Snow 2013: Yeovil College to close for day

Snow 2013: Yeovil College to close for day

Posted: 17th January 2013
YEOVIL College has already taken the decision to close tomorrow (Friday, January 18) because of snow - even before a flake has fallen. Due to the forecast of heavy snow in Somerset tomorrow, all college campuses will be closed for the day including the University Centre Yeovil in Preston Road, and its sites at Lufton on the outskirts of Yeovil and those at Bridport and…

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Snow 2013: Yeovil Hospital prepares

Snow 2013: Yeovil Hospital prepares

Posted: 17th January 2013
YEOVIL District Hospital is urging patients to attend appointments as normal tomorrow if they can - despite the forecast for heavy snow to fall over the county. If patients are unable to attend they are asked to phone the hospital's Snow Hotline on 01935-383000. A hospital spokesman said: ''With heavy snow forecast for tomorrow, Friday 18th January, Yeovil District…

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Take care at Yeovil Country Park

Take care at Yeovil Country Park

Posted: 17th January 2013
  COUNTRYSIDE rangers at the Yeovil Country Park are urging visitors to take care while visiting the park during the wintery weather. Plummeting temperatures have made paths slippery and unless care is taken could lead to people falling over and possibly facing a trip to the Accident & Emergency Department at Yeovil District Hospital with broken bones. A spokesman for…

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Info evening at Yeovil College for budding students

Info evening at Yeovil College for budding students

Posted: 16th January 2013
YEOVIL College is holding a full-time information evening on Monday, January 21, at its Mudford Road campus - giving potential students and their parents a chance to see new developments including the recently opened A-Level Academy. The A Level Academy is a £1.1 million development project which aims to create a space to meet the specific needs of A Level students. The…

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Funds to keep you warm this winter

Funds to keep you warm this winter

Posted: 16th January 2013
A WARM front will be moving into homes across Yeovil and Somerset this winter after a successful bid for Government cash. Somerset County Council has secured £150,000 of grant from the Department of Health’s ‘Warm Homes, Healthy People’ fund to help people living in cold homes or struggling with heating bills. Cllr Christine Lawrence, the council's community services…

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End of the road for pot holes in Somerset?

End of the road for pot holes in Somerset?

Posted: 16th January 2013
ROADS around Somerset are to receive a £5-million boost from the Department of Transport - much-needed to rid the county of pot holes galore. The money will be used for essential maintenance to increase resilience and extend the life of Somerset’s roads. The news is particularly welcome after recent flooding devastated parts of the county and left huge bills for Highway…

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Disabled urged to have their say on Yeovil transport issues

Disabled urged to have their say on Yeovil transport issues

Posted: 16th January 2013
COUNCIL officials will be meeting with disabled people in Yeovil later this month to get their views on how the town’s transport issues should be addressed in the years to come. Somerset County Council has just begun to develop the Yeovil Transport Strategy Review 2. This town-wide initiative will guide the development of the transport network within Yeovil until 2028…

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Rock Up in Red for the BHF!

Rock Up in Red for the BHF!

Posted: 16th January 2013
THE Yeovil Press is backing National Heart Month by asking everyone to dress up in red on Friday, February 1, to support the British Heart Foundation's Rock Up in Red day. Now’s the time to start planning your Rock Up In Red day. It’s your day to get together with colleagues, friends or pupils to wear red, have fun and help fight heart and circulatory disease, one of the…

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Prime Minister praises Yeovil workforce

Prime Minister praises Yeovil workforce

Posted: 16th January 2013
THE Prime Minister, David Cameron, has congratulated Yeovil company AgustaWestland on gaining its first export order for the new AW159 Wildcat helicopter (pictured). The Finmeccanica company announced last night that Korea had selected the AW159 to meet its ‘maritime operational helicopter’ requirement – believed to be worth around £250m. The contract for eight AW159…

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Musical students hit the right note

Musical students hit the right note

Posted: 16th January 2013
LEWESTON School at Sherborne was delighted to kick the New Year off with some record breaking news in the music department. The three Leweston Sixth-Formers who took their ATCL (Associated Trinity College, London) Performance Diplomas in November hit the right note with examiners. Ellie Byfield on saxophone, Emily Yang on the piano and Imogen Massey on the flute all…

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