Yeovil girl dances to success in Paris
Posted: 20th December 2012
YEOVIL dancer Kayleigh Andrews has been strutting her stuff with great effect at EuroDisney in Paris - by winning five World Championship dance titles. Kayleigh and dance partner Glenn Boyce ( pictured), who comes from Bournemouth, won the Juvenile Under-12s Latin and Ballroom titles in both restricted and open categories in the first two days of a dance festival last…
Stay safe on Black Friday
Posted: 20th December 2012
THE Friday night before Christmas is often dubbed 'Black Friday' as it is often one of the busiest times of the year for the emergency services with thousands of revellers hitting the town for festive parties. This Friday Police will be providing a live on-line news feed with photos to give a behind-the-scenes look at what they do to keep the party-goers safe over the…
Stay safe at Xmas
Posted: 20th December 2012
CHRISTMAS is almost here! The turkey needs cooking, the mulled wine needs warming. There is a lot to think about and it is easy to get distracted, but Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service want you to celebrate Christmas safely this year. Although it is important all year round, the extra distractions at Christmas make it vital to be vigilant during the festive…
Don't miss your recycling collections over Xmas
Posted: 20th December 2012
FAMILIES across Yeovil and South Somerset are being urged not to miss their Christmas week kerbside recycling collection to avoid having excess waste next week. Although Christmas Eve services are unchanged, there will be no collections on Christmas Day and Boxing Day so the rest of the week’s pick-ups are two days’ later, including Thursday’s pick-ups on Saturday…
Students can complete teacher training in Yeovil
Posted: 20th December 2012
THE University Centre Yeovil is delighted to announce that students will be able to complete important teacher training qualifications at the centre's campus in Preston Road. The centre has said that its new Postgraduate Certificate in Post-Compulsory Education and Training qualification has been validated by the University of Gloucestershire. This means that from…
Alan Hansen backs fundraising novel for Hillsborough families
Posted: 19th December 2012
SOCCER pundit Alan Hansen has called on football fans to support the Hillsborough families by buying a fundraising novel written by a South Somerset author. The former Scotland and Liverpool player turned BBC commentator has also said he wants to see Dangerous Score - a football thriller written by South Somerset author Mike Bearcroft to benefit the Hillsborough Family…
More than 100 drink-drive arrests in Xmas campaign
Posted: 19th December 2012
POLICE have arrested more than 100 people for drink or drug driving across Avon and Somerset in the first 18 days of the Operation Tonic Christmas campaign. Since it started on December 1, a total of 101 motorists who have been stopped have tested positive. The figure compares with 136 for the same period last year. This Christmas police are again asking people to shop a…
Angela's doing it for the girls at RNAS Yeovilton
Posted: 19th December 2012
TWENTY-FIVE air engineering technicians have celebrated the successful completion of another major milestone in their bid to become fully qualified at RNAS Yeovilton. They have completed the 23-week Phase 2b training as part of the overall 55-week training programme to fully equip them as aircraft technicans. During the Phase 2b course the trainees undergo eight weeks of…
Man dies following Ilminster collision
Posted: 18th December 2012
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Ilminster last night (Monday, December 17). The incident happened on the B3168 Station Road at about 7.40pm. A car driving towards the A303 Southfields roundabout was in the process of negotiating a left bend after crossing the River Isle when it was in collision with a roadside sign and lamp…
Yeovilton crew home for Christmas
Posted: 18th December 2012
PHOTO: Petty Officer Dean Holdsworth and Stephanie Holdsworth with their children Thomas, three, and Edward, two. THERE have been happy scenes at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton with aircrew and engineers returning from a seven-and-half-month deployment in support of disaster relief and drug-busting off the coast of the United States of America and in the Caribbean…
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