Yeovil Press

24/08/2023

ANYONE wanting to share news of their children’s GCSE result successes in the next edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper – please drop us a line at [email protected] .

22/08/2023

IF anyone can help police with their investigations please call 101 – full story

POLICE are looking for witnesses to an incident that happened in Yeovil over the weekend in which a man was threatened and forced into a vehicle…

21/08/2023

MASSIVE congratulations to the Lynx 2 Business (Spain) group on winning the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake following their victory yesterday (Sunday, August 20, 2023) over Bigbluebag.co.uk (England) in the World Cup Final. The Yeovil Press would like to thank all 32 companies and organisations who took part in our sweepstake. Lynx 2 Business will now receive a free full page advert in the September 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper.

19/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to the talented young people who attended the summer school run by the Entr'acte Youth Company and concluded their week of fun with a fantastic musical r***e entitled Teen Angst. More photos to appear in the September 2022 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper – out on September 13. I'm always impressed how young people have a natural ability to learn lines, song lyrics and dance moves in just a few days. Photos: Christine Jones.

19/08/2023

POLICE have given out details relating to an incident in Yeovil this morning off West Hendford -

ARMED police officers responded to an incident at a property in Yeovil this morning (Saturday, August 19) in which a man was arrested. The…

18/08/2023

VACANCY | Matchday Bar Staff 🍻

We are currently seeking to expand our team by welcoming bar staff members for Matchdays.

https://www.ytfc.net/vacancy-matchday-bar-staff/

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18/08/2023

A shame, but not unexpected looking at the predicted forecast.....

Bad news I am afraid.

Tonight’s charity match has been cancelled due to the forecast which predicts heavy rain all night from 6pm.

17/08/2023

Read all about it 📣🔊

Thank you to the Yeovil Press for a glowing review of our Westlands performance of Growing Pains ❤️

17/08/2023

SO ……. we are down to our Final Two in the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake. All eyes will be on the Final on Sunday (August 20, 2023) and the 11am kick-off where Bigbluebag.co.uk (England) take on Lynx 2 Business (Spain). The winning company/group will receive a FREE full page advert in the September 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper. Commiserations to Turner Windows of Somerton (Sweden) and the Mash Group (Australia) on being losing semi-finalists – you had a good run, but better luck next time!

16/08/2023

When the Yeovil Press attended the excellent 18th Classic and Supercars Show at Sherborne Castle and Gardens – held on July 16 – we came across this vehicle belonging to Turner Windows of Somerton. But we’re not entirely sure whether it was one of the exhibiting vehicles on display or just some cunning parking by its owner to maximise an advertising opportunity? :)

15/08/2023

Hoping to see as many of you as possible this Friday for the Latest contest between Yeovil Cricket club & Yeovil Hospital.

14/08/2023

Congratulations to Wiek Budzynski on his milestone birthday and still singing the night away as Dale Fender after 60 years of gigging! Story and photos here - https://tinyurl.com/yc4y6f8k - as seen in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper……

A GLORIOUS night of music and nostalgia was held at Yeovil Town Football Club when well-known local singer Wiek Budzynski – also known as Dale…

13/08/2023

FIRST and foremost I should explain that my knowledge of dancing is virtually zero and it would be fair to say that being asked to write a review of…

13/08/2023

Yeovil Town FC got their season up and running yesterday (Saturday, August 12, 2023) with a 2-1 success over St Albans City at Huish Park in front of 3,412 supporters in the National League South. Next up …. The Glovers play host to Truro City at Huish Park on Tuesday (August 15, 2023) in a 7.45pm kick-off at Huish Park. Up the Glovers!!! PS: Photo is of one of the 100s of mini-flags distributed among the ground by the club - nice touch.

13/08/2023

A new public 24-7 defibrillator has been unveiled at Holy Trinity Church and Community Centre, Yeovil as part of the Yeovil Town Council campaign to get as many of the lifesaving machines available in the town as possible. Full story - rb.gy/d7dka – as seen in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper.

THE vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Yeovil said he hoped that a newly-installed defibrillator gathered dust in the years to come. Rev Dan Crouch…

13/08/2023

Review and photos from the Growing Pains dance show - rb.gy/cfw28 - as seen in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper.

