Quality! That's Yeovil Hospital!

Quality! That's Yeovil Hospital!

Posted: 14th November 2012
BOSSES of the NHS Trust which runs Yeovil District Hospital (pictured) have been given a big boost - following an unannounced inspeciton of the hosptial by officers from the Care Quality Commission.   The inspectors told the Trust, following its visit, that the hospital was meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety. The inspection took place in…

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Remembering the Queen's visit to Yeovil

Remembering the Queen's visit to Yeovil

Posted: 14th November 2012
CHAIRMAN of South Somerset District Council, Cllr Mike Best, has helped the rangers at Yeovil Country park put the finishing touches to a tree and brass plaque that have been planted and fixed to commemorate the visit of Her Majesty the Queen earlier this year.   The Queen visited Yeovil Country Park - more commonly known as Ninesprings - as part of her Diamond Jubilee…

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Eastbury Hotel goes on the market

Eastbury Hotel goes on the market

Posted: 13th November 2012
A WELL-KNOWN hotel in Sherborne has gone on the market with Colliers International with an asking price of nearly £2m.   The Eastbury Hotel (pictured) is a 23-bedroom boutique hotel and has three AA stars and is priced at £1.95million freehold.   Collliers International hotels director Simon Wells said the Eastbury would tick all the boxes for owners seeking a top grade…

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Do YOU recognise these photos?

Do YOU recognise these photos?

Posted: 13th November 2012
POLICE are trying to trace the owners of a memory card found at the home of a burglary suspect in Yeovil.  On Friday, November 9, police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of burglary. During a search of his home in Yeovil a Sony PSP SD memory card was recovered and officers suspect it has been stolen. The photos show a woman in front of Tower Bridge, as well as…

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Barratt Homes offer festive treat

Barratt Homes offer festive treat

Posted: 13th November 2012
HOMEBUYERS are being offered the chance to settle into a brand new home in Yeovil in time for Christmas thanks to Barratt’s part exchange scheme.   And those reserving at Wyndham Park this weekend (November 17/18) will be able to take advantage of an extra special treat. Buyers who complete in time for Christmas can choose from a number of extras ranging from carpets and…

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Yeovilton helicopter lands on French ship

Yeovilton helicopter lands on French ship

Posted: 12th November 2012
THE first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton to join a French frigate for a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon.   As part of the initiative for the UK and French armed forces to work more closely together, the Lynx Mark 8 aircraft from Yeovilton will deploy with the FS Surcouf as part of Operation Atalanta off the Horn of…

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Old Mill move into new premises in Yeovil

Old Mill move into new premises in Yeovil

Posted: 12th November 2012
YEOVIL  accountants and financial planners Old Mill are moving to the newly refurbished town centre property Maltravers House after outgrowing their Goldcroft office.   Old Mill has been in Yeovil since 1998, but in that time, staff numbers have grown from around 40 to 85, and the current office is bursting at the seams. So about a year ago, Old Mill tasked surveyors and…

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Meet the police THIS MORNING while out shopping

Meet the police THIS MORNING while out shopping

Posted: 12th November 2012
PEOPLE can meet with police officers and discuss matters of concern while they are out shopping in Yeovil town centre later this morning (Monday, November 12) The police's town centre team will be holding a beat surgery at Yeovil Town Council's offices in Bond Street, Yeovil, this morning between 10am and 11am. A police spokesman said: ''Please come along and speak to a…

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A nation falls silent

A nation falls silent

Posted: 11th November 2012
THE nation will fall silent this morning (Sunday, November 11) to mark Armistice Day which also falls this year on Remembrance Sunday.   Services will take place across the country and a two-minute silence will be observed at 11am to signify the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month when the guns stopped firing at the end of the First World War in 1918. Today's…

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Simon Mayo visits Yeovil

Simon Mayo visits Yeovil

Posted: 11th November 2012
BBC Radio legend Simon Mayo was in Yeovil yesterday (Saturday, November 10) to talk about his children’s book, Itch, an exciting roller-coaster story of an adventure for nine to 12-year-olds.   Mayo (pictured right), one of Britain’s best-loved and well-known radio presenters, was at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil where he was met by an army of avid young book readers and…

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