Bad weather fails to deter visitors to South Somerset

Bad weather fails to deter visitors to South Somerset

Posted: 6th June 2013
CONTRARY to expectations, the prolonged inclement weather of 2012 did not wash out the visitor statistics in South Somerset. The visitor figures for two of Somerset’s leading Tourist Information Centres actually fared better in 2012 that they did in 2011. South Somerset District Council’s busy TIC at Cartgate on the A303 recorded a record 38,000 visitors during the year…

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Firefighters wanted in Martock

Firefighters wanted in Martock

Posted: 6th June 2013
MARTOCK Fire Station is hosting an open evening for prospective on-call firefighters on Tuesday, June 18, between 7.30pm and 9pm. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is looking for people in the Martock community to be on-call or ‘retained’ firefighters.  No previous experience of fire fighting is necessary for this role – the ideal prospective firefighter starts with…

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Home Farm Fest 2013: PSA thanks local business support

Home Farm Fest 2013: PSA thanks local business support

Posted: 5th June 2013
SOMERSET businesses are joining forces to support the Home Farm Fest music festival this weekend (June 7-9) at Chilthorne Domer. The festival will be raising money for the Piers Simon Appeal which helps to support poor, vulnerable and disaster-affected children across the world. The three-day event starts on Friday evening with Posh Frocks and Wellies with a relaxed…

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Metal detector fans urged to stay away

Metal detector fans urged to stay away

Posted: 5th June 2013
METAL detector enthusiasts are being urged to stay away from Wyndham Hill in Yeovil. Human bones were discovered on Wyndham Hill at the bottom end of the town last month and reported to South Somerset District Council’s countryside rangers team. A dog walker had come across the long bones and possible human jaw bone poking out from the sandy soil on the crest of the…

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Creative and Design Show at Yeovil College

Creative and Design Show at Yeovil College

Posted: 5th June 2013
YEOVIL College is delighted to announce that its end-of-year Creative and Design Show will begin on Friday, June 14, with a gala evening event. The show showcases the work of approximately 300 talented Yeovil College students on a wide range of courses, including A-Levels and vocational courses. The students have produced a variety of stunning work, including drawings…

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Fears continue about children smoking

45 children every day start smoking in South West

Posted: 4th June 2013
A NATIONAL campaign highlights the true dangers of secondhand smoke for children whilst in the South West - 45 children aged 11 to 15 start smoking every day. Over 800 children visit their doctor every day due to the serious effects of secondhand smoke exposure, according to research published by the Royal College of Physicians. The figures have been highlighted this…

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Screwfix staff support St Margaret's Hospice

Screwfix staff support St Margaret's Hospice

Posted: 4th June 2013
A TEAM of employees from Yeovil-based Screwfix have donated their time to help improve St Margaret’s Hospice. A group of 15 staff from the head office on Mead Avenue took time out from work to refresh the garden and redecorate rooms at the hospice. Screwfix also donated the garden tools and painting equipment needed for these tasks. Peter Harries, quality manager at…

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Yarlington helps residents with their job hopes

Yarlington helps residents with their job hopes

Posted: 4th June 2013
EMBARKING on a two-year hairdressing course at Yeovil College may not be unusual – but Natasha Chant managed to secure a place on the course after applying for a job application at her landlord’s head office. With her young son about to start school, Natasha decided the time was right to think about employment, and during the interview process at Yarlington Housing…

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Trees for Ash

Trees for Ash

Posted: 3rd June 2013
ASH Parish Council has received 100 free young trees – thanks to a Somerset garden centre. Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Monkton Heathfield near Taunton has donated saplings to the organisation to be planted in the village wood. Rosemary Gay, chairman of Ash Parish Council, said: “We are delighted to have received the saplings from Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre…

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Yeovilteenies restore historic engine

Yeovilteenies restore historic engine

Posted: 3rd June 2013
A VOLUNTEER team at the HelicopterMuseum at Weston-super-Mare – affectionately known as The Yeovilteenies – has just completed the restoration of a 1950s De Havilland Gypsy Major piston engine. It will go on display alongside the Saunders-Roe Skeeter Mk.12 helicopter from the same period in the museum’s collection. The three-man team, led by 88-year-old retired engineer…

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