FIRST and foremost I should explain that my knowledge of dancing is virtually zero and it would be fair to say that being asked to write a review of…

13/08/2023

He really was a very special teacher …… full story here - rb.gy/c9nhi – as seen in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper.

FAMILY and friends of well-known Yeovil teacher Ken Davy attended his funeral service at Yeovil Crematorium earlier this month. Mr Davy, who had…

13/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Turner Windows of Somerton (Sweden) on reaching the Semi-Finals of the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake after their 2-1 win over Japan in this morning’s (Friday, August 11, 2023) Quarter-Final match. Commiserations to Roger the Celebrant (Japan) – you’ve had a good run in the competition, but you are now going home ….. but it’s the taking part that counts!

13/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to the Mash Group (Australia) on reaching the Semi-Finals of the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake after their dramatic penalty shoot-out win over France in yesterday’s (Saturday, August 12, 2023) Quarter-Final match. Commiserations to the Princes Street Dental Practice (France) – you’ve had a good run in the competition, but you are now going home ….. but it’s the taking part that counts!

11/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to all those involved with the Castaway Theatre Group’s Summer School held between August 7-11 at the Westlands Yeovil entertainment venue. The week concluded this evening (Friday, August 11, 2023) with a lovely little show entitled Snow White and Friends: The Next Chapter. The young stage performers looked as if they’d had a great week! Photos: Christine Jones of the Yeovil Press. (More photos to appear in the September edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper).

11/08/2023

A GREAT night at Yeovil Town FC helps to raise £280 for the Alzheimer's Society ..... story as seen in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper which is out now and available to be picked up for free from various outlets.

A GLORIOUS night of music and nostalgia was held at Yeovil Town Football Club when well-known local singer Wiek Budzynski – also known as Dale Fender – celebrated his 80th birthday.
And he knew how to celebrate in the best way possible by getting up and entertaining his guests with a night of music with the Dale Fender Band on July 15.
Wiek – a big Yeovil Town fan - also took the opportunity to use his 80th birthday to celebrate 60 years in music which started back in 1962-63 with the original band of Dale Fender and The Beatmakers.
Among the guests were former Yeovil Town players Terry Cotton, Clive Green, Trevor Finnigan and John Clancy - those four played nearly 2,000 games and scored nearly 270 goals between them
Terry ran a raffle during the evening and raised a fantastic £280 in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. He presented the cheque to Julie Woan, of the Alzheimer’s Society, during the Dementia Café session which is run at Yeovil Town’s Huish Park stadium on a Monday.
More photos and news about the Dale Fender Band can be found in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper – out now and available for free from various outlets.
Terry Cotton is pictured presenting Julie Woan of the Alzheimer’s Society with a cheque for £280 – money raised during a raffle held at Huish Park on July 15. Photo: Christine Jones.

11/08/2023

Yeovil Town FC's Dementia Café group links up with the Yeovil Hospital Charity. Story as seen in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper .....

YEOVIL Town commercial director Mark Robinson was delighted to link-up with the Yeovil Hospital Charity.
Mr Robinson was more than happy to support charity volunteers Karina Parsons and Mandy Sims in order to provide a gift for members of the Dementia Café group which meets at Huish Park on a Monday.
Talented Mandy makes key rings and then sells them in aid of the Yeovil Hospital Charity’s ongoing Breast Cancer Unit Appeal.
So Mark decided that he would make a donation to the hospital and in return be able to present the Dementia Café members each with a green and white inspired key ring.
Mandy said: “It was really lovely to go along to the football club and hand the key-rings over - many thanks to Mark for the donation and for inviting myself and Karina to the Dementia Café.”
Dementia Café members are pictured with Yeovil Town commercial director Mark Robinson and Yeovil Hospital Charity volunteers Karina Parsons and Mandy Sims. Photo: Christine Jones.

11/08/2023

Fingers-crossed that The Borough in Yeovil town centre is ok for November 12 and Remembrance Sunday ..... without question one of the most important days in the calendar. This story has appeared in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper - which is out now and available for free from various outlets.

