Get on your bikes and grow your Sprouts for the PSA!

Get on your bikes and grow your Sprouts for the PSA!

Posted: 30th January 2013
THE Piers Simon Appeal and School in a Bag have announced details of their next charity cycle challenge - this time codenamed Sprouts. Starting from Le Harve in France and finishing in Brussels, Belgium, the week long trip from Sunday, August 18, to Sunday, August 25, will run the week before the Bank holiday giving riders an extra day of recovery upon their return!…

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KFC in Yeovil aims to get things right

KFC in Yeovil aims to get things right

Posted: 29th January 2013
KENTUCKY Fried Chicken bosses are hoping to put early ‘teething problems’ behind them at the Yeovil restaurant after receiving an upgraded rating from environmental health officers. There has been plenty of criticism about the restaurant, which opened in late November, with unhappy customers posting their concerns on Facebook and other social network media sites. Things…

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Funeral service for murder victim Catherine Wells-Burr

Funeral service for murder victim Catherine Wells-Burr

Posted: 29th January 2013
THE funeral service for murdered South Somerset woman Catherine Wells-Burr will be held on Friday, February 1, at 12noon at St Mary’s Church in Chard. The body of Catherine, 23, was found in a burnt-out car in a lane near Ashill running alongside the busy A358 Ilminster to Taunton road on September 12 last year. After a long police investigation, Catherine’s body has…

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Town council to increase tax bill in Yeovil - by 6p a week!

Town council to increase tax bill in Yeovil - by 6p!

Posted: 29th January 2013
COUNCILLORS are expected to go-ahead tonight (Tuesday) with a move to put up the council tax for people in Yeovil – by just 6p per average Band D household per week. Central Government has made a number of changes to the way it makes council tax benefits and this has had an impact on how local authorities plan for their budgets including Yeovil Town Council. Members of…

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Local Plan is submitted to Inspector

Local Plan is submitted to Inspector

Posted: 29th January 2013
THE latest version of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006–28 has now been formally “submitted” to the Planning Inspectorate for public examination. This follows South Somerset District Council’s endorsement of recommended amendments earlier this month. The report to Full Council updated growth projections as a result of the publication of the new population figures from…

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Adrian's swimming the Channel for BIBIC

Adrian's swimming the Channel for BIBIC

Posted: 28th January 2013
A CIVIL Servant from Montacute, who until 15 months ago had only swum for fun, is now planning on swimming the English Channel to raise vital funds to change the lives of disabled children. Adrian Radford, 50, is taking on the challenge of swimming across one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes to support children’s charity BIBIC - the British Institute for Brain…

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Milestone for Royal Navy aircraft engineer after 42 years of service

Milestone for Royal Navy aircraft engineer after 42 years of service

Posted: 28th January 2013
AN AIRCRAFT engineer who has served with the Royal Navy for 42 years has reached his 1,000th flying hour in a Helicopter at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. John Turuta, 61,, an aircraft engineer on Royal Navy Lynx Helicopters takes to the skies with the pilots to give expert engineering advice. Reaching 1,000 hours is a significant milestone in an aviator’s career and…

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Business seminar at Yeovil Innovation Centre

Business seminar at Yeovil Innovation Centre

Posted: 28th January 2013
BUSINESS owners in Somerset are being encouraged to sign up for a new government-backed service intended to promote business growth through coaching and management training. A free breakfast seminar will be held at Yeovil Innovation Centre from 8am to 9.30am on Tuesday, February 19, where ambitious small and medium sized businesses can find out more about the benefits…

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Food hygiene standards - a click away

Food hygiene standards - a click away

Posted: 28th January 2013
COUNCIL chiefs are reminding people that it is now even easier to find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop they want to eat at or buy food from has good food hygiene standards. People can access food hygiene ratings on the move, for free, by downloading a Food Hygiene Rating Scheme App for your iPhone or Android device. With well over 90% of local authorities…

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A life lost or a life saved?

A life lost or a life saved?

Posted: 28th January 2013
PEOPLE in the Yeovil area are being offered the chance to learn the skills that can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.   St John Ambulance is hosting an Essential First Aid training course for all ages at the St John Ambulance centre in Memorial Road on February 23 from 10am to 1pm.   The course is suitable for all ages and covers the main first aid…

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