Fire at the Manor Hotel

Fire at the Manor Hotel

Posted: 31st July 2013
THE Manor Hotel in Yeovil was evacuated this evening (Wednesday, July 31) after a fire broke out in the kitchen. The alarm was raised at just before 6pm when staff called the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to report the blaze and that they were in the process of evacuating people from the hotel in Hendford. A member of staff had already started dealing with…

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Nothing Fyshy going on as Tories select Marcus to fight David Laws

Nothing Fyshy going on as Tories select Marcus to fight David Laws

Posted: 31st July 2013
PEOPLE from the Yeovil Constituency have chosen Marcus Fysh as the Conservative candidate to fight Liberal Democrat MP David Laws at the next General Election. Mr Fysh, who lives near Yeovil, was selected last night by 200 people who attended the “open primary” in Yeovil. They asked a number of candidates a range of questions on local and national issues before voting…

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Sea, Sand and Beach Art at Westfield Academy

Sea, Sand and Beach Art at Westfield Academy

Posted: 31st July 2013
STUDENTS at Westfield Academy in Yeovil signed-off before the summer holidays by enjoying a week of Sea, Sand and Beach Art. The school wound down for the summer by allowing students to get involved with a whole host of different activities. Among those was the Sea, Sand and Beach Art group which saw talented artists create some great pieces of work with items they had…

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Council suffers graffiti attack

Council suffers "offensive" graffiti attack

Posted: 31st July 2013
POLICE are appealing for information after vandals attacked South Somerset District Council’s main headquarters at Brympton Way in Yeovil. The attack happened sometime overnight when culprits daubed the buildings with graffiti. A council spokesman said: “We were subjected to an offensive graffiti attack, but we don’t have any comment to make on the matter.” Sgt Jamie…

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Bulk buy fuel NOW for winter!

Bulk buy fuel NOW for winter!

Posted: 31st July 2013
PEOPLE in Yeovil are being urged to think about bulk buying their fuel in readiness for winter – even though we may have recently been enjoying a heat wave. The Somerset West Private Sector Housing Partnership have today re-launched a 0% finance scheme enabling  homeowners and tenants to bulk buy up to £500 of fuel for their household. Wessex Resolutions CIC, a not for…

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Hit-and-run in Crewkerne

Hit-and-run in Crewkerne

Posted: 31st July 2013
AN INVESTIGATION has begun after a pedestrian in Crewkerne was hit by a driver who failed to stop at the scene. The incident occurred on Saturday (July 27) evening on Memorial Avenue when the victim was crossing the road when a grey people carrier appeared and collided with him. A police spokesman said: “The pedestrian had to go to hospital as a result of the collision…

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Have you lost some camera gear?

Have you lost some camera gear?

Posted: 31st July 2013
POLICE are appealing to anyone who may have lost a large amount of camera equipment to contact them. It follows the discovery on Friday, July 26, boxes of old cameras, a tripod and a film projector beside the road and in a hedge at West Chinnock. A police spokesman said: “It is not known if the items have been stolen or how they came to be there.” Anyone who has any…

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Wildlife at risk at Goldcroft?

Wildlife at risk at Goldcroft?

Posted: 31st July 2013
THERE are fears that wildlife could be put at risk if plans to build nearly 30 new homes on the former Goldcroft allotments in Yeovil are given the go-ahead. Yeovil Town Council has applied for planning permission to go-ahead with the building project at the site in Milford Road. The proposed development will be made up of 29 homes consisting of ten one-bedroom flats…

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No pain no gain for Yeovil man in charity leg wax

No pain no gain for Yeovil man in charity leg wax

Posted: 30th July 2013
BRAVE David Polson is taking a ‘no pain, no gain’ approach to help a prostate cancer charity. The IT developer has invited colleagues at Yeovil law firm Battens Solicitors to bid for the chance to strip him of all his leg hair in a supervised waxing session. David, 35, who lives in Yeovil, hopes the pain will be worth it and leave his legs more aerodynamic ahead of two…

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Bike course could save YOUR life

Bike course could save YOUR life

Posted: 29th July 2013
MOTORCYCLISTS are being urged to take part in a course which could, potentially, help to save their lives. Bike-Safe is a police-led motorcycle project with the main aim of reducing the number of bikers being hurt on the roads. A spokesman for the Safety Camera Partnership said: "We think that riding should be fun and by improving bikers’ skills, knowledge and hazard…

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