Tax credit claimants told - don't miss out!

Tax credit claimants told - don't miss out!

Posted: 28th June 2013
NEARLY 11,000 tax credit claimants in Yeovil and South Somerset are being reminded by HM Revenue and Customs that they have one month to renew their claims by July 31 deadline or their payments might stop. The director general of benefits and credits, Nick Lodge, said they were asking the 92,900 claimants in Bristol and Somerset to “renew early, renew accurately and to…

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Tree falls onto house

Tree falls onto house

Posted: 27th June 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this morning after a tree fell onto a house in South Somerset. The alarm was raised at just after 8am to a property in Chiselborough, near Stoke-sub-Hamdon. One fire engine from Martock was mobilised and on arrival officers found that 30 per cent of the property had been affected. Officers, along with a council building inspector and…

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Man dies after tractor collision

Man dies after tractor collision

Posted: 27th June 2013
A MOTORCYCLIST has died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a collision with a tractor and trailer in South Somerset. The Yeovil Press reported last night that an incident had happened at Bayford Hill, Wincanton, and two fire engines from Wincanton and Castle Cary, plus a rescue tender from Yeovil, were mobilised to the scene. Crews found a motorcyclist, in his…

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Casualty air-lifted to hospital

Casualty air-lifted to hospital

Posted: 26th June 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Yeovil were called out this evening following an incident in which somebody got trapped beneath the trailer of a tractor. The alarm was raised at just after 6.45pm at Bayford Hill, Wincanton, and two fire engines from Wincanton and Castle Cary, plus a rescue tender from Yeovil, were mobilised. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service…

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Old Girl returns to Bruton School for Girls

Old Girl returns to Bruton School for Girls

Posted: 26th June 2013
THE Bruton School for Girls welcomed ‘Old Girl’ and teen-fiction author, Sarah Naughton, back to the school earlier this month. Sarah’s debut novel The Hanged Man Rises - a  creepy supernatural thriller set in London, came out in March this year. Sarah gave a short presentation to the girls on what life would have been like in Victorian London, as well as perform a…

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Show YOUR support for Armed Forces Day!

Show YOUR support for Armed Forces Day!

Posted: 26th June 2013
PEOPLE in Yeovil are being asked to “show your support” for Armed Forces Day on Saturday (June 29). A whole host of entertainment, activities and refreshments will be available in Middle Street, Yeovil, from 10am to 4pm. The event is being organised by SSAFA, a national military charity, which supports our Service personnel, past and present, and their families. Peter…

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Cricket cover crashes into home

Cricket cover crashes into home

Posted: 26th June 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday (Tuesday) evening after an aluminium cricket cover had blown into the side of a house. The incident happened at a property in Parsonage Close, Huish Episcopi, at just before 5.30pm. Fire engines from Somerton and Martock were mobilised, while an aerial ladder platform from Yeovil also attended to deal with the situation.

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Toddler Toddle for the Flying Colours Appeal

Toddler Toddle for the Flying Colours Appeal

Posted: 25th June 2013
FAMILIES are invited to take part in a one-mile sponsored walk around the grounds of the National Trust’s Montacute House on Tuesday, July 30, to raise money for the Special Care Baby Unit at Yeovil District Hospital. Children of all ages are being encouraged to take part in the Toddler Toddle with their families to support the Flying Colours Appeal which is aiming to…

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Important information: Council Tax letter scam warning

Important information: Council Tax letter scam warning

Posted: 25th June 2013
POLICE are reminding people in Yeovil and South Somerset to be wary of unsolicited mailings, telephone calls and emails following a suspected postal scam about council tax reductions. A number of residents have contacted South Somerset District Council and the police about a letter they received from a Manchester-based company suggesting they could lower their Council…

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Hair Show success for Yeovil College

Hair Show success for Yeovil College

Posted: 24th June 2013
YEOVIL College’s hairdressing students celebrated their outstanding creative skills at a sell-out catwalk show held at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil. The event showcased the students’ work developing themes which demonstrated their hair styling talents alongside make up and costume designed to complete the required look. The hair show featured approximately 130 models…

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