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Fatal crash on A37 near Yeovil

POLICE are appealing for information following a fatal car crash near Yeovil on Saturday night. (3 January)
Roger White aged 32 of Long Sutton died after his Toyota Supra collided with an Audi on the A37 at Coppits Hill, Yeovil Marsh.The crash occurred at 7.45pm.
A fire engine and a rescue tender from Yeovil attended the scene and on...

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Dorchester hospital hit by flu cases

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THE chief executive of Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust says staff are struggling to cope with an "unprecedented" influx of patients...

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Dashing Royal Marine gets his girl – in the seasonal aisle at Asda

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IT was like a scene out of An Officer and a Gentleman. Dressed in uniform and looking the epitome of chivalry, Matthew Drake melte...

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£1M to upgrade travellers' homes

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NEARLY £1M is being spent on improving accommodation for gipsy and traveller families in south Somerset. Old-style mobile homes...

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New Year Honours

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OLYMPIC  heroes will have another medal to go with their Beijing golds after being named in the New Year Honours list for their...

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Fatal crash in north Dorset

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AN accident blackspot near Gillingham has claimed the life of a 21-year-old man.David Lewis of Bayford Hill, Bayford, died after the...

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Glovers star has operation

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YEOVIL Town footballer Darren Way has a had a further operation on his hip after being moved from Dorchester to Bristol.The midfielder,...

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Woolworths branches close in Somerset and Dorset

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AFTER 99 years of serving the British public, Woolworths stores across the area close this week. Staff and customers said an emotional...

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Appeal after OAP struck by train in Yeovil

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 73-year-old woman fell into the path of a train at Yeovil Junction on Christmas Eve. Officer...

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Man in court after alleged sex attack in Yeovil

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A 44 YEAR old Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with an alleged sex attack on a teenage girl in the early hours of Friday morni...


Angela loses more than nine stones

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A MOTHER of three from Charlton Marshall has been enjoying a slimmed down Christmas after losing nine stones and two and half pounds...

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Glovers take extra care on money matters

YEOVIL Town FC chief executive Martyn Starnes has assured fans the club are managing their finances with added prudence as they brave the current economic climate.
With businesses such as Woolworths and  Zavvi feeling the pinch of the credit crunch, Starnes believes the Glovers are well placed to weather the financial storm.
He...

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Rovers keen to face Yeovil

BRISTOL Rovers FC are doing “as much as they can” to ensure Saturday’s match against Yeovil Town beats the cold weather.With temperatures dropping well below zero degrees...

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Magpies ban two players

TOM Mitchell and Jake Smeeton are suspended from Dorchester Town FC’s Blue Square South home game with Fisher Athletic on Saturday.It is understood both players broke the Magpies’...

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Keeper Stewart wants to stay

GARETH Stewart wants to stay at Dorchester Town FC until he receives an offer he cannot refuse.The keeper was the subject of a loan bid from his former club AFC Bournemouth earlier in...

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Two out of three for Dorset against Somerset

DORCHESTER and Moonfleet 2000 overcame Somerset opposition on Sunday to book their place in the national finals of the EIBA Championships at Northampton next month.John Lawlor, Alan Newton,...

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Harvey is running club's champion

MIKE Harvey is 2008 overall club champion at Yeovil Town Road Running Club.Town spokesman Martin Chaffey said: “Club champions for the year were the leading points-scorers over the...

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Fledgling trainer bags first treble

NEIL Mulholland achieved the first hat-trick of his fledgling training career when Midnight Chase completed a quick-fire three-timer at Fakenham, Norfolk, on New Year’s Day.Mulholland...

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Daniel Whiston calls Roxanne Pallett Dangermouse

Roxanne nicknamed 'Dangermouse'

Roxanne Pallett has revealed that her Dancing On Ice partner Daniel Whiston has a nickname for her - Dangermouse. "I've injured my partner more than I...

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Booze helped Craig through shoot

Daniel Craig said vodka helped stave off the cold

Daniel Craig has revealed that alcohol helped him get through the freezing cold temperatures on the set of his new film Defiance. "We ...

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Keane keen to play Glastonbury

Keane are keen to get a slot at Glastonbury Festival

Keane have revealed they'd love to play at Glastonbury Festival this year. Frontman Tom Chaplin told the Daily Star: "There are certain...

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Lily 'does not condone drug use'

Lily Allen says she doesn't condone illegal drug use

Lily Allen has hit back at claims that she condoned the use of illegal drugs. The 23-year-old Fear singer hit the headlines after repor...

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Bafta's rising stars announced

Toby Kebbell is in the nominee list along with Noel Clarke and Michael Cera

Noel Clarke, Toby Kebbell and Michael Fassbender are among the actors nominated in the Orange Rising Star category in this year's Bafta...

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