SOMERSET NEWS: Man rescued after vehicle ends up in ditch
Posted: 14th August 2016
A MAN had to be released from a vehicle which had ended up in a roadside ditch near Bridgwater. Two fire engines from Bridgwater were called out at just after 12.15pm today (Sunday, August 14, 2016) to the problem on the A372 Westonzoyland Road at Westonzoyland. “On arrival the crews confirmed that there was a vehicle in a roadside ditch with a male medically and…
SOMERSET NEWS: Jack Russell dog gets stuck in piping
Posted: 14th August 2016
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Jack Russell dog had to be rescued earlier today (Sunday, August 14, 2016) after getting stuck in some piping. The alarm was raised at just after 1.30pm to the problem in Easton Hill, Wells, and two fire engines from Wells were mobilised along with a rescue tender from Glastonbury. Firefighters found the dog trapped in the metal drainage pipe which was…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: MP opens village defibrillator
Posted: 14th August 2016
YEOVIL MP Marcus Fysh was on hand to officially open a new potentially life-saving amenity in Haselbury Plucknett. Mr Fysh was invited along on Saturday (August 13, 2016) to enjoy the unveiling of an emergency community defibrillator – which is being housed in a renovated old phone box in North Street outside the village school. The defibrillator can be used in the event…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: MP opens village defibrillator
Posted: 14th August 2016
YEOVIL MP Marcus Fysh was on hand to officially open a new potentially life-saving amenity in Haselbury Plucknett. Mr Fysh was invited along on Saturday (August 13, 2016) to enjoy the unveiling of an emergency community defibrillator – which is being housed in a renovated old phone box in North Street outside the village school. The defibrillator can be used in the event…
SOMERSET NEWS: Fire safety workshops for residential care premises
Posted: 14th August 2016
FIRE safety workshops are to be held across Somerset next month for staff working in residential care premises. The workshops are to be held in Street, Yeovil, Chard, Shepton Mallet, Minehead, Burnham-on-Sea and Taunton. Topics covered in the workshops will be a brief recap on the fire risk assessment process, the Fire Service’s approach to inspecting residential care…
SOMERSET NEWS: Fire safety workshops for residential care premises
Posted: 14th August 2016
FIRE safety workshops are to be held across Somerset next month for staff working in residential care premises. The workshops are to be held in Street, Yeovil, Chard, Shepton Mallet, Minehead, Burnham-on-Sea and Taunton. Topics covered in the workshops will be a brief recap on the fire risk assessment process, the Fire Service’s approach to inspecting residential care…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Vehicle on its roof
Posted: 14th August 2016
FIREFIGHTERS were called out on Saturday (August 13, 2016) night to deal with a crash which resulted in a vehicle being left on its roof and a casualty trapped inside. The alarm was raised at just before 9.45pm to the incident at Cricket Lane at Cricket Malherbie which is midway between Ilminster and Chard. Three fire engines from Ilminster, Chard and Axminster were…
SOMERSET NEWS: Finger crushed after getting trapped in a door
Posted: 13th August 2016
FIREFIGHTERS were called out today (Saturday, August 13, 2016) to help somebody who had got a finger trapped in a door at a flat. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was mobilised at just after 2pm to a flat in East Reach, Taunton. A Fire Service spokesman said: “On arrival crews confirmed one male with a finger trapped in a door. “He was released by us using…
SOMERSET NEWS: Police appeal as cyclist remains in serious condition in hospital
Posted: 11th August 2016
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Bridgwater yesterday (Wednesday, August 10, 2016) which has left a cyclist seriously injured in hospital. It happened at about 1.15pm close to the junction of Bath Road and Frederick Road on the A39 – one of the busiest roads in Bridgwater. The incident involved a car pulling a trailer which…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Cottage Flowers at The Chelsea of the West
Posted: 5th August 2016
THE Cottage Flowers team from Ilminster will be at this weekend’s prestigious Taunton Flower Show which is popularly known as The Chelsea of the West. Cottage Flowers will be based in the Plant Village of the flower show and will have an abundance of plants and flowers on display, while proprietor and well-known florist Angie Blackwell will be creating wedding bouquets…
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