Commendation for police officer's bravery in violent Yeovil pub attack

Commendation for police officer's bravey in violent Yeovil pub attack

Posted: 25th April 2013
A YEOVIL police officer has received a Commendation from the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary for his bravery during a violent incident at a pub. PC Peter Flagg, 48, of Yeovil, was off-duty back in February when he went to the aid of the landlord of the Railway Hotel in Yeovil who was being confronted by a gang of a dozen youths. PC Flagg identified…

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Teamwork is the theme for Air Day 2013

Teamwork is the theme for Air Day 2013

Posted: 24th April 2013
THERE are few events which can rival the intensity, drama and spectacle on offer at the International Air Day at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton – which this year will be held on Saturday, July 13. The award-winning show is one of the Southwest’s largest one day events, attracting over 30,000 visitors, and will return this summer with an action-packed day out for…

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Three drug-related arrests in Yeovil on day of action

Three drug-related arrests in Yeovil on day of action

Posted: 24th April 2013
THREE people were arrested today (Wednesday, April 24) by police in Yeovil following two warrants carried out at addresses in the town in connection with drug offences. One was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class B drug and two were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug. It was all part of today’s National Rogue Trader Day…

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Pretty in Pink at the races!

Pretty in Pink at the races!

Posted: 24th April 2013
WINCANTON Racecourse will be playing host to Evening Racing and Live Music on Tuesday, May 9, and become a vibrant mix of swing dresses and chic 1950s fashion. Ultimate Grease will be performing after racing to make you rock and roll and inject the feel good factor back into spring. The Racecourse team have already sourced their Pink Ladies outfit and are set to learn…

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Bear Grylls backs Yeovil College initiative

Bear Grylls backs Yeovil College initiative

Posted: 24th April 2013
YEOVIL College has been selected to run the Government’s flagship personal and social development programme for young people in Somerset this year - and has been given support by survival expert Bear Grylls (pictured). The National Citizen Service offers 16 and 17-year-olds from different backgrounds valuable life experiences, through team and individual challenges run…

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Yeovil's very own MAMILS - Middle Aged Men in Lycra!

Yeovil's very own MAMILS - Middle Aged Men in Lycra!

Posted: 24th April 2013
YEOVIL-BASED Koller Engineering Ltd is switching to another form of two-wheel transport – still with the overall aim of making a real difference to people’s lives. The Koller Team of Koller MAMILS – Middle Aged Men in Lycra – are taking part in a charity bike ride on Sunday, April 28, from Wimborne in Dorset to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. They also hope…

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Andy worries about his 'nether regions' on charity bike ride

Andy worries about his 'nether regions' on charity bike ride

Posted: 24th April 2013
A SOUTH Somerset man will cycle 700 miles to reach Lisbon in Portugal in just 13 days to raise money for the charity his daughter set up to support a health centre in the Zambian bush. Andy Sales, 57, of Somerton, will be taking on the mighty Picos mountains and cycling under the blistering sun of a Portugese May. But it is the distance, not the mountains, that is Andy's…

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Ryan completes Royal Navy basic training

Ryan completes Royal Navy basic training

Posted: 23rd April 2013
AN 18-YEAR-OLD from Yeovil was among the Royal Navy recruits on parade at HMS Raleigh to mark the recent successful end of basic training. Trainee Air Engineering Technician Ryan Willetts arrived at the Royal Navy training base in Cornwall in January. During a ten-week course he has been given a thorough induction into the Royal Navy, learning skills that he will rely…

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Early start to dance in the dawn at Ham Hill

Early start to dance in the dawn at Ham Hill

Posted: 23rd April 2013
TREACLE Eater Clog will be starting their 30th year of dancing on Wednesday, May 1, at 5.30am by ‘dancing in the dawn’ at the Ham Hill CountryP ark at Stoke-sub-Hamdon. The dancers will then enjoy a well-earned breakfast at a local pub and be joined by their friends from Wyvern Jubilee Morris. Throughout its history, May Day has traditionally been a joyous celebration of…

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Don't become a victim of rogue traders

Don't become a victim of rogue traders

Posted: 23rd April 2013
POLICE in Yeovil and across the East Somerset police district are taking part in a national week of awareness about distraction burglary and rogue trading. These doorstep criminals often prey on vulnerable, elderly and disabled people, tricking them into letting them into their homes, overcharging for incomplete or poor work – or taking money for work that is never…

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