Yarlington backs Barnardo's Mandala project

Yarlington backs Barnardo's Mandala project

Posted: 27th May 2013
CHILDREN are suffering in our communities from a whole range of issues including domestic and sexual abuse, bereavement and insecurity that comes from relationship breakdowns. Help is available to them across the region from work pioneered by the Barnardo’s Mandala Therapy & Play Service. Aware of the very painful fact that these problems exist across all sectors, local…

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Parents pay tribute to Zoe Aspland

Parents pay tribute to Zoe Aspland

Posted: 27th May 2013
THE parents of a Yeovil woman who died in a road smash on the M5 motorway have paid tribute to their daughter. Zoe Aspland, 30, died as a result of the injuries she sustained in the incident on the motorway near Weston-super-Mare in the early hours of Saturday (May 25) morning. Her parents, Stephen and Karen Aspland, said: ‘’Zoe was a loving mother to her five children…

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Good luck to Vicki in Women's Running 10 at Blaise Castle

Good luck to Vicki in Women's Running 10 at Blaise Castle

Posted: 25th May 2013
A WEST Coker woman will be challenging herself to run the Women’s Running 10k at Bristol’s Blaise Castle this June in memory of her husband who passed away in 2011 after contracting a rare form of cancer. Vicki Cotter, aged 32, initially discovered her love of running after being inspired by her husband, Roger, who encouraged her to take it up 10 years ago. “I’d never…

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Trees for St Michael's Academy in Yeovil

Trees for St Michael's Academy in Yeovil

Posted: 25th May 2013
ST MICHAEL’S Academy in Yeovil has been presented with 80 young trees thanks to a Somerset garden centre. The school received the saplings from Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Monkton Heathfield near Taunton for its Forest School pupils to plant. Caroline Lancey, deputy headteacher at St Michael’s Academy at Grass Royal, said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to…

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Pupils thank Air Ambulance for life-saving rescue

Pupils thank Air Ambulance for life-saving rescue

Posted: 25th May 2013
SENIOR school head girls from Bruton School for Girls joined catering assistant Margaret Hooper on a very special visit to Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance in Henstridge this month to say a personal thank you for a life-saving rescue. The girls and Margaret handed over £1,100 to chief executive officer Bill Sivewright and crew members who responded to an emergency call…

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Housing scheme for hospital staff

Housing scheme for hospital staff

Posted: 25th May 2013
AN £8-million housing scheme, located close to Yeovil District Hospital, has recently been completed for Yarlington Housing Group. GSS Architecture designed the scheme and the development, which has been handed over, provides essential accommodation for key workers at the hospital and general needs accommodation. It comprises two blocks of high quality en-suite bedrooms…

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Police appeal after Audi fails to stop at four-car collision

Police appeal after Audi fails to stop at four-car collision

Posted: 23rd May 2013
POLICE are appealing for information after a black Audi failed to stop at the scene of a collision involving four other vehicles. At 7.55am on Tuesday (May 21) there was a collision on the A37 Yeovil Road at Chilthorne Domer. Five vehicles were involved - a VW Golf, Vauxhall Corsa, Audi A6, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Vectra. Two drivers were taken to hospital with minor…

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The Bell is to rise from the ashes

The Bell is to rise from the ashes

Posted: 22nd May 2013
PUB operators Greene King are planning on building a replica of the Hungry Horse in Yeovil which was devastated by fire at the beginning of the year. An application has been submitted to South Somerset District Council to rebuild the pub on Preston Road, more commonly known as The Bell, which was gutted by a massive blaze on January 6. Much of the building has been…

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Women cancer meeting at Yeovil Hospital

Women cancer meeting at Yeovil Hospital

Posted: 19th May 2013
WOMEN who have had gynaecological cancer are invited to learn more about the clinical trials and research that is involved with gynaecological cancers at an event at Yeovil District Hospital. The GOSSIP (Gynaecological Oncology Somerset Support Information and Participation) patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecological cancer. It…

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Wilko staff rowing for RNLI

Wilko staff rowing for RNLI

Posted: 18th May 2013
TEAM members from the Wilkinson store in Middle Street, Yeovil, are hosting an in store row-a-thon challenge to raise funds for their regional charity of the year, the RNLI. The team members are today (Saturday, May 18) taking turns on a static rowing machine to complete their section of a virtual 380-mile round trip of the region’s stores, taking them from…

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