Extra police patrols around Birchfield Park

Extra police patrols around Birchfield Park

Posted: 1st October 2013
EXTRA patrols will be mounted by police in the Birchfield Park area of Yeovil in a bid to catch the men who have been approaching young innocent children. Sgt Jamie Rees told parents this afternoon (Tuesday, October 1) that more patrols would be carried out in the area for the “foreseeable future.” “We will be here for the foreseeable future,” he said. “For the next week…

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Parents urged to stay vigilant

Parents urged to stay vigilant

Posted: 1st October 2013
PARENTS are being urged to stay vigilant following three incidents in which young children have been approached by men in Yeovil. Two incidents happened within 45 minutes of each other on Saturday (September 28) afternoon at Birchfield Park and then there was a third incident yesterday (Monday, September 30) at Rosebery Avenue in town. Sgt Jamie Rees met with parents…

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College principal is getting on his bike for students

College principal is getting on his bike for students

Posted: 1st October 2013
RETIRING Yeovil College principal James Hampton is getting on his bike to support students. Mr Hampton has announced he will be marking his plans to retire with the launch of a new campaign ‘The Hampton 100’ in which it is hoped to raise enough funds to purchase 100 laptops and tablet computers for less fortunate students at the college. The campaign will feature…

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Police helicopter used to find missing man

Police helicopter used to find missing man

Posted: 1st October 2013
THE police helicopter was used in Yeovil last night (Monday, September 30) to help locate a man who had gone missing. The alarm was raised at 10pm about a 26-year-old man who had gone missing from his home in the Lyde Road area of Yeovil. Officers on the ground and the police helicopter were mobilised and they located the missing person at around 11.30pm. A police…

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New appeal after Ilminster robbery

New appeal after Ilminster robbery

Posted: 1st October 2013
DETECTIVES investigating a robbery in South Somerset are releasing new information about the incident in a fresh bid to locate witnesses who might have information which could help. At 11.30am last Monday (September 23) a security guard attending a convenience store in Station Road, Ilminster, was robbed. Two suspects left the scene in a white new-style Ford Fiesta…

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Open afternoon at University Centre Yeovil

Open afternoon at University Centre Yeovil

Posted: 1st October 2013
THE University Centre Yeovil is holding an open afternoon on Friday, October 11, between 2pm and 4pm for local people to find out more about the wide range of degrees and professional courses available. The University Centre is a partnership between five institutions; BournemouthUniversity, the University of the West of England, the University of Gloucestershire, Swansea…

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Woman rescued from lift

Woman rescued from lift car

Posted: 1st October 2013
ONE woman had to be rescued this morning (Tuesday, October 1) after getting stuck in a lift at a property in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 7.15am and two fire engines from Yeovil were sent to the incident in Mead Avenue. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Two crews from Yeovil were mobilised to reports of a person stuck in a…

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Quick info at the click of a button

Quick info at the click of a button

Posted: 1st October 2013
THE Yeovil-based Yarlington Housing Group is doing all it can to ensure that it is able to make quick decisions at the click of the button - that's official! Being under increasing pressure to make decisions that are quick, evidence-based and resident-focussed has resulted in Yarlington developing a system which has been recognised by the UK IT Industry awards. Now as…

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Residents told to do their bit to ease parking problems on Yeovil Town matchdays

Residents told to do their bit to ease parking problems on Yeovil Town matchdays

Posted: 30th September 2013
PEOPLE living on the Abbey Manor and Houndstone estates have been told that they must do “their bit” to help ease parking problems on match days at Yeovil Town Football Club. There have often been parking issues in the residential areas around the club’s Huish Park stadium when the Glovers are playing at home. But these problems have escalated in recent weeks with Yeovil…

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Yeovil coffee shop is a Breast Place to Eat and Drink!

Yeovil coffee shop is a Breast Place to Eat and Drink!

Posted: 30th September 2013
THE Gateway Coffee Shop at the Yeovil Community Church has been recognised as a leading restaurant that supports breastfeeding mums. The GateWay Coffee Shop has been officially crowned the ‘Breast Place to Eat & Drink” by Philips AVENT, a leader in parenting and baby products, who earlier this year launched a search for the safest, cleanest and most welcoming public…

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