Yeovil Beer Festival: Pressed Rat & Warthog, Rock Lobster and Star Gazer all on the menu!

Yeovil Beer Festival: Pressed Rat & Warthog, Rock Lobster and Star Gazer all on the menu!

Posted: 12th February 2013
A FINE mouth-watering and intriguing assortment of real ales and ciders are being lined-up to keep crowds happy at the forthcoming Yeovil Beer Festival. The festival will be held from 6pm to 11pm on Friday, April 5, and from 12noon to 11pm on Saturday, April 6, at Yeovil College in Mudford Road. There will be real ales, ciders, wine, music and great hot food and it will…

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Arts Council windfall for the Octagon Theatre

Arts Council cash for the Octagon Theatre

Posted: 12th February 2013
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil and country arts agency Take Art have been celebrating with the news that they had been awarded a £77,040 Grant for the Arts award from the Arts Council England. This is the first time South Somerset District Council run Octagon has received an award from the Arts Council.   The funding is awarded to a two year dance project developed in…

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Just what the Doctor ordered at University Centre

Just what the Doctor ordered at University Centre

Posted: 12th February 2013
THE University Centre Yeovil is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Paul Bailey (pictured) as its Director of Higher Education. Yeovil College vice principal, Jayne Lewis, said: “We are thrilled that Paul has joined us at a very exciting time of growth for the University Centre and we hope to use Paul’s substantial knowledge and experience to drive the centre…

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Ladbrokes to open bookies on Abbey Manor

Ladbrokes to open bookies on Abbey Manor

Posted: 11th February 2013
BOOKMAKERS Ladbrokes look set to open a bookies office on the Abbey Manor estate in Yeovil. The company has submitted a planning application to South Somerset District Council to install signs at Unit 6 at The Forum. Plan agent, Peter Hall, of Newport-based Drawline architectural design company, has said that Ladbrokes had taken the lease on Unit 6 which has previously…

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Flog It show at RNAS Yeovilton

Flog It show at RNAS Yeovilton

Posted: 11th February 2013
FLOG IT, the BBC antique valuation programme, spent two successful days last week filming at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and the Fleet Air Arm Museum. The BBC’s first port of call was a visit on the Air Station to film Royal Naval efforts in support of defence to the Front Line. They filmed at 815 Naval Air Squadron where Lynx Mark 8 provides operational support to…

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Changes to YOUR Council Tax benefit

Changes to YOUR Council Tax benefit

Posted: 11th February 2013
PEOPLE across Yeovil and South Somerset have been told about important changes to the way benefit is handed out to help them pay their Council Tax. The Government has changed the way in which financial help is given to residents to pay Council Tax. The current national Council Tax Benefit scheme will be replaced on April 1 with a local Council Tax Reduction Scheme, which…

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Wellness Works for blind woman Judy

Wellness Works for blind woman Judy

Posted: 11th February 2013
A BLIND woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon is being helped to a fitter life thanks to a GP referral scheme “ Wellness Works” which guides her through her weekly workout at Stanchester Sports Centre. Judy Watson, 61, who has been registered blind since the age of 20 because of a degenerative eye disease, has been taking part in the weekly supervised exercise sessions at the…

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Linda's on London Marathon trail for MND

Linda's on London Marathon trail for MND

Posted: 10th February 2013
A MEMBER of Yeovil Town Road Running Club is hoping to run up a big bucket load of cash for charity by taking part in the London Marathon on April 21. Linda Membury, who gained her marathon spot through the Yeovil club, will be running on behalf of the Motor Neurone Disease Association in memory of her late father-in-law, Richard Membury, who died at St Margaret’s…

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It is cheap as chips to advertise on the Yeovil Press

It is cheap as chips to advertise on the Yeovil Press

Posted: 10th February 2013
THERE are some great deals to be had for any businesses, companies or groups wanting to advertise on the Yeovil Press website. Not only can we offer you advertising space on the website, but we will be happy to give you regular editorial and photographic coverage if or when required. We can offer deals on advertising for however long you want to be featured on the Yeovil…

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Model Show success at Fleet Air Arm Museum

Model Show success at Fleet Air Arm Museum

Posted: 10th February 2013
A MODEL of HMS Hermes which had taken model-maker Rex Hunt over five years to build was one of the star attractions yesterday at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton. Rex built the model in homage to those who lost their lives during the Falklands War of 1982 in which aircraft carrier HMS Hermes was a key part of the British Task Force. The model shows the carrier…

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