Fire at Gainsborough Way in Yeovil

Fire at Gainsborough Way in Yeovil

Posted: 20th October 2012
TWO fire crews were called out this afternoon after receiving reports of smoke coming from vents and floorboards at a home in Gainsborough Way, Yeovil. Firemen from Yeovil found a fire within the wall cavities of the property. It is believed the cause of the fire was due to an electrical fault.

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County Hall welcomes Agusta Westland jobs boost

County Hall welcomes Agusta Westland jobs boost

Posted: 20th October 2012
SOMERSET County Council has welcomed the news that Yeovil-based aerospace company AgustaWestland has secured £46 million from the Government. Regional Growth Fund. The council's economic development spokesman, Cllr David Hall, said: ''This is tremendous news for Somerset, and an exciting time for the staff at Agusta Westland. ''As a council we are working hard to promote…

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Man charged over the deaths of seven people in M5 pile-up

Man charged over the deaths of seven people in M5 pile-up

Posted: 20th October 2012
AVON and Somerset Police and the Crown Prosecution Service last night announced they had charged a 50-year-old man with manslaughter over the deaths of seven people in a pile-up on the M5 motorway near Taunton last November. A statement released late last night stated that Geoffrey Counsell had been charged with seven counts of manslaughter following the deaths of…

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Booklets dropping through letterboxes for Police Commissioner elections

Booklets dropping through letterboxes for Police Commissioner elections

Posted: 20th October 2012
PEOPLE in South Somerset and across the Avon and Somerset police region are urged to keep an eye out for specially commissioned booklets dropping through their letterboxes. The booklets feature important information about the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election. Delivery of the booklets to all households will start during the week beginning Monday…

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Talk to the police while out shopping

Talk to the police while out shopping

Posted: 20th October 2012
PEOPLE can meet with police officers and discuss matters of concern while they are out shopping in Yeovil town centre. The police's town centre team will be holding beat surgeries at Yeovil Town Council's offices in Bond Street, Yeovil, on November 12 and December 10 between 10am and 11am. A police spokesman said: ''Please come along and speak to a PCSO with any…

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Agusta Westland seals £46m boost from Government

Agusta Westland seals £46m boost from Government

Posted: 19th October 2012
MP David Laws has visited AgustaWestland in Yeovil this morning to congratulate management and staff on securing £46m of Government investment to boost the helicopter company’s work. The multi-million pound investment announced today will sustain thousands of jobs as part of three new projects to be based in Yeovil. The funding package from the Coalition Government will…

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Information evening for potential students at Yeovil College

Information evening for potential students at Yeovil College

Posted: 18th October 2012
YEOVIL College is holding a Full-time Information Evening at its Mudford Road campus on Monday, October 22, giving potential students and their parents their first look at the area’s newest A Level Academy. The A Level Academy is a £1.1 million development project which aims to create a space to meet the specific needs of A Level students. The Academy currently includes…

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GOSSIP meeting for cancer support group

GOSSIP meeting for cancer support group

Posted: 18th October 2012
YEOVIL District Hospital's GOSSIP Gynae-oncology Survivorship group will hear about genetics and gynaecological cancers when it meets on Monday (October 22). The guest speaker will be genetics counsellor Margaret James. The GOSSIP patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecological cancer. It was founded by the Gynaecological Cancer…

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UPDATE: Search for missing Noel Alder, 86

Search for missing Noel Alder, 86

Posted: 17th October 2012
POLICE have just announced that the search for 86-year-old Noel Alder has reached a successful conclusion. A police spokesman said that Mr Alder had been found "safe and well" and that officers would like to thank everyone for their help in locating the man. EARLIER STORY FROM TODAY: MEMBERS of the public are being asked to help find 86-year-old Noel Alder (pictured) who…

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Police look for lorry driver

Police look for lorry driver

Posted: 17th October 2012
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help following a collision between a car and a lorry in Yeovil yesterday (Tuesday, October 16). The incident is reported to have happened at about 1pm on the roundabout outside Yeovil District Hospital and involved a collision between a Vauxhall Corsa and a grey coloured HGV. The lorry is reported to have left the scene after the…

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