Western Gazette
BATTLE STATIONS
YEOVIL’S MP has urged the government to urgently award a new helicopter contract after Leonardo warned it could close down its Somerset operations. Leonardo has been the sole bidder for more than a year for a £1bn contract to deliver the Ministry of...
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BROTHER’S FATE A PUZZLE SINCE 1975
IN June 1975 a young man from Yeovil was reported missing from the ship he was working on near the coast of France. The family of Tommy Jones, a young chef from Yeovil who was working on the Northern Star cruise liner, were notified he was missing but...
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Audiences wowed by charm of Cinderella
B-Scene Productions charmed audiences with their magical pantomime of Cinderella last week, which ran from December 18-20 at Leweston School Theatre in Sherborne. Wondrous spells were cast throughout the town by our enchanting Fairy Godmother, to...
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Rotor blades instead of reindeer for Santa’s visit
AFTER months of discussion between Santa and Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, not event Storm Bran could prevent personnel from becoming Santa’s helpers for the day by making flying visits to local schools across Somerset and Dorset on...
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It’s a happy Christmas visit to her former school
PLANS to build 150 new homes and commercial premises near the A303 in Ilminster have been scrapped nearly six years after they were first proposed. Dairygold Co-operative Society Ltd. first put forward plans in January 2019 to redevelop the former...
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