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Calls for Mudford Road crossing to be upgraded

Posted: 11th April 2013
A SUGGESTION that the pedestrian crossing on the busy Mudford Road near its junction with Glenthorne Avenue in Yeovil should be upgraded to entice more people to use it has been given a cool reception by a county transport officer. It comes in the ongoing concerns about the proposed lifting of parking restrictions around Milford Road in Glenthorne Avenue with fears that…

May the 'Flying Colours' be with you....

Posted: 11th April 2013
TOWN centre shoppers in Yeovil will be able to meet-up with some of Darth Vader’s Stormtroopers from Star Wars on Saturday (April 13, 2013). But people will be pleased to know that the UK Garrison Stormtroopers will be coming in peace – to help raise money for Yeovil District Hospital’s Flying Colours Appeal which is supporting the hospital’s special care baby unit. The…

A child will be killed if parking restrictions lifted, warns parent

Posted: 11th April 2013
A WORRIED parent believes a child will be killed unless parking restrictions are enforced around a school in Yeovil. It comes as Somerset County Council has reiterated its controversial belief that lifting restrictions around Milford School site off Glenthorne Avenue will improve safety. There was anger last month among people living around MilfordSchool when the Yeovil…

Castle Inn fire was 'accident' say investigators

Posted: 11th April 2013
FIRE investigators have said that sparks from a woodburner caused the massive blaze which has gutted the historic Castle Inn pub at West Coker. Investigation officers were unable to venture into the remains of the pub today because the structure was deemed too unsafe, but they were able to establish that sparks from a woodburner had set the thatched roof alight. A Fire…

Investigations to get underway at devastated Castle Inn pub in West Coker

Posted: 11th April 2013
INVESTIGATIONS are due to get underway this morning into the cause of a fire which has devastated the historic Castle Inn pub at West Coker. Firefighters have been working throughout the night dealing with the incident at the pub – which had a thatch roof - on the main A30 through the village. Officers were making steady progress dealing with the incident - which was…

Yeovil man who helped pull Sir Winston Churchill's coffin celebrates 50 years of marriage

Posted: 10th April 2013
A ROYAL Navy leading rating from Yeovil who helped pull the gun-carriage at Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965 celebrates his 50th wedding anniversary this week. Denis and Yvonne Stebbings met whilst dancing in the Assembly Rooms in Yeovil’s Princes Street in 1961. They married at St John’s Church in Yeovil on April 13, 1963, but just two weeks after the happy day…

Gas boiler explosion

Posted: 10th April 2013
A GAS boiler exploded this evening (Wednesday, April 10) at a property in Langport. The alarm was raised at just before 7pm to the property in North Street and fire engines from Bridgwater, Somerton and Wells were mobilised. A Fire Service spokesman said: ‘’The crews confirmed that there had been a small explosion with the gas boiler and they made the property safe.’’…

Latest update on pub fire at West Coker

Posted: 10th April 2013
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the Castle Inn in West Coker this evening following a thatched roof blaze. The alarm was raised at just after 4.30pm and eight fire engines were initially mobilised from Yeovil, Crewkerne, Martock, Sherborne and Beaminster – along with an incident command unit and supporting firefighters. The officers quickly confirmed all persons to be accounted…

Pub fire at West Coker

Posted: 10th April 2013
FIREFIGHTERS are at West Coker this evening dealing with a fire at the Castle Inn in the village. Around 15 fire crews are at the scene on the busy A30 where the pub, which has a thatched roof, is situated. The road was initially closed which has caused traffic problems in the area while firefighters deal with the situation. Ironically the pub’s business page on Facebook…

Splash! Swimfit comes to South Somerset

Posted: 10th April 2013
SWIMMERS in South Somerset will become some of the first in the UK to try the new Swimfit Activate+ group sessions which have been developed by swimming experts at the Amateur Swimming Association. Swimfit is a revolutionary swimming programme suitable for all swimming abilities and is designed to help people get more out of their time in the pool. Aquatic officer for…

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