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Posted: 27th January 2013
A FIRE engine from Yeovil was sent out this morning following reports of a property fire at a home in Larkhill Road in the town. The alarm was raised at just after 11.45am and although the blaze was reported to have been already out, firefighters still attended the incident to carry out a safety check. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said:…

Roadside 'car showrooms' cause concern

Posted: 27th January 2013
COUNCILLORS are concerned about the number of cars which are being parked up at the sides of roads in Yeovil and being offered for sale. To see a car parked up with a ‘for sale’ sign in the window is nothing new with many of them being privately-placed, but councillors are worried that some are turning their car-selling exploits into a commercial business. There are some…

Licensing boss 'worried' at taxi checks

Posted: 27th January 2013
A JOINT operation to check over 18 local taxis has brought disappointment to South Somerset District Council’s licensing enforcement team. Unexpected stop checks on 18 vehicles were carried out across the district on December 7 in a joint operation by Avon and Somerset Constabulary, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and South Somerset District Council. …

Councils work hard to keep us on the move

Posted: 27th January 2013
COUNCIL staff in Yeovil and South Somerset are keeping their fingers-crossed that they are in for a respite from the bad weather which has seen them working flat out around the clock. Fresh from delivering an estimated 7,500 sandbads across South Somerset during the floods of late last year, the district council's streetscene services crews have worked hard over the past…

Cheque boost for Yeovil Freewheelers

Posted: 27th January 2013
THE Yeovil Freewheelers have received a cheque for £4,103.10 - thanks to the fundraising efforts of staff at Yarlington Housing Group. Each year staff at Yarlington Housing Group nominate, and then vote for, a charity to become the ‘Staff Charity of the Year’. In 2012, The Yeovil Freewheelers Emergency Volunteer Service won the vote. Throughout the year employees and…

Car on roof on A30 at Haselbury Plucknett

Posted: 26th January 2013
THE Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service responded to an accident this evening on the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett involving one vehicle. The alarm was raised by the South West Ambulance Service about an accident involving a car on its roof and on fire at just after 5pm. Firefighters from Crewkerne and Yeovil attended the scene. A Fire Service spokesman said: ''The…

Good Samaritan gives cash envelope reward money to charity

Posted: 26th January 2013
A GOOD Samaritan who handed in an envelope containing more than £1,000 he had found in a Yeovil street has given his reward money to charity. The Yeovil Press followed up an appeal made a week ago today on Facebook site, Yeovil Real News, by Clare Edmonds for help in finding an envelope her partner, self-employed plumber John Ansell, had unwittingly dropped while walking…

Bad weather is perfect for Matthew and his huskies

Posted: 26th January 2013
WHILE the recent snow and ice saw sporting fixtures across the area cancelled - the bad weather conditions are, in fact, ideal for one set of sportsmen and women. This photo shows musher Matthew Evans and his Siberian husky sled dog team taking advantage of the perfect weather at....the Ham Hill Country Park. Matthew, of Ilchester, serves in the Royal Navy and is based…

What a load of rubbish! Garden waste collections put on hold

Posted: 26th January 2013
GARDEN rubbish collections are being suspended in Yeovil and South Somerset to help crews catch up with waste services disrupted by the recent snow and ice. Somerset Waste Partnership managing director Steve Read has asked residents to be patient - especially those with garden waste collections in South Somerset and other district areas of Mendip and Taunton Deane. …

Boy rescued from rocky ledge at Ham Hill

Posted: 26th January 2013
A SCHOOLBOY had to be rescued this afternoon after getting stuck on a rocky ledge at the Ham Hill Country Park at Stoke-sub-Hamdon. It was just after 4pm when the Fire Service received a call reporting a boy had got stuck on a ledge. One fire engine from Martock and one from Yeovil attended the scene along with a specialist rescue team from Bridgwater. A spokesman for…

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