Lorry involved in Yeovil collision

Lorry involved in Yeovil collision

Posted: 9th July 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were mobilised this evening (Tuesday, July 9) following a road traffic collision near to Yeovil Town Football Club. Two fire engines and a rescue tender were sent out at around 8.15pm following reports of an incident at the roundabout at Boundary Way on Houndstone involving a lorry. On arrival firefighters confirmed one large vehicle and two cars involved…

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One third of 2013 newborns will live to 100

One third of 2013 newborns will live to 100

Posted: 8th July 2013
STATISTICS and history suggest that over a third of babies born in Yeovil and South Somerset this year are expected to live to 100. The chance of reaching this impressive milestone has grown dramatically and has increased with every Royal birth over the past 87 years. And now the statisticians have come up with new statistics with a new arrival in the Royal Household…

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Izabella wins Cave Critters contest

Izabella wins Cave Critters contest

Posted: 8th July 2013
CONGRATULATIONS  to seven-year-old Izabella Green from Yeovil - the lucky winner of the Wookey Hole Cave Aged Cheddar ‘Cave Critters’ competition which took place at the Royal Bath & West Show last month. Izabella has been awarded the first prize of a family day pass to the Wookey Hole Caves. The competition invited children to decorate a Wookey Hole Cave Aged waxed…

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Oven fire in Nelson Way

Oven fire in Nelson Way

Posted: 8th July 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning (Monday, July 8) to deal with an incident at a home in Yeovil. Two fire engines were mobilised just after 9am to reports of an oven on fire at a property in Nelson Way. On arrival the officers found that the fire was already out and they made checks to ensure the property was safe.

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Bikers urged to take care on the roads

Bikers urged to take care on the roads

Posted: 8th July 2013
MOTORCYCLISTS in Yeovil and South Somerset are being urged to take care on the roads as one of the busiest times of the year for bikers arrives. The advice comes after concerning figures show fatalities involving powered two wheelers in the county are up significantly on this time last year. There have been seven fatal collisions in Somerset this year, compared to a…

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It's cheap as chips to advertise on Yeovil Press website

It's cheap as chips to advertise on Yeovil Press website

Posted: 7th July 2013
THERE are some great deals to be had for any businesses, companies or groups wanting to advertise on the Yeovil Press website. Not only can we offer you advertising space on the website at www.yeovilpress.co.uk, but we will be happy to give you regular editorial and photographic coverage if or when required. We can offer deals on advertising for however long you want to…

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Flying Colours Appeal thanks Panthers Martial Arts Academy

Flying Colours Appeal thanks Panthers Martial Arts Academy

Posted: 7th July 2013
ORGANISERS of the Flying Colours Appeal for Yeovil Women’s Hospital have thanked members of the Panthers Martial Arts Academy for their support. The Yeovil-based Panthers put on a great display of martial arts in the Quedam Shopping Centre in town yesterday to raise money for Flying Colours. They put on a super show in front of shoppers – despite the searing…

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Keep reporting YOUR pothole problems!

Keep reporting YOUR pothole problems!

Posted: 6th July 2013
PEOPLE in Yeovil and South Somerset are being urged to continue reporting potholes in the area – although the county council is probably sick and tired of the things by now. County Hall announced this week that it had repaired a whopping 17,300 potholes since the beginning of 2013. Figures show that more than 7,800 potholes have been repaired from April to the end of…

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Ancient Egyptian object discovered in Yeovil - in a cigar box!

Ancient Egyptian object discovered in Yeovil - in a cigar box!

Posted: 6th July 2013
A LITTLE over a month ago an ancient Egyptian statuette was discovered in one of the South Somerset Community Access Centre museum stores at Lufton in Yeovil - found in an inconspicuous cigar box. The cigar box contained a note which revealed that it was a genuine Egyptian artefact as the owner had it confirmed from the curator of antiquities at the CairoMuseum, from…

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Speed camera locations in South Somerset for the coming week

Speed camera locations in South Somerset for the coming week

Posted: 5th July 2013
THE Safety Camera Partnership has issued information as where police will be carrying out mobile speed enforcement patrols in South Somerset in the week beginning July 8, 2013. The enforcement unit is scheduled to carry out its mobile speed camera checks at the following locations in South Somerset over the next week. A30 Crewkerne Road in Chard. A30 30mph zone at…

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