Charity skinny dip to support cancer nurses

Charity skinny dip to support cancer nurses

Posted: 24th February 2013
A SPONSORED skinny dip will be taking place on Sunday, June 2, at a secret location in Dorset and the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity is inviting YOU to join this celebration of life. Susan Northcott will be one of the dippers taking part and explained why she is taking on the big dip. ''I don't like being seen in a swimsuit let alone without one BUT being naked…

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Teresa to take the plunge for Flying Colours Appeal

Teresa to take the plunge for Flying Colours Appeal

Posted: 23rd February 2013
IT is doubtful that well-known Yeovil pool player Teresa Samuel will be at the front of the cue – or we should actually say ‘front of the queue’ – when it comes to her taking part in a charity abseil next month. But Teresa, 41, who is petrified of heights, will be making the plunge to abseil 100ft off Yeovil District Hospital on Saturday, March 9, to raise funds for the…

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Zumbathon success for Flying Colours Appeal!

Zumbathon success for Flying Colours Appeal!

Posted: 23rd February 2013
ZUMBA fitness fans headed for the Preston Sports Centre in Yeovil today (Saturday, Feb 23) for a sponsored Zumbathon in aid of the special care baby unit at Yeovil District Hospital. The Flying Colours Appeal is trying to raise £500,000 for a bigger and better special care baby unit at the hospital with more space and privacy for families visiting their premature and…

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New tattoo studio set for Yeovil

New tattoo studio set for Yeovil

Posted: 23rd February 2013
EMPTY shop premises on a neighbourhood estate in Yeovil could be set for a new lease of life – thanks to a tattoo artist. Applicant Geoffrey Thompson has asked South Somerset District Council for the ‘change of use’ of the premises in Coronation Avenue from retail, it was previously used as a greengrocers, to that of a tattoo studio. Members of Yeovil Town Council’s…

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Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013

Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013

Posted: 23rd February 2013
A TEAM from Brimsore Gardens in Yeovil will be pushing a brightly coloured wheelbarrow about for charity as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013. They will be joining other teams to run from Poundbury Gardens at Dorchester and then Castle Gardens at Sherborne before moving to Brimsmore at Yeovil - all part of The Garden Group - next month to raise money for the Greenfingers…

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Safety advice after Odcombe chimney fire

Safety advice after Odcombe chimney fire

Posted: 23rd February 2013
ONE fire engine from Yeovil attended a chimney fire this morning at a home in Lower Odcombe. The alarm was raised at just before midday and firefighters dealt with the situation. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has had to deal with a number of chimney fires across the region over the past week. Officers are reminding people to make sure their chimneys are…

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First birthday for Cancer Info Centre

First birthday for Cancer Info Centre

Posted: 22nd February 2013
THE Cancer Information Centre based in Yeovil District Hospital’s Macmillan Unit is celebrating a successful first year. The centre provides an environment where people affected by a cancer diagnosis can access information and support. When living with cancer, the difference between a good day and a bad day can often come down to really small things. Getting answers on…

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Our Green Deal in Somerset

Our Green Deal in Somerset

Posted: 22nd February 2013
HOME energy assessments worth up to £175 are available FREE to householders in Yeovil and South Somerset - thanks to an initiative called Our Green Deal in Somerset. The scheme is run on behalf of seven local authorities in the county by the Centre for Sustainable Energy and funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. It’s part of getting Somerset involved in…

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Improve your home for FREE

Improve your home for FREE

Posted: 22nd February 2013
PEOPLE in Yeovil and South Somerset are being given the opportunity to improve their home for FREE - thanks to a new offer from the Warm Streets scheme. Warm Streets is exclusive to residents who are over 60 or in receipt of means tested benefits in South Somerset and, due the grants that are available and the products that are used, has the best loft and cavity wall…

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Yarlington short-listed for top award

Yarlington short-listed for top award

Posted: 22nd February 2013
THE Yeovil-based Yarlington Housing Group has been shortlisted for a national award - for the second year in a row. In the category 'Business Information of the Year' the housing group demonstrated that, although it has already made great steps to achieve its full potential, it is a neverending journey taking them from Good to Beyond. On that journey, they have moved…

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