Yeovil knitters are asked to get knitting for charity

Yeovil knitters are asked to get knitting for charity

Posted: 26th January 2013
YEOVIL knitters are being invited to take up their needles to help raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust by making legwarmers for trampolinists. Trampoline supplier Super Tramp has joined forces with knitwear designer, Rebecca Peach from www.twigsknits.com to offer people a free pattern to make legwarmers in aid of the CF Trust. PHOTO: Laura Gallagher, who is…

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Yeovil below national average for out of work numbers

Yeovil below national average for out of work numbers

Posted: 26th January 2013
LATEST employment figures show that the number of people out of work in the Yeovil constituency is well below the UK average. Data, published by the Office for National Statistics, shows that unemployment has fallen in the constituency to 2.4 per cent, whereas nationally that figure stands at 7.7 per cent. Yeovil is now inside the top 100 constituencies for levels of…

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Big birthing boost at Yeovil maternity unit

Big £200,000 for birthing boost at Yeovil maternity unit

Posted: 24th January 2013
YEOVIL District Hospital is to receive £200,000 to help provide new equipment and facilities to improve the 'birthing environment' at its maternity unit. Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter will announce later today that more than 100 hospitals across the country will share a £25 million fund to improve and upgrade their maternity units. The money heading to Yeovil will be…

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New face at Yarlington

New face at Yarlington

Posted: 24th January 2013
A NEW head of human resources and corporate services has joined Yeovil-based housing provider Yarlington Housing Group. From her most recent role with EDF Energy, Beverley Milner Simonds (pictured) brings to the company a wealth of HR experience including leading transformation programmes, delivering people strategies and tactical initiatives, and brings her experience…

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Miracles do happen - cash envelope is handed in!

Miracles do happen - cash envelope is handed in!

Posted: 23rd January 2013
ANYONE who heard the deafening sound of a massive sigh of relief today will need to look no further than a fortuitous self-employed plumber who must have felt his numbers had come up on the National Lottery. The Yeovil Press reported on Saturday evening how John Ansell, 26, of King Street, Yeovil, was taking his pay from a recently completed job – amounting to £890 in…

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Woman punched in face in Yeovil

Woman punched in face in Yeovil

Posted: 23rd January 2013
A FEMALE victim was punched in the face during an argument with a man outside a Yeovil shop. Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the assault outside the Co-op store in Stiby Road, Yeovil, on Monday, January 21, between 4.30pm and 5pm. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555…

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Meet the experts at Wyndham Park

Meet the experts at Wyndham Park

Posted: 23rd January 2013
MOVING to a brand new home in Yeovil is about to be made even easier - thanks to a special weekend event organised by Barratt. The housing developer is hosting a meet the experts weekend at its Wyndham Park development on Saturday, January 26, and Sunday, January 27, where a team of experts will be standing by to offer advice on all aspects of the buying process. Barratt…

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Yeovil runner returns from Florida

Yeovil runner returns from Florida

Posted: 23rd January 2013
YEOVIL endurance runner Josh Williams has just returned from Florida where he ran a total of 39.3-miles in two days in aid of homeless charity Mendip YMCA. The event - which took place on January 12-13 the 12 th and 13 th of January was held at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort comprised of a half marathon on the first day followed by a full marathon the following day…

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Snow 2013: Yeovil council thanked for efforts

Snow 2013: Yeovil council thanked for efforts

Posted: 23rd January 2013
YEOVIL Town Council has been thanked for its efforts in helping to keep the county on the move today. Much of the county was left under a layer of snow last night and for much of this morning following heavy showers. But gritter crews have been working around the clock in snow-affected areas of Somerset since nearly six inches fell in 24 hours. Double the usual amount of…

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Snow 2013: Main schools in Yeovil are OPEN

Snow 2013: Main schools in Yeovil are OPEN

Posted: 23rd January 2013
THE main secondary schools in Yeovil are all OPEN today (Wednesday, January 23) despite the heavy snowfall. Normal lessons at PRESTON SCHOOL will start at the beginning of Period Two, though the school will be open for all students and staff from 8.30am. A school spokesman said: “Today will be a non-uniform day. Students should wear appropriate footwear and winter…

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