Woman rescued after Tesco car park smash

Woman rescued after Tesco car park smash

Posted: 17th November 2013
ONE woman had to be freed this afternoon (Sunday, November 17, 2013) from her car after colliding with a steel bollard at the main Tesco car park in Yeovil. Two fire engines and a rescue tender from Yeovil were mobilised when the alarm was raised at just after 2.15pm to the incident at the car park in Queensway Place. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and…

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Traffic calming turning road into rat run

Traffic calming turning road into rat run

Posted: 17th November 2013
TRAFFIC calming measures may be implemented in a Yeovil road to try and prevent it from becoming a rat run for drivers trying to avoid.... traffic calming measures in an adjoining street. There has been plenty of criticism made by local people about recently-installed speed-reducing measures introduced in Larkhill Road. And it has been suggested by residents that all it…

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Hopes high for Post Office return

Hopes high for Post Office return

Posted: 17th November 2013
THERE are hopes that Post Office facilities may return to a heavily populated area of Yeovil. The Westfield estate has been without a post office for a number of years after the former facilities in Coronation Avenue closed. A recent survey and questionnaire carried out among people living on the Westfield estate showed that one of their main priorities for the community…

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Brewers Arms comes up for trumps for a Child in Need

Brewers Arms comes up for trumps for a Child in Need

Posted: 16th November 2013
FAMILY of a 12-year-old girl left with brain-damage following an operation have been left humbled by the generosity of people at the Brewers Arms pub in South Petherton. The Brewers Arms – an official sponsor of the Yeovil Press website – decided to hold a series of fundraising activities last night (Friday, November 15, 2013) for a Child in Need rather than the actual…

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Children in Need fun and games

Children in Need fun and games

Posted: 16th November 2013
PEOPLE went crazy for Children in Need yesterday (Friday, November 15, 2013) with a variety of fun-filled events. Students at Yeovil College held a host of money-raising events, while workers turned up at their shops and offices in fancy dress, pyjamas and the all-in-one onesies. Mad-capped Mandy Purchase, of Yeovil, caused amusement when she went shopping at Tesco…

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Serious accident on the A303

Serious accident on the A303

Posted: 16th November 2013
TWO people have been taken to hospital this afternoon (Saturday, November 16, 2013) following a two-vehicle crash on the A303 near Sparkford. Two fire engines and rescue tender from Yeovil were mobilised at just before 5pm to the accident on the westbound carriageway of the A303 near the Sparkford roundabout and the Shell Garage. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset…

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Confusion set for drivers over new look roundabout?

Confusion set for drivers over new look roundabout?

Posted: 16th November 2013
COUNCILLORS have warned that a new layout for one of the busiest roundabouts in Yeovil could spell total confusion for motorists. Members of Brympton Parish Council were recently presented with the design for the roundabout at Bunford which links with the Cartgate link road. The plan has been drawn up by the Abbey Manor Group as part of the planned Bunford Park…

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Road smash at Henstridge

Road smash at Henstridge

Posted: 16th November 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil were among those who attended a crash involving one vehicle this afternoon (Saturday, November 16, 2013) at Henstridge. Two fire engines from Wincanton and Sturminster Newton, plus a rescue tender from Yeovil, were mobilised at just before 4pm to reports of a person being trapped inside a vehicle at Towns End. Officers discovered that nobody was…

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X Factor singer Matt and Kingsland Road gutted at auction hoaxers

X Factor singer Matt and Kingsland Road gutted at auction hoaxers

Posted: 15th November 2013
A SINGER from South Somerset has been left “gutted” after he and his Kingsland Road band from TV show X Factor were conned by eBay hoaxers. Matt Cahill, a member of the boy band which was voted off of X Factor a fortnight ago, was furious after finding out that an online auction in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital had been hijacked by conmen. The band had put one of…

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Religions coming together at Yeovil Hospital

Religions coming together at Yeovil Hospital

Posted: 15th November 2013
LEADERS from different faiths will be coming together to the official opening of the new screens placed in the chapel at Yeovil District Hospital. Artist Richard Tomlinson took part in creative workshops with children in the old nursery opposite the hospital which is now relocated to Preston Road. The workshops explored the theme of “sanctuary” and 28 children and five…

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