Has anyone seen Dereck the Dalmation?

Has anyone seen Dereck the Dalmation?

Posted: 12th December 2012
REBECCA Brinsford is hoping that Father Christmas will bring her someone very special this year – Dereck the Dalmation. The Yeovil schoolgirl has been left heartbroken for the past two years ever since Dereck vanished and has been hoping that she is reunited with her loveable companion. Mum Holly Brinsford said that Rebecca was given the seven-inch ‘beanie’ toy when she…

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Gran gets locked out of house by one-year-old child

Gran gets locked out of house by one-year-old child

Posted: 12th December 2012
A ONE-YEAR-OLD child locked their grandmother outside of their house this morning at Norton-sub-Hamdon. One fire engine from Martock attended the house at just after 9.30am after receiving the call that granny was locked out and the child was in the home alone. Firefighters used small tools to gain access to the home and reunite grandmother and grandchild.

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Council to close at Christmas

Council to close at Christmas

Posted: 12th December 2012
YEOVIL Town Council offices will be closed on December 24-26 because of the Christmas holiday. Staff at the Town House in Union Street, Yeovil, will be given the public holidays of Christmas Day and Boxing Day as usual, while the council has agreed that personnel can also take off Christmas Eve as one of their statutory holiday days. The offices will be reopen on…

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Yeovil market on the move?

Yeovil market on the move?

Posted: 12th December 2012
COUNCIL officials are looking at possibly moving the location of the Yeovil market in a bid to boost trade for stall-holders. The market has been based in Lower Middle Street on Tuesdays and Friday since 1996 and is open for trade from 9am to 3pm having previously been situated at the Petters Way car park. But Cllr Tony Fife, chairman of South Somerset District Council’s…

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Band master Tom hits the right notes at RNAS Yeovilton

Band master Tom hits the right notes at RNAS Yeovilton

Posted: 12th December 2012
BAND Colour Sergeant Tom Crane has received The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded in recognition of his exemplary record over 15 years service. The awards also recognise his exemplary service to the Royal Marine Band Service, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and promotion of the Royal Navy. The presentation of Tom’s medal was made by Commodore Jock Alexander;…

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Brave Isaac lights up the night

Brave Isaac lights up the night

Posted: 11th December 2012
BRAVE lad Isaac Flory was the centre of attention tonight as he was given the honour of officially switching-on the new floodlights at Chard Town FC. Isaac, three, son of Chard manager Nick Flory, was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this year and has spent many months receiving treatment at Bristol. Isaac is now in remission after what Nick has described as the most…

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20mph speed limit bid in Yeovil fails to get out of first gear

20mph speed limit bid in Yeovil fails to get out of first gear

Posted: 11th December 2012
A PROPOSAL to back a campaign to have a 20mph speed limit introduced into all residential areas of Yeovil has fallen on deaf ears. Cllr Martin Bailey, of Yeovil Town Council, had wanted his colleagues to support his call in a bid to improve road safety. “I propose that the town council is in favour of 20mph speed limits across all residential areas of Yeovil apart from…

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Yeovil Loyalty Card to be introduced for shoppers

Yeovil Loyalty Card to be introduced for shoppers

Posted: 11th December 2012
BUSINESS chiefs are planning on introducing a Yeovil Loyalty Card for shoppers during the early part of 2013. David Mills, of the Yeovil Town Centre Partnership, has said that the scheme should benefit retailers and shoppers visiting the town centre. Mr Mills gave a presentation to Yeovil Town Council last week and said it was hoped the scheme would help to build a more…

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Two taken to hospital after Lyde Road collision

Two taken to hospital after Lyde Road collision

Posted: 11th December 2012
TWO people were taken to hospital earlier today following a collision on Lyde Road in Yeovil involving two vehicles. The alarm was raised at just before 3.45pm after the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were notified by the Ambulance Service. Two fire engines and a rescue tender from Yeovil attended the scene and found one person trapped inside a car. They used…

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Planning approval NOT needed to turn pub into Tesco Express

Planning approval NOT needed to turn pub into Tesco Express

Posted: 11th December 2012
TESCO is planning to open its third mini-express store in Yeovil with news that it is to take over the Picketty Witch pub premises in Ilchester Road. People living in the Ilchester Road area of the town received a letter from the supermarket giant at the weekend outlining its plans to open a convenience store within the former pub which closed down in recent weeks…

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