Plans to improve Forest Hill safety
Posted: 2nd July 2013
THERE are plans to try and improve pedestrian safety on Forest Hill in Yeovil by the small shopping precinct. Members of Yeovil Town Council will tonight (Tuesday, July 2) discuss plans to provide a “pedestrian build out” on Forest Hill in the vicinity of the shops. A “build out” is becoming more and more common these days in residential areas where the pavement is moved…
Yeovil students letters go to the Prime Minister
Posted: 1st July 2013
STUDENTS at Bucklers Mead Academy in Yeovil have been thanked by MP David Laws for taking part in the Global Campaign for Education UK’s “Send My Friend to School” campaign. The young people delivered a larger than life cut out of the perfect teacher to Mr Laws’ constituency office last week. Each child who had taken part had made a paper model of their perfect teacher. …
Family tribute to motorbike crash victim
Posted: 1st July 2013
THE name of the motorcyclist who died following a collision with a tractor in South Somerset has been released and a tribute issued by his family. Nick Blance, 56, of Bridgwater, was tragically killed when his motorcycle was involved in a road collision at Bayford Hill near Wincanton shortly before 7pm on Wednesday, June 26. A family statement read: “Nick was a keen and…
Funding boost for Yeovil disabled sport festival
Posted: 1st July 2013
A SPORTS and healthy living event in Yeovil has won £1,500 in a competition celebrating the importance of community spirit in the South West. ThisAbility Somerset 2013, a day-long festival showcasing a wide range of sporting activities and sports clubs available to those with disabilities across the county, triumphed in the Community South West competition after winning…
Armed Forces Day is a BIG hit in Yeovil
Posted: 30th June 2013
FUNDS for the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association – better known as SSAFA – were boosted by more than £1,100 following a day of events in Yeovil town centre. Music, stalls and displays of military vehicles in Lower Middle Street was held yesterday (Saturday, June 29) as part of the nationwide Armed Forces Day. The event was organised by the SSAFA Yeovilton…
All set for whacky races!
Posted: 30th June 2013
FOUR whacky lads from the Yeovil area have made the final line-up in the adrenaline-fuelled Red Bull Soapbox Race 2013 - which will be taking place on July 14 at Alexandra Palace in London. The intrepid four have joined forces to form ‘Here for Beer’ and fended off stiff competition from hundreds of entries to join the final after creating the human-powered soapbox in…
Speed camera check locations in South Somerset
Posted: 29th June 2013
THE Safety Camera Partnership has given out details of where police will be carrying out speed enforcement checks on drivers in South Somerset over the next week. The unit is scheduled to carry out its mobile speed camera checks at the following locations in South Somerset in the week beginning July 1. A30 East Chinnock. A30 West Coker Road, Yeovil. A303 Ilminster…
Spend a day with Yeovil midwives
Posted: 28th June 2013
ANYONE who is considering training to be a midwife is invited to spend a day with midwives at Yeovil District Hospital. The event will take place on Saturday, September 7, between 9am and 4pm. It is an opportunity for budding midwives to learn more about antenatal and postnatal screening; homebirths; waterbirths; infant feeding, breastfeeding and specialist midwife…
Is the 'Best on the Beat' in Yeovil?
Posted: 28th June 2013
THE hunt to find the 'Best on the Beat' in Avon and Somerset is underway with the launch of the Neighbourhood Policing Awards 2013. Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens and Chief Constable Nick Gargan are asking for the public's help to find the best Neighbourhood police officers, staff, volunteers and teams. Perhaps someone that has made a real difference in…
It's summer - children asked to design a Christmas card!
Posted: 28th June 2013
IT might be the summer but schools in the Yeovil and South Somerset are among more than 300 across the region who have registered for Royal Mail’s Design a Christmas Stamp competition and have applied for a resource pack. The competition, which launched on June 10, is the first time in 30 years that Royal Mail has given schoolchildren the chance to design its Christmas…
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