr Benn going into a fancy dress shop, choosing a costume and then going through a magical door at the back of the changing room and entering a world…

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