University Centre Yeovil: Dr Foyle becomes a Fellow

University Centre Yeovil: Dr Foyle becomes a Fellow

Posted: 29th October 2013
THE annual graduation of students at the University Centre Yeovil was a special occasion for Dr Richard Foyle. Dr Foyle, a former head of the UCY, was made a Fellow of Yeovil College. “After six years in my role as Director of the University Centre Yeovil, it gives me great pleasure to be invited to become a Fellow and continue an active support role in the development…

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University Centre Yeovil: Top award for Samantha

University Centre Yeovil: Top award for Samantha

Posted: 29th October 2013
THE annual Harry Livingstone Award for Management Excellence was presented to Samantha King during the University Centre Yeovil's graduation ceremony at the Octagon Theatre. Samantha, of Yeovil, completed an Extended Diploma (Level 7) Strategic Management & Leadership and the annual award recognises outstanding achievement by a Business and Management student. It is…

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University Centre Yeovil: Students celebrate success

University Centre Yeovil: Students celebrate success

Posted: 29th October 2013
STUDENTS who successfully completed Higher Education qualifications at the University Centre Yeovil this year have been celebrating after formally graduating during a ceremony at the Octagon Theatre. Friends, family and special guests came together to see more than 300 people graduate in 41 different qualifications, including full Honours degrees, Foundation degrees…

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Flat plans for historic Yeovil building

Flat plans for historic Yeovil building

Posted: 29th October 2013
PLANS have been submitted to turn one of Yeovil’s most well-known and historic buildings into flats. The former Western Gazette newspaper offices at the bottom end of the town centre in Sherborne Road have been left vacant ever since the company moved to new premises at the Innovation Centre close to Yeovil Town FC in 2011. Now Greenslade Taylor Hunt are acting as agents…

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No name change plan for The Bell

No name change plan for The Bell

Posted: 29th October 2013
OWNERS of The Bell in Yeovil - which is set to rise from the ashes later this year and open again less than 12 months after suffering a devastating fire – have said they will not be changing the pub's name. It was announced yesterday (Monday, October 28, 2013) that the Hungry Horse pub, more commonly known as The Bell, would be reopening before Christmas after an…

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Quizzers answer the call for Yeovil Hospital support

Quizzers answer the call for Yeovil Hospital support

Posted: 29th October 2013
THE Friends of Yeovil Hospital have raised nearly £1,000 for the benefits of patients - thanks to the group's ever-popular annual quiz. The £978 funds will be put towards the cost of equipment and services at Yeovil District Hospital which are not readily available on the NHS. The Chris Parker quiz was held at Yeovil College. The winning team were Charlie’s Angels…

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Making trees safe across Yeovil and South Somerset after the storm

Making trees safe across Yeovil and South Somerset after the storm

Posted: 29th October 2013
THE clean-up operation is ongoing across Yeovil and South Somerset following the storm which saw many trees topple over or become unsafe. Staff at South Somerset District Council's street cleaning and horticultural teams are still working hard to clear up the results of the heavy rain and fierce winds which battered many parts of the UK on Sunday evening and the early…

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Death trap claims over bus stop

Death trap claims over bus stop

Posted: 29th October 2013
A BUS stop on the edge of Yeovil has been described as a potential “death trap” because of the danger people have in actually getting to it. Members of Brympton Parish Council have now asked Somerset County Council to look at the situation and see if it could be made safer for bus-users. The bus stop can be found near to the corner of Boundary Road with the…

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Cash for good causes in Yeovil

Cash for good causes in Yeovil

Posted: 29th October 2013
GROUPS and good causes in the Yeovil are to receive grants totalling £1,150 – thanks to Brympton Parish Council. Members of Brympton Parish Council decided at their meeting last week to award £500 to St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice. They also agreed to give £250 to the Community Justice Panel and £200 to the Holidays at Home organisation. Grants of £100 have also been…

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Pan boils dry and causes fire

Pan boils dry and causes fire

Posted: 29th October 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil were called out last night (Monday, October 28, 2013) to deal with a fire in a kitchen at a home. The alarm was raised at just before 8.15pm to a property in Church Street, Podimore, where a pan had boiled dry on a stove and the building was smoke-logged. A spokesman for the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: “The fire was confined to a…

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