YEOVIL Town Council has been told that this year’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations in The Borough will go-ahead – hopefully - as normal.
The High Street and Borough area of the town centre is currently in the midst of renovation works as part of the Yeovil Refresh project.
Works started in April and the area has been closed off to traffic for a period of 36 weeks – meaning that the work might not be completed until January next year.
That has caused some concerns about the annual Remembrance Sunday parade and service which takes place in the town centre in November.
This year’s Remembrance Sunday is set to take place on November 12.
Town clerk, Amanda Card, told members of the council’s buildings and civic matters committee on July 18 that she had been speaking with the contractors about November.
“I’ve been reassured by the contractors that the Borough will be ok to be used for Remembrance Sunday,” she said.
There is usually a parade of Armed Forces personnel, veterans and youth service organisations from Petters Way and down South Street, up Hendford and into the High Street before arriving at The Borough.
Miss Card admitted that there might need to be some “tweaks” depending on how the Refresh work has gone on.
If it was not possible to hold the event in the Borough, a service would be staged in St John’s Churchyard.
During the meeting it was said that a number of marshals/stewards would be used at this year’s event as part of the new national Martyn’s Law legislation which has been introduced to help keep people safe from terrorism. Martyn’s Law is in tribute to Martyn Hett who was killed alongside 21 other people in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017.
Miss Card said that the area directly around the Borough will have to be kept clear for dignitaries and those taking part in the procession and wreath-laying.

11/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Lynx 2 Business (Spain) on reaching the Semi-Finals of the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake after their 2-1 win over Netherlands in this morning’s (Friday, August 11, 2023) Quarter-Final match. Commiserations to Cake Box Bakery Yeovil (Netherlands) – you’ve had a good run in the competition, but you are now going home ….. but it’s been the taking part that counts!

10/08/2023

REMEMBERING Yeovil Town FC favourite Adam Stansfield who died on this day (August 10) 13 years ago in 2010 at the age of just 31 after a bravely fought battle against bowel cancer. Stanno played a key role in the Glovers’ FA Trophy success in the 2001-02 season. A great player and much missed by his family and by supporters of all the teams he played for – Cullompton Rangers, Elmore, Yeovil Town, Hereford United and Exeter City. The Adam Stansfield Foundation has kept his name alive and raising awareness about bowel cancer.

09/08/2023

HAS anyone noticed that the top of the Yeovil War Memorial is beginning to lean to one side? Apparently it has been caused by the recent bad weather and nothing to do with all the Yeovil Refresh drilling, banging and digging work going on around it for the past few weeks ……

FULL STORY - as seen in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper - HERE:

A SURVEYOR and structural engineer has carried out investigations into the Yeovil War Memorial after there were concerns that it was being damaged by ongoing road works in the town centre.
The much-criticised Yeovil Refresh project – previously started by South Somerset District Council but now being overseen by the Somerset Council unitary authority - has seen The Borough area of the town ripped apart with pavements taken up and new paving slabs being put down.
And the work has been carried out with the Yeovil War Memorial – which has stood in its same location in The Borough for more than 100 years and bearing the names of hundreds of people killed in the First World War, Second World War and the Falklands War – right in the middle of the upheaval.
But it was not long after the Refresh works started in The Borough and High Street that officers from Yeovil Town Council – which is responsible for the war memorial – thought they could see the structure start to lean to one side.
“A few weeks after work in The Borough commenced, officers raised concerns that the war memorial appeared to be leaning and could therefore be unsafe,” said a town council spokesman.
“The council took steps to address the concerns and a surveyor and structural engineer were appointed.”
But the town council spokesman added: “The structural engineer concluded that the leaning had not been affected by any of the Yeovil Refresh works.
“A report concluded that while the lower section of the war memorial remained vertical to the ground, the upper spire section of the war memorial was leaning - considered to have been caused by hydration of claystone inclusions with the hamstone structure.
“The inclination is not considered to compromise the overall stability of the war memorial.”
But the ongoing work in The Borough taking place in such close proximity to the war memorial has given rise for concern.
One shopper said: “A few days ago I was walking through The Borough and the ground was vibrating because of the drilling and digging going on. So if I could feel the vibrating, it does make you wonder what it’s doing to the war memorial.”
And Yeovil Press editor Steve Sowden said: “As soon as the Yeovil Refresh contractors moved into The Borough and turned it into a builder’s yard I’ve been concerned about the war memorial – arguably the most important focal point in the town. It is something I have drawn to the attention of Yeovil Town Council in the past.”
A similar report has been carried out by the surveyor and structural engineer on the Millennium Clock – outside the NatWest Bank – at the junction of Hendford, High Street, Westminster Street and Princes Street.
The issue was discussed last month in private session by members of the town council’s buildings and civic maters committee.
PHOTO: The Yeovil War Memorial can be seen to be slightly leaning to one side in The Borough. Photo taken by Christine Jones.

