WIN a copy of David Walliams book

WIN a copy of David Walliams book

Posted: 28th November 2012
FUNNYMAN David Walliams will be in Yeovil this weekend to sign copies of his new book, Camp David, and the Yeovil Press is giving you the chance to win a copy before he arrives. The Yeovil Press is offering viewers the opportunity to get their hands on a copy of the book which they can then go and get signed from the  TV celebrity on Saturday (December 1). David will be…

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Stoke boosted by funding for a brand new exercise class

Stoke boosted by funding for a brand new exercise class

Posted: 28th November 2012
VILLAGERS in Stoke-sub-Hamdon have received a boost with a brand new Healthy Hearts exercise class being launched.     The class has been made possible following funding from Somerset County Council alongside support from South Somerset District Council.   Cllr John Bailey, from Somerset County Council, said “We are supporting health and wellbeing projects in Somerset…

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Have you lost some keys?

Have you lost some keys?

Posted: 28th November 2012
POLICE are appealing to members of the public to identify the owner of some keys that were seized by officers.  The three sets were found in a vehicle that had been broken into in Yeovil between November 15-16. The keys do not belong to the victim and officers are keen to identify the owners. The three car keys are manufactured by BMW, FORD and Mitsubishi. A 34-year-old…

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Paint primer attack in Yeovil

Paint primer attack in Yeovil

Posted: 28th November 2012
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following an incident in Yeovil in which three vehicles were covered in white primer paint. The incidents happened overnight between Saturday, November 24, and Sunday, November 25,  in Matthews Road. Anyone with any information on this incident or who saw any suspicious behaviour in the area on this night is asked to…

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KFC all set to open!

KFC all set to open!

Posted: 26th November 2012
KENTUCKY Fried Chicken is set to open its new drive-thru restaurant in Yeovil this morning (Monday, November 26). Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson is due to officially declare the resturant open in a ceremony at 10am on the Houndstone Business Park. It will mark the end of a long-running saga involving KFC moving into the town, but fans will be delighted that the…

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Cash boost for West Coker

Cash boost for West Coker

Posted: 25th November 2012
SOUTH Somerset District Council has awarded the West Coker Commemoration Fund a grant of £4,000 at their recent Area South Committee for essential works to keep the new village hall building open during the winter months.   The West Coker Commemoration Fund recently acquired a building for the village, which is now being used as a village hall with a wide variety of uses…

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Three people rescued from car caught in floods

Three people rescued from car caught in floods

Posted: 24th November 2012
THREE people were rescued this morning from a car trapped in flood water at Muchelney close to Huish Episcopi. Two fire engines from Martock were mobilised to reports of people stuck within a car in floodwater on the road from Huish Episcopi to Muchelney at just before 11am. A Fire Service spokesman said: ''On arrival at scene the crews donned dry suits and water safety…

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Beat the thieves at Christmas

Beat the thieves at Christmas

Posted: 24th November 2012
POLICE are urging people in Yeovil and South Somerset to help them beat the thieves in the run up to Christmas with a brand new video campaign.  PCSO Neil Spiring – star of the See Bike Crime? Call 999! video that police launched three weeks ago as part of Operation Relentless – is back in a new film to raise awareness of crimes like phone, bag, bike and car thefts. The…

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National awards for sewage works

National awards for sewage works

Posted: 24th November 2012
A SUSTAINABILITY project at one of Wessex Water’s sewage treatment works has won two national awards.  The Somerton reedbed project, which aims to sustainably remove nutrients from watercourses has won a Green Business Award for Green Technology and a gold Green Apple Environmental Award for Innovation. The initiative, which started in 2010, uses reedbeds to extract…

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A30 at West Coker closed

A30 at West Coker closed

Posted: 23rd November 2012
THERE are traffic problems in West Coker with reports that the A30 High Street is closed in both directions due to a fallen tree at Gooseacre Lane.

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