Help police close down drug dens
Posted: 17th July 2013
PEOPLE in Yeovil and South Somerset are being encouraged to act as the “eyes and ears” of the police in the ongoing battle against drugs. It comes after the police gained court permission last week to close down a drugs den in Crewkerne following persistent complaints from neighbours about drug dealing, loud music and other anti-social behaviour. A closure notice was…
Money problems no excuse for benefit fraud
Posted: 17th July 2013
THE leader of South Somerset District Council, Cllr Ric Pallister, has said that money problems are no excuse for people getting sucked into committing benefit fraud. It comes following the latest case to be heard at Yeovil Magistrates Court which heard how a woman had claimed more than £3,000 in benefits which she was not entitled to receive. The court heard that her…
Cookery student serves up a treat for top chef
Posted: 17th July 2013
YEOVIL College cookery student Beckii Goffe has won the final of a competition run by top chef Mark Hix. The contest was part of Lyme Regis’ Mackerel Festival and supported by Mr Hix, chef, award winning food writer and owner of the Hix Oyster and Fish House in the town. Beckii, 16, was one of just three finalists who made it to the cook off on Lyme Regis seafront. She…
Watch YOUR speed - mobile camera sites this week
Posted: 17th July 2013
THE Safety Camera Partnership has issued the following advice as to where mobile speed camera enforcement initiatives will be taking place in South Somerset this week (July 15-21). The Avon and Somerset Police Speed Enforcement Unit are expected to be at the following locations to enforce regulations. A30 Henstridge (30mph). A303 two miles west of Wincanton (70mph). A303…
Hundreds of noisy neighbour disputes in South Somerset
Posted: 17th July 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL protection officers at South Somerset District Council had to deal with hundreds of cases of “noisy neighbour” disputes over the last 12 months. During 2012-13 the team at South Somerset District Council investigated over 600 complaints of nuisance – with more than 300 of these complaints being about noisy neighbours. These complaints included loud music…
Children tackle dog poo problems
Posted: 17th July 2013
CHILDREN have joined forces with countryside rangers to help protect Yeovil Country Park – better known to us as Ninesprings - from dog poo. After a school visit to Ninesprings to visit the woodland as part of a special geography study week, pupils at Birchfield Primary School in Yeovil were disappointed to encounter large amounts of dog poo, spoiling their visit to the…
Posties want to keep their fingers!
Posted: 16th July 2013
POSTIES are appealing to dog owners in Yeovil and South Somerset during Dog Awareness Week to help keep animals under control when they deliver the mail. Over 250 postmen and women were attacked across the South West by dogs from April 2012 to April 2013 and Royal Mail are committed working with customers to drive this number down. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “We are…
Do YOU want to put brakes on drivers in your street?
Posted: 16th July 2013
POLICE are looking for volunteers to help set up Community Speed Watch campaigns in the Yeovil area. CSW schemes help to improve road safety and deter speeding drivers right on YOUR own doorstep. A police spokesman said: “Taking part gives people the chance to get actively involved with road safety in their local community. “A Speed Watch can be set up in any village…
Meet with police on Abbey Manor
Posted: 16th July 2013
PEOPLE living on the Abbey Manor estate in Yeovil will be able to meet with local police later this month. Officers will be holding a beat surgery at the Abbey Manor Community Centre on Wednesday, July 24, between 12noon and 1pm. Anyone with a police issue or concern can go along and speak with officers.
Yeovil pupils help to set World Record!
Posted: 16th July 2013
SCHOOLS from the Yeovil area have helped to set a new world record for the most people performing sign language simultaneously in different locations. National charity SignHealth organises the sign2sing record breaker every year and earlier this year in February a total of 116,980 pupils and teachers from across GB, including Yeovil, took part. Those schools were…
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