ILMINSTER NEWS: Co-op shoppers support a trio of good causes

ILMINSTER NEWS: Co-op shoppers support a trio of good causes

Posted: 3rd December 2017
THE Co-op store in Ilminster has handed out more than £2,600 to groups – thanks to its loyal customers. The money has come from the company’s Local Community Fund where one per cent of the total cost of all transactions made by Co-op members at the store is awarded to good causes. Members of the Ilminster Scouts were on hand recently to be awarded a cheque for £835.27 by…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Police ask people to tell them about drink/drug drivers in festive crackdown

SOMERSET NEWS: Police ask people to tell them about drink/drug drivers in festive crackdown

Posted: 1st December 2017
POLICE have launched their annual Christmas drink-drive campaign which will run until the beginning of 2018. Operation Tonic, which will continue until January 1, 2018, will involve high visibility and covert patrols aimed at targeting drink and drug drivers. As part of the campaign, police are calling on members of the public to tell them about a drink or drug driver by…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Police ask people to tell them about drink/drug drivers in festive crackdown

SOMERSET NEWS: Police ask people to tell them about drink/drug drivers in festive crackdown

Posted: 1st December 2017
POLICE have launched their annual Christmas drink-drive campaign which will run until the beginning of 2018. Operation Tonic, which will continue until January 1, 2018, will involve high visibility and covert patrols aimed at targeting drink and drug drivers. As part of the campaign, police are calling on members of the public to tell them about a drink or drug driver by…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Make sure you stay safe this Christmas

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Make sure you stay safe this Christmas

Posted: 1st December 2017
CHRISTMAS party-goers are being urged to stay safe this festive season and book taxis in advance of going out. That is the message from South Somerset District Council who regulate licensed taxis throughout the area. When the party is over and you need to get home, remember these guidelines about council licensed taxis: Hackney Carriage Vehicles have a white roof sign…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Make sure you stay safe this Christmas

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Make sure you stay safe this Christmas

Posted: 1st December 2017
CHRISTMAS party-goers are being urged to stay safe this festive season and book taxis in advance of going out. That is the message from South Somerset District Council who regulate licensed taxis throughout the area. When the party is over and you need to get home, remember these guidelines about council licensed taxis: Hackney Carriage Vehicles have a white roof sign…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Christmas Inspirations blossom for Christmas Lights funds

ILMINSTER NEWS: Christmas Inspirations blossom for Christmas Lights funds

Posted: 30th November 2017
FESTIVE floral design demonstrations held by Cottage Flowers has helped to raise around £1,000 for Ilminster’s fabulous Christmas Lights. The demonstrations – entitled Christmas Inspirations - were held over two mornings at the Warehouse Theatre in Brewery Lane and the displays were carefully and expertly put together by Angie Blackwell and Holly Harris. Nearly 200…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: International charity opens town centre office in Ilminster

ILMINSTER NEWS: International charity opens town centre office in Ilminster

Posted: 30th November 2017
AN INTERNATIONAL film-making charity, Purple Field Productions, has opened its new office in the heart of Ilminster town centre. The charity’s long-time supporter and fundraiser, Peter Lansdown, has made a room available in his home in Silver Street for the organization to use free of charge. Ilminster Mayor, Cllr Val Keitch, did the honours and cut the purple ribbon to…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Have you got a place by the fire for two lovable dogs this Christmas?

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Have you got a place by the fire for two lovable dogs this Christmas?

Posted: 28th November 2017
MEET Ozzie and Cheyenne - an adorable pair of dogs who have endured some difficult times and are now in desperate need of a loving home. The unlikely best friends, a small Jack Russell Terrier and a big, cuddly Labrador X arrived at Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard in a sad and confused state after the sudden death of their beloved owner, who had brought them together…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Have you got a place by the fire for two lovable dogs this Christmas?

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Have you got a place by the fire for two lovable dogs this Christmas?

Posted: 28th November 2017
MEET Ozzie and Cheyenne - an adorable pair of dogs who have endured some difficult times and are now in desperate need of a loving home. The unlikely best friends, a small Jack Russell Terrier and a big, cuddly Labrador X arrived at Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard in a sad and confused state after the sudden death of their beloved owner, who had brought them together…

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Scout Post is up and running in Ilminster

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Scout Post is up and running in Ilminster

Posted: 26th November 2017
THE annual Scout Christmas Post service is once again offering people a festive bargain of sending cards to friends and loved ones in Ilminster for just 25p. The Ilminster Scouts’ Christmas Post raises funds each year for the group and has proven very popular in the past with local people as it can save them money rather than using the traditional Royal Mail. Christmas…

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