COUNCILLORS are hoping to land £5 million for road improvements which they say will end traffic gridlock in Yeovil. A bid for cash has been made to the Department for Transport’s Pinch Point Fund to help boost the economy by improving access to major employment areas and housing. Full Story: Read More
Three wheelbarrows, 60 miles, two days, two bulls and a lot of mud!
To celebrate Garden Re-leaf D
ay 2013, staff members from The Gardens Group and volunteers last week completed The Big Push. From Sherborne to Poundbury, Poundbury to Yeovil and Yeovil to Sherborne, each team pushed a brightly coloured wheelbarrow to raise money for Greenfingers, a small charity which is dedicated to creating magical gardens for children’s hospices around the UK. Full Story: Read More
Local student takes a step towards comedy stardom
It’s the comedy competiti
on that has given a break to the likes of The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird, his Friday Night Dinner co-star Tom Rosenthal, Radio One’s Tom Deacon and Chris Ramsey, star of BBC Two comedy Hebburn. Now 24-year-old Danny Hyde, originally from Glastonbury, is set to follow in their footsteps, after winning a place in the Chortle Student Comedy Award semi-final. Full Story: Read More