Resurfacing works put on hold in Yeovil
Posted: 7th November 2012
SCHEMES to resurface a number of residential roads in Yeovil have been put on hold by the Highways Authority. Members of South Somerset District Council’s Area South committee will hear later today (Wednesday, November 7) that resurfacing work in Stiby Road and Westfield Road have been deferred by the Highways Authority until the outcome of discussions about further…
New direction for Yeovil Recycling Centre
Posted: 7th November 2012
IMPORTANT improvements at Yeovil Recycling Centre in Artillery Road on the Lufton Trading Estate will be unveiled tomorrow (Thursday, November 8). Carried out over the past five weeks, the changes, which will save time for customers while making the site more efficient, include: Reversing traffic flow so the previous exit becomes the entrance, with an automatic raised…
Sam is elected for new role
Posted: 6th November 2012
SAM Foulder-Hughes (pictured), 16, member of the UK Youth Parliament for South Somerset, has been elected by 40 other young people in the South West to become part of the Procedures Group for UK Youth Parliament. UKYP’s Procedures Group (PG) makes the decisions that guide the development of UKYP, and meet to make the arrangements for the annual sitting and the debate…
Quiz coins in cash for Flying Colours Appeal
Posted: 5th November 2012
THE Friends of Yeovil Hospital have raised £1247 for the Special Care Baby Unit at Yeovil Women’s Health and Maternity Unit as part of the Flying Colours Appeal. The money was raised at the Chris Parker Quiz which was held at YeovilCollege. The Friends’ chairman, Anne Bennett, presented the Chris Parker Cup to the new winners this year, ‘Shaken not Stirred’ Hospital Team…
Council saves £26k - thanks to solar panels!
Posted: 5th November 2012
SOUTH Somerset District Council has cut its costs by a massive £26,000 in one year thanks to installing photovoltaic panels on four of its buildings. Since installation of the first photovoltaic system in November 2011, the council has generated 77,862kWh of power, made £26,677.87 in revenue and saved over 42.1 tonnes of CO2. Performance to date shows that the…
Yeovil College plans to extend
Posted: 4th November 2012
YEOVIL College is looking to further extend its facilities. A planning application has been submitted to South Somerset District Council for permission to build a two-storey extension to the existing Kingston Bridge Building on the college campus in Mudford Road, Yeovil.
More car parking for Yeovil town centre
Posted: 4th November 2012
COUNCIL bosses are planning on creating more much-needed car parking spaces in Yeovil town centre. South Somerset District Council has submitted a planning application to demolish the old A. Stevens Ltd factory which is sited in South Street and joins the existing Box Factory car park. The council has bought the A. Stevens factory and wants to pull it down in order to…
It didn't last long - but it did snow!
Posted: 3rd November 2012
PEOPLE woke this morning to find Yeovil and South Somerset area covered in a light layer of snow. But when the sun broke through it did not last for long - so if you are just waking up now as we write this at just before 9.30am you will wonder what we are talking about! If you got some photos of Yeovil and South Somerset this morning while it was snowing - please email…
Burlesque dancer Jo raises funds for Poppy Appeal
Posted: 3rd November 2012
BURLESQUE dancer Jo Freestone was in Yeovil today to help support Army Cadets in their efforts to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Jo, who has been raising money for the Royal British Legion for 20 years, was dressed in her military-style burlesque costume as Major Outrage to raise cash for the appeal. She hit the headlines earlier this year when her outfit was…
Yeovil man feared dead in Egypt
Posted: 3rd November 2012
THERE are fears that a Yeovil man has drowned while on holiday in Egypt. News agencies have released that Steve Cracknell, 46, of Yeovil, was on a family holiday in the Sharm el-Sheikh resort (pictured) when he went missing. The BBC has reported that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office has confirmed a British national is currently missing in the popular tourist…
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