ILMINSTER NEWS: Police appeal for information about anti-Semitic graffiti

ILMINSTER NEWS: Police appeal for information about anti-Semitic graffiti

Posted: 10th November 2017
POLICE want to track down whoever recently sprayed hateful anti-Semitic graffiti in Ilminster. Ilminster Town Council discovered the offensive graffiti on the skatepark and slides at Ilminster Recreation Ground at Orchard Vale off Canal Way. A police spokesman said: “More was then found at a building at the old Horlicks site. “It is unclear when the graffiti was done but…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Student highlights the plight of the Queen’s favourite – the loveable Corgi

SOMERSET NEWS: Student highlights the plight of the Queen’s favourite – the loveable Corgi Photo 3

Posted: 9th November 2017
A SOMERSET student is really hoping to be barking up the right tree with a project for his A-Level studies – a video about the Queen’s favourite dog, the Corgi, and the reasons behind the decrease in its number. Corgi fan Seth Dellow, 17, of Richard Huish College in Taunton, is putting a documentary film together as part of his media studies qualifications and recently…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Student highlights the plight of the Queen’s favourite – the loveable Corgi

SOMERSET NEWS: Student highlights the plight of the Queen’s favourite – the loveable Corgi

Posted: 9th November 2017
A SOMERSET student is really hoping to be barking up the right tree with a project for his A-Level studies – a video about the Queen’s favourite dog, the Corgi, and the reasons behind the decrease in its number. Corgi fan Seth Dellow, 17, of Richard Huish College in Taunton, is putting a documentary film together as part of his media studies qualifications and recently…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Police want your help in identifying Horlicks fire suspects

ILMINSTER NEWS: Police want your help in identifying Horlicks fire suspects

Posted: 9th November 2017
POLICE have openly admitted that a photograph they have released of two people they would like to speak with in connection with a suspected arson attack in Ilminster is “not very good” – but if anyone does miraculously know who they are, to please get in touch. The image was published by police on social media on Thursday (November 9, 2017) and relates to the incident at…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Warehouse fire at old Horlicks site was arson

ILMINSTER NEWS: Warehouse fire at old Horlicks site was arson

Posted: 4th November 2017
ARSONISTS are being blamed for the large fire which completely gutted a warehouse building on the old Horlicks site in Ilminster. The alarm was raised by several members of the public at around 3pm on Friday (November 3, 2017) to a fire at a building on Station Road. It took nearly five hours for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to bring the situation under…

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ILMINSTER NEWS - VIDEO: Large fire at warehouse building on old Horlicks site

ILMINSTER NEWS - VIDEO: Large fire at warehouse building on Horlicks site

Posted: 3rd November 2017
FIREFIGHTERS were called out on Friday (November 3, 2017) to fight a large fire at the old Horlicks site at Ilminster. The alarm was raised by several members of the public at around 3pm to a fire a building on Station Road. Four fire engines were immediately mobilised from Ilminster, Chard and Taunton and when the first officers arrived at the scene and found the…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Congratulations to Grinters on its tenth anniversary

ILMINSTER NEWS: Congratulations to Grinters on its tenth anniversary

Posted: 2nd November 2017
A FANTASTIC £1,255 was raised for two groups during a night of celebration as a local building firm commemorated its tenth anniversary. Grinters, who are based just outside Ilminster at Broadway, held a party at the village hall where a raffle and auction was held in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and the 1st Ilton and Broadway Scout Group. Live music was…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: The Orchids is a perfect fit with Hazelwell Lodge

ILMINSTER NEWS: The Orchids is a perfect fit with Hazelwell Lodge

Posted: 2nd November 2017
AN AMAZING new unit for residents has been officially opened at the Hazewell Lodge nursing home in Ilminster by the Mayor. Cllr Val Keitch was on hand to cut the ribbon to declare the new facilities, entitled The Orchids, open at the home in Station Road. This exciting project has been three years in the designing, planning and building and now that it is up and running…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Fireworks worth £15k stolen in shop raid

SOMERSET NEWS: Fireworks worth £15k stolen in shop raid

Posted: 28th October 2017
A SHOP owner who specialises in fireworks has put out an appeal for information after burglars broke into his premises and stole virtually all of his stock. With November 5 just around the corner, it was going to be a very busy few days for Rocketman Fireworks in Taunton. But now Craig Cox, of Rocketman Fireworks, has been left devastated after raiders came prepared and…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Do you recognise this man?

ILMINSTER NEWS: Do you recognise this man?

Posted: 27th October 2017
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying this man in connection with a burglary offence in Ilminster. The incident occurred on September 12, 2017, at about 7pm when a male tricked his way into a property and stole the victim’s bank card. News about the theft was released on Friday, October 27, 2017, and a police spokesman said: “This bank card was then used at a…

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