M&S shoppers can help Macmillan Cancer Support!
Posted: 4th September 2013
THE cafe at the M&S store in Yeovil is teaming-up with Macmillan Cancer Support for the fourth year running as the official partner of the charity’s annual fundraising event – the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – on Friday, September 27. Now in its 23rd consecutive year, World’s Biggest Coffee Morning encourages people to get together with friends, family and colleagues…
Shopmobility does its bit for the town centre
Posted: 4th September 2013
A GROUP which helps to allow people with mobility problems to do their shopping in Yeovil is going from strength to strength and contributes nearly £150,000 to the town’s economy. Yeovil Shopmobility allows members to hire affordable mobility equipment to enable them to access facilities and business in the town centre. The equipment is available for long or short-term…
Octagon Theatre's pride at being heart of the community
Posted: 4th September 2013
THE Octagon Theatre has reported another successful year of bringing top quality entertainment to Yeovil and the South Somerset area. Around 170,000 people visited the theatre during 2012-13 to enjoy some fabulous acts and performances from the likes of well-known Paul Merton, Julian Lloyd Webber, Joan Armatrading, Julian Clary, Russell Kane, Paul Zerdin, Marcus…
Mobile speed camera sites in South Somerset
Posted: 3rd September 2013
THE Safety Camera Partnership has advised that the police will be at a number of sites within South Somerset this week with their mobile speed detection equipment. The following locations are due to be monitored by police this week (September 2-8, 2013): A30 East Chinnock (30mph). A30 West Coker Road, Yeovil (30mph). A303 Ilminster Bypass (60mph). A303/A358 Southfields…
Emily's motorcycling dream comes true
Posted: 3rd September 2013
YEOVIL motorbike fan Emily Colgan has had a fast-moving two-wheeled dream come true - thanks to a leading motorcycle insurance provider. Emily, 33, is a latest winner of the Bennetts Biking Dreams' campaign - which was launched in 2010 to celebrate insurance company Bennetts' 80th anniversary. Emily has always been a fan of biking and so she entered her ‘biking dream’ on…
Police desk in Yeovil town centre
Posted: 3rd September 2013
THE police now has a "town centre desk point" at Petters House in Yeovil in an attempt to bring officers closer to the community. The police desk - which opened yesterday (Monday, Sept 2) - is the newest addition to the wide range of services being offered from this town centre location. Petters House is already a hub for South Somerset District Council community…
Yeovil Swimming Club member wins sea challenge
Posted: 3rd September 2013
A MEMBER of the Yeovil and District Swimming Club has said he is planning to swim the English Channel for charity. The Royal Navy Swimming Association took to the waters of the Solent on Sunday to swim the 3.5-miles from Ryde on the Isle of Wight to Stokes Bay in Gosport to raise money for the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Charity. The first swimmer to land back on the…
Open event at University Centre Yeovil
Posted: 3rd September 2013
THE University Centre Yeovil is holding an open event on Friday, October 11, 2013, between 2pm and 4pm for local people to find out more about the wide range of degrees and professional courses available in Yeovil. The University Centre is a partnership between five institutions - Bournemouth University, the University of the West of England, the University of…
Skeletons found at country park
Posted: 3rd September 2013
SKELETONS have been found at the Ham Hill Country Park – the largest Iron Age hill fort in the country. A major excavation at Ham Hill, near Stoke-sub-Hamdon, is drawing to a close after archaeologists from Cambridge and Cardiff Universities have spent the last three summers excavating on the largest hill fort. Hill forts are one of the most common and wide spread…
Yeovil man becomes Beefeater at Tower of London
Posted: 2nd September 2013
YEOVIL man Andy Merry is getting to grips with the ancient ceremonies and stories associated with the Tower of London after being appointed as a Beefeater. Andy, who spent nearly 25 years with the Royal Marines before joining the Yeoman Warders, grew up in Kent before moving to Yeovil and is now living in CanaryWharf, London, with his wife and two teenage children. And…
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