Local news from the Yeovil Express covering Yeovil, South Somerset and Somerset.

Appeal for witnesses from Yeovil brain injury victim

1:00pm Tuesday 10th December 2013

A YEOVIL cyclist who suffered a serious brain injury when he was involved in a head-on collision has appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

Yeovil Post Office extends opening hours for Christmas

10:00am Monday 9th December 2013

WITH Christmas Day less than one month away, the Post Office has announced that Yeovil Post Office branch will be offering longer opening hours in the run up to the festive season.

Awards for apprentices and employers from Yeovil and surrounding area

1:00pm Sunday 8th December 2013

APPRENTICES and employers from across Somerset, Dorset and the South West have won awards at the third annual Yeovil College and North Dorset Technical College Apprenticeship Awards.

Foreign language success for Stanchester students

6:00pm Saturday 7th December 2013

STANCHESTER Academy students recently came a fantastic third nationally in an online language learning competition called the Vocab Express Championships.

Westfield could regain Post Office - at the Co-op

2:00pm Saturday 7th December 2013

THE Westfield community in Yeovil looks set to have a new Post Office counter in the area after the Co-op shop recently agreed to install the facility within the shop.

South Somerset law firm expands

4:00pm Friday 6th December 2013

SOUTH Somerset solicitors AmicusLaw have gone through their largest expansion since starting over ten years ago.

Yeovil art students see work on display

12:00pm Friday 6th December 2013

ART students from Yeovil College have visited Albert Goodman’s recently refurbished Yeovil office to see their artwork in pride of place around the building.

Robbery victim left with broken eye socket after Yeovil incident

12:00pm Wednesday 27th November 2013

A ROBBERY victim was left with a broken eye socket and had money stolen following an incident in Yeovil.

Witnesses sought after sexual assault in Yeovil

5:00pm Tuesday 26th November 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following a sexual assault in Yeovil.

Advice for motorists over winter months

7:00pm Saturday 23rd November 2013

WITH temperatures beginning to drop and snow and icy conditions widely expected throughout winter, many drivers will be faced with driving conditions vastly different from the milder months.

Fire crews attend shower fire at a house in Yeovil

6:39pm Saturday 23rd November 2013

TWO appliances from Yeovil attended a small fire at a house King Street this evening (November 23).

England cricket star heads to Stanchester Academy

12:30pm Thursday 21st November 2013

FORMER England women's cricketer and current Somerset CCC head woman's coach, Caroline Atkins, visited Stanchester Academy as part of an initiative to get more woman into cricket.

Stanchester students pull out all the stops for Children in Need

9:00am Thursday 21st November 2013

STUDENTS at Stanchester Academy have been taking part in a range of activities to raise money for the 2013 Children in Need appeal.

Yeovilton celebrates 20 years of links with 'St Barts' church

4:00pm Wednesday 20th November 2013

A CEREMONY has been held to mark 20 years since the Church of St Bartholomew, formerly the parish church for the village of Yeovilton, officially became The Fleet Air Arm Memorial Church.

Sci-fi event comes to Fleet Air Arm Museum

1:00pm Tuesday 19th November 2013

GOOD news for Sci-fi enthusiasts: following the popularity of the annual Dalek Invasion at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, it has announced a new sci-fi event will take place on Saturday, November 23.

Yeovil student helps out at fishery

10:00am Monday 18th November 2013

A STUDENT from Yeovil is one of several studying fisheries management at Bridgwater College who have been helping out at local fishery, Summerhayes, in the town.

Yeovilton volunteer band to perform concert for Yeovil Hospital

1:00pm Sunday 17th November 2013

A CONCERT is being held by the HMS Heron volunteer band to raise funds for Yeovil District Hospital to enhance the hospital environment for patients with dementia.

Plant a tree on Ham Hill tomorrow

10:00am Saturday 16th November 2013

COUNTRY Park rangers hope local people will help them plant 450 native trees at Ham Hill on Sunday, November 17.

