Town council gets A-grade with Yeovil College

Town council gets A-grade with Yeovil College

Posted: 9th March 2013
YEOVIL Town Council has gone to the top of the class with a donation to Yeovil College’s charitable Bursary Foundation. Launched in 2004, the Yeovil College Bursary Foundation raises money to provide much needed cash bursaries to hard working but economically disadvantaged students. The bursaries often mean the difference between a student continuing their training and…

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Kire teaches life skills in self-defence

Kire teaches life skills in self-defence

Posted: 8th March 2013
EVEN chief instructor Kire Antoski (pictured) was somewhat taken aback when he suddenly realised that 2014 would represent the 20th anniversary of when he set up Panthers Martial Arts Academy in Yeovil. Kire, who moved to England from Macedonia in 1990, has become a skilled martial arts leader in many of its disciplines such as Karate, Ju-Jutsu, Kickboxing and Tai-Jutsu…

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Car ends up in a ditch

Car ends up in a ditch

Posted: 8th March 2013
TWO fire engines from Martock and another crew from Yeovil were mobilised this afternoon following reports of a road accident. The alarm was raised at just before 1.30pm to the road between Stoke-sub-Hamdon and Martock and firefighters found one car on its side in a ditch. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: ''All persons were free and clear…

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Yeovil College gains quality award

Yeovil College gains quality award

Posted: 7th March 2013
YEOVIL College has been awarded the prestigious Buttle UK Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to young people in and leaving care. Created by Buttle UK - the largest grant-giving organisation in the country directly supporting children and families living in poverty - the charity awards the Quality Mark to colleges and universities which commit to support a…

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Computer training for residents

Computer training for residents

Posted: 7th March 2013
THE Yeovil-based Yarlington Housing Group is helping to get its residents 'online' with computer training sesssions. The initiative is to help educate Yarlington's residents and ensure they do not miss out on the social, educational and financial advantages the internet offers. Yarlington’s Resident Involvement team joined forces with Retirement Living to promote…

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Hat-trick for apprentices

Hat-trick for apprentices

Posted: 7th March 2013
THREE apprentices from one Yeovil-based organisation have been recognised for their achievements. Elliott Watts, Katy Haines and James Lynch, who all work for Yarlington in Yeovil, have been shortlisted for the award of Apprentice of the Year, and will learn if they have won the coveted title in March. Elliott and Katy, who both joined the organisation as corporate…

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Lynn and Martin really do Strike It Lucky

Lynn and Martin really do Strike It Lucky

Posted: 6th March 2013
THE inspiration behind the successful Castaway Theatre Group in Yeovil is already planning on taking her entire troupe to watch her self-written musical drama when it goes on stage – although ‘where’ and ‘when’ are yet to be known. Strike It Lucky, which was performed by the Castaway group back in 2011, was Lynn Lee Brown’s first stab at writing a musical and is…

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If you wear glasses for driving - make sure you wear them!

If you wear glasses for driving - make sure you are wearing them!

Posted: 5th March 2013
A MOTORIST who should have been wearing glasses has had his driving licence taken away in the first example in Avon and Somerset of police using a new power known as 'Cassie's Law'. The 22-year-old was found to be driving other than in accordance with his licence conditions, which said he had to wear glasses or contact lenses. The officer who stopped him, on suspicion of…

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Work starts on artificial pitch at Mudford Rec

Work starts on artificial pitch at Mudford Rec

Posted: 5th March 2013
CONTROVERSIAL work on installing a new £817,000 artificial grass pitch at Yeovil Recreation Centre has started. The pitch, which will be located at the bottom end of Yeovil Recreation Centre, will provide the community with a full size multi-use pitch, complete with floodlights, suitable for hockey, recreational football, tennis and netball. South Somerset District…

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Blackthorn Cider hits the net with Rangers

Blackthorn Cider hits the net with Rangers

Posted: 4th March 2013
BLACKTHORN Cider is delighted to announce that it is going north of the border and the brand will be Rangers Football Club’s new main sponsor for the 2013-2014 season.   The deal will see the famous Blackthorn Cider brand feature on the Rangers strips for next season in Scotland. Blackthorn Cider and Rangers Football Club share ambitious plans for the future and this one…

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