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Good Friday means a good market for Yeovil

Posted: 20th March 2013
THE forthcoming Good Friday market in Yeovil is set to open its stalls in Lowers Middle Street this year with a large variety of different products and produce for buyers to choose from. The Bank Holiday market, the district’s biggest, is to be held on Friday, March 29, from 9am till 3pm. Car parking for visitors is located nearby. The market offers a wide range of…

Extra funding for childcare costs

Posted: 19th March 2013
YEOVIL MP David Laws (pictured) has welcomed today’s Government announcement that families will soon be able to benefit from extra funding to cover the costs of childcare. The new Tax-Free Childcare scheme will allow families to claim 20% of the cost of paying for childcare for each of their children under the age of five, with a maximum claim of £6,000. The scheme is…

Hinkley Point green light for nuclear reactors

Posted: 19th March 2013
THE Government’s green light today for two new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset has been welcomed by the county council. Work has been on-going for more than three years to assess EDF Energy's application, to ensure the impacts of the development near Bridgwater are mitigated and the views of local communities listened to. Millions of pounds will be spent to…

Could you be the next Lord Sugar?

Posted: 19th March 2013
BUDDING entrepreneurs have to start somewhere on the business ladder....so how about Yeovil street market? Market supervisor Joy Streetin is always looking for new lines and new ideas to help boost trade at the market in Lower Middle Street. While if you are a trader and looking for a new opportunity – it could be an ideal place to get business booming? Joy said:…

Birchfield can have its say!

Posted: 19th March 2013
PEOPLE in the Birchfield area of Yeovil will next week be able to have their say on what improvements they would like to see in their neighbourhood. The Birchfield Area Residents' Association will be holding a consultation event on Monday, March 25, but needs the input of the people who actually live on the estate. The consultation will take place at Monmouth Hall from…

Help police 'sniff out' cannabis factories

Posted: 19th March 2013
INDEPENDENT crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers has today launched a new campaign to target illegal cannabis factories by distributing ‘scratch and sniff’ cards to people to educate them about drugs. There has been a 15 per cent increase in cannabis factories in the UK in 2011-12 and the police and Crimestoppers want to teach law-abiding people who to spot the signs and…

Safety scheme in West Coker Road hits a snag

Posted: 17th March 2013
PLANS for pedestrian safety improvements along one of the busiest roads in Yeovil look set to be scuppered – for the time being at least. There were proposals to install ‘pedestrian refuges’ along West Coker Road to help people cross the fast-moving road. A spokesman for Yeovil Town Council said: ‘’This initiative has been put forward in the interests of pedestrians…

Nothing wrong with roadside 'car showrooms' in Yeovil

Posted: 17th March 2013
COUNCILLORS will be told this week that there is nothing illegal about roadside ‘car showrooms’ springing up in Yeovil. There were concerns among Yeovil Town Council earlier this year about the number of cars being parked up at the sides of roads and being offered for sale. To see a car parked up with a ‘for sale’ sign in the window is nothing out of the ordinary with…

Parking restrictions to be lifted around Milford School?

Posted: 17th March 2013
PARKING restrictions around Milford School in Yeovil look set to be removed in order to make it easier for parents to park easier at the start and end of the school day. There have been constant problems around the school with parking issues and this has led to safety concerns when children are being dropped off for school in the morning and then picked-up again at the…

One person taken to hospital after Cavalier Way accident

Posted: 17th March 2013
ONE person was taken to hospital yesterday after a road accident in Yeovil. Three fire engines were mobilised to the scene in Cavalier Way, Yeovil, at just before 3pm following reports of a single-vehicle accident. On arrival they found one person trapped inside the vehicle and they used cutting equipment to remove the casualty. The person was then taken to hospital by…

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