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  • DENTAL CAMPAIGN: Names roll in

    YEOVIL MP David Laws confirmed this week that more than 1,250 people have now joined the campaign run by the Yeovil Express to improve access to National Health Service dentistry in the area. The campaign, which is jointly run by the Express with its

  • Yeovