Vendetta could end in tragedy
Posted: 10th October 2013
A TERRIFIED Yeovil mother fears that a tragedy could happen if a vendetta against her goes any further. Chanel Smith, 28, has seen culprits carry out a number of attacks on vehicles parked outside her home in St John’s Road. The latest incident happened at about 5am last Saturday (October 5, 2013) when unknown offenders torched a Ford Focus which was parked in Chanel’s…
Yeovil group is longest running in the country
Posted: 10th October 2013
THE Yeovil branch of the University of the Third Age organisation is celebrating its 30th anniversary tomorrow (Friday, October 11) at the Unity Hall - better known as the Labour Club - in Yeovil. The special guest for the occasion is Barbara Lewis, chairman of The Third Age Trust – the charitable umbrella organisation for all U3As - who will be there from 10am. Yeovil…
Yeovil driver watches out-of-control car slide towards him
Posted: 9th October 2013
A YEOVIL driver has spoken of his horror when an out-of-control car careered towards him only to miss him by yards. Well-known Yeovil Town FC fan Mark Kelly was returning home from Chard yesterday (Tuesday, October 8, 2013) at around 3pm when he suddenly became a witness to an accident in which another car coming the other way had lost control on a bend, smashed through…
Begging WILL NOT be tolerated in Yeovil
Posted: 9th October 2013
POLICE have vowed to crackdown on beggars in Yeovil town centre after finding one person was earning a staggering £140 a week by begging. Sgt Jamie Rees told Yeovil Press today (Tuesday, October 9, 2013) that a person – who claimed they were earning £20 per day seven days a week – had been arrested and charged this week with begging and would soon be appearing at South…
Fire at home in West Coker Road
Posted: 9th October 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out early this morning (Wednesday, October 9, 2013) to deal with a fire at a property in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just before 1am to a home in West Coker Road and two fire engines from Yeovil were mobilised. Firefighters found a fire within a single storey annexe to a main property and that it was confined to the lounge area. A spokesman…
Car fire in Market Street
Posted: 9th October 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil had to deal with a car fire in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, October 9, 2013). The Fire Service received a call at just before 5.30am about the incident in Market Street, Yeovil, and one crew was mobilised to deal with the car fire. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “The cause of the fire is…
Camper van fire in Yeovil
Posted: 8th October 2013
FIREFIGHTERS did not have far to go when they went on another shout this afternoon (Tuesday, October 8, 2013) – it was virtually on their front door step. The alarm was raised at just after 4.15pm about a camper van fire on the Reckleford dual carriageway in Yeovil – right opposite town's the fire station. Nobody was injured in the fire and duty of care was left with the…
Young people can become Police Cadets
Posted: 8th October 2013
YOUNG people in Yeovil and surrounding area are being given the chance to find out what policing is really like by joining a new Volunteer Police Cadet unit Somerset - but they only have until Friday (October 11, 2013) to get their application in. The new unit will actually be based in Street, but is open to anyone aged 14 to 17 who lives in Mendip or South Somerset and…
Support for bereaved parents who have lost a child
Posted: 8th October 2013
A SUPPORT group drop-in centre is held in Yeovil once a month for parents who have suffered the heartbreaking loss of a child. The Rosie Crane Trust, which is based in South Somerset, will be hold its next drop-in centre at the South Street Centre at 20 South Street, Yeovil BA20 1QE, on Saturday, November 2, and then again on Saturday, December 7, between 10.30am to…
Ladies thanked for getting in the Marie Curie fast lane!
Posted: 8th October 2013
ORGANISERS of the charity Ladies Driving Challenge at RNAS Merryfield, near Ilminster, would like to thank everyone who took part. Around 100 women from across the region took part in the event which saw them have a go at driving a range of vehicles including emergency vehicles from the police and fire brigade, as well as Royal Mail lorries, HGVs, milk tankers, tractors…
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