Stanchester Academy students mark Remembrance Day

12:30pm Thursday 14th November 2013

ON a recent History trip to Belgium, Year 9 students from Stanchester Academy laid a wreath at the Tyne Cot war memorial.

David Laws congratulates AgustaWestland on Norwegian search and rescue contract

12:00pm Wednesday 13th November 2013

THE Norwegian government is entering final negotiations with Yeovil-based AgustaWestland on the possibility of delivering search and rescue helicopters.

Yeovil ASDA staff are fit and raring to go

1:00pm Tuesday 12th November 2013

STAFF at the Asda store in Yeovil were given a clean bill of health following a special event aimed at giving them tips, tests and advice on how to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Former station yard earmarked for housing

10:00am Monday 11th November 2013

THE former station yard in Sparkford near Yeovil – with planning permission for 14 houses – has been sold by land sale specialists CJH Land.

New Aircraft Carrier Exhibition opens at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

1:00pm Sunday 10th November 2013

THE Fleet Air Arm Museum has opened a new gallery telling the story of the development of the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and their impressive capabilities for the 21st Century.

Student selected to represent county at football

7:00pm Saturday 9th November 2013

A STANCHESTER Academy student from Stoke Sub Hamdon, has been selected for the U16 Somerset Schools Football team.

Getting creative with colour

2:00pm Friday 8th November 2013

A HOUSING association is giving residents a greater choice over the colours used to decorate their new home after launching a pilot project with Dulux Decorator Centres.

Witnesses to theft and attempted theft in Yeovil urged to get in touch

1:30pm Friday 8th November 2013

ANYONE who has information about a theft and an attempted theft in Yeovil is asked to get in touch with the police.

Students see how Yeovil company helps ‘makes things fly’

5:00pm Thursday 7th November 2013

GKN Aerospace welcomed twenty 13- and 14-year-old students from four local schools into their aircraft structures manufacturing facility in Yeovil.

Yeovil in Living Memory Calendar 2014

1:36pm Thursday 7th November 2013

SOUTH Somerset District Council’s community heritage access centre (CHAC) has produced a second 'Yeovil in Living Memory' calendar with the help of the active volunteers.

Boys rescued in Yeovil mud trap drama

2:12pm Saturday 2nd November 2013

FIREFIGHTERS were called after two boys got stuck knee deep in mud in Yeovil this morning.

Baroness Bakewell makes maiden speech in Lords

2:44pm Friday 1st November 2013

THE Former Leader of Somerset County Council, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, has made her maiden speech in the House of Lords.

Mobile crackdown hailed a succcess

1:00pm Tuesday 29th October 2013

AN operation to target drivers illegally using hand held mobile phones resulted in 16 offenders being pulled over in just a few hours.

Golf club's charity day a roaring success for hospice

10:00am Monday 28th October 2013

IN October 2013, Long Sutton Golf Club presented St. Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil with £24,000, raised thanks to its successful St Margaret’s Charity Golf Day.

Yarlington celebrates Older Persons Day

1:00pm Sunday 27th October 2013

PEOPLE are living longer and 23% of the UK will be aged 65 and over by 2035.

Old Mill gets gardening for St Margaret's Hospice

7:00pm Saturday 26th October 2013

MEMBERS of Old Mill’s tax team switched computers and crunching numbers for wheelbarrows and secateurs to support St Margaret’s Hospice’s by offering their gardening services for a day.

Witnesses to assault in Yeovil sought

1:30pm Friday 25th October 2013

AN ASSAULT in Yeovil left a Polish man with a broken leg.

County’s creative community continues celebrating

3:00pm Thursday 24th October 2013

WITH the outstanding success of the recent Somerset Arts Weeks (SAW) being felt across the region, Somerset’s creative community shines on with the forthcoming 80th birthday of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen (SGC).

Yeovil Hospital celebrates 40 years

12:30pm Thursday 24th October 2013

YEOVIL District Hospital has celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Blood in your pee? See your GP

1:00pm Tuesday 22nd October 2013

SOMERSET'S family doctors are adding their support for a new national campaign to raise awareness of kidney cancer.