Pension reforms boost for self-employed in Yeovil

Pension reforms boost for self-employed in Yeovil

Posted: 21st June 2013
MP David Laws has welcomed news that 7,462 self-employed people in Yeovil will benefit from the pension reforms being debated in the House of Commons this week. Introduced by Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister Steve Webb, the new single tier pension will mean that self-employed people will finally be treated fairly. In the past, self-employed people missed out on a…

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Home Farm Festival 2013 is a record breaker - that's official!

Home Farm Fest 2014 is a record breaker - that's official!

Posted: 20th June 2013
RECORD numbers of festival goers attended this year’s Home Farm Fest in aid of the Piers Simon Appeal at Chilthorne Domer – making it the biggest and most successful yet in the event’s eight-year history. Exceptional weather saw twice as many people attend as last year, with almost three times as much money raised.  Around 1,400 people attended the sun-drenched festival…

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Female trapped in vehicle smash

Female trapped in vehicle smash

Posted: 20th June 2013
TWO fire engines were mobilised last night (Wednesday) following an accident on the outskirts of Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just before 11pm to the incident in Montacute Road, Montacute, and firefighters from Yeovil attended the scene. Officers found two vehicles involved in the incident with one female casualty trapped within a vehicle. Officers released her from…

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Really wild day in Yeovil

Really wild day in Yeovil

Posted: 20th June 2013
A SECOND annual Really Wild Day in Yeovil – offering a range of fun activities for people of all ages – has been hailed a success. The day, organised by Bridgwater College’s Yeovil Centre on the edge of Yeovil at Lufton, was an excellent opportunity for people to see the facilities on offer and to take part in activities that included a climbing wall, bouncy castle…

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Piers Simon Appeal reaches South America!

Piers Simon Appeal reaches South America!

Posted: 18th June 2013
THE School in a Bag charity initiative in memory of a former YeovilCollege student is celebrating a significant landmark as it has made its first links with South America. A total of 32 School Bags have been delivered to street children living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a ‘first’ for the Somerset-based initiative that delivers rucksacks full of stationery, learning…

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Woman traps hand in wheelchair

Woman traps hand in wheelchair

Posted: 18th June 2013
FIREFIGHTERS had to help an elderly woman in Yeovil after she got her hand trapped in a wheelchair. The alarm was raised at just before 6.30pm yesterday to the scene in Preston Road, Yeovil, and one fire engine from the town was mobilised. Officers used small tools to help release the woman from the wheelchair. Ambulance personnel were also in attendance.

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Raglan go-ahead in Coker

Raglan go-ahead in Coker

Posted: 16th June 2013
PLANNING permission has been granted to build six new affordable homes in West Coker. It means Raglan Housing will develop two, two-bedroom and four three-bedroom houses for rent at Font Villas. The company already manages seven rented homes in the village. The news comes as the National Housing Federation launched its Rural Housing Week campaign for June 10-14 -…

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Councillor backs Shelter campaign

Councillor backs Shelter campaign

Posted: 16th June 2013
A YEOVIL councillor is backing the housing and homeless charity Shelter in its latest campaign. Shelter recently launched its initiative to end letting fees after it was revealed that one in seven people alarmingly have been charged over £500 in letting fees from third party agencies. Additionally, over half of those using letting agencies find themselves facing…

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Chimney fire at Ilchester

Chimney fire at Ilchester

Posted: 16th June 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this afternoon (Sunday, June 16) to deal with a chimney fire at a property in Ilchester. The alarm was raised at just before 1.45pm and one fire engine was called out to deal with the incident at Almshouse Lane. The fire involved a woodburning stove and officers used chimney gear to deal with it.

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Woman rescued after falling through wooden steps

Woman rescued after falling through wooden steps

Posted: 15th June 2013
AN ELDERLY woman had to be rescued by firefighters this morning (Saturday, June 15) after falling through some wooden steps. The alarm was raised just after 11.15am to the incident in Queens Crescent at Stoke-sub-Hamdon and one fire engine from Martock was mobilised. On arrival the fire officers found an 82-year-old woman trapped in the steps. A Fire Service spokesman…

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