09/08/2023

THE August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper is available now for people to pick-up for free from various outlets in and around Yeovil. The 80-page paper is packed with news, features, photos, leisure and sport and it is absolutely FREE! (Copies will be going out to other outlets tomorrow).

09/08/2023

TWENTY years ago today on August 9, 2003, and Yeovil Town FC made its entrance into the Football League with its first-ever game - a 3-1 victory away at Rochdale. What a proud moment that was for the club and the supporters. Hopefully one day the Glovers will be back in the Football League. Keep the Faith! A feature looking back at that game in Rochdale 20 years ago appears in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper - out today!

06/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Lynx 2 Business (Spain), Roger the Celebrant (Japan), Cake Box Bakery Yeovil (Netherlands) and Turner Windows of Somerton (Sweden) on qualifying for the Quarter-Finals of the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake. Commiserations to Emerald First Aid Training (Switzerland), Yeovil Round Table (Norway), MLPropertyManagement (South Africa) and No5 Catering (USA) – you’re going home, but it’s the taking part that counts!

06/08/2023

GOOD luck to Turner Windows of Somerton (Sweden) against No5 Catering (USA) in their Last 16 match in the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake at 10am on Sunday, August 6.

05/08/2023

GOOD luck to Cake Box Bakery Yeovil (Netherlands) against MLPropertyManagement (South Africa) in their Last 16 match in the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake at 3am on Sunday, August 6.

05/08/2023

WOW WOW WOW! What a show by the Project Dance team! Simply sensational this evening (Saturday, August 5) at Westlands Yeovil. Huge congratulations to all the talented dancers for such a mesmerising production and MASSIVE thank you to Yeovil lad and former Westfield Academy student James Bamford, founder and director of Project Dance, for having such vision, talent, skill and creativity for putting the Growing Pains show together. It was amazing. More photos to appear in the August 2023 edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper – out on Wednesday (August 9). Photo: Taken by Yeovil Press photographer Christine Jones.

05/08/2023

Great for the Yeovil Press to sponsor the match ball for Yeovil Cricket Club’s 1st team fixture against Frome CC. Yeovil Press editor Steve Sowden pictured presenting the ball to Yeovil skipper Dan Ewens with club chairman Rob Fox looking on. Admittedly, I think the rain will unfortunately be the winner today. Match sponsors were Westland Sports FC.

05/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who took part in the Showtime show at The Emporium Cafe in Yeovil on August 3 – raising money for the amazing Dementia Care Team at Yeovil District Hospital Yeovil Hospital Charity. It was a fabulous evening of music from stage and screen. More photos to appear in the August edition of the Yeovil Press community newspaper – out on Wednesday (August 9).

04/08/2023

GOOD luck to Roger the Celebrant (Japan) against Yeovil Round Table (Norway) in their Last 16 match in the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake at 9am on Saturday, August 5.

04/08/2023

GOOD luck to Emerald First Aid Training (Switzerland) against Lynx 2 Business (Spain) in their Last 16 match in the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake at 6am on Saturday, August 5.

03/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Northseam Independent Financial Planning (Colombia) and Harper Dolman & West Insurance Ltd (Morocco) on qualifying from Group H into the Last 16 of the Yeovil Press FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweepstake. Commiserations to Justelle Marketing & Media Ltd (Germany) and Holloway Insurance Services (South Korea) – you’re going home, but it’s the taking part that counts!

03/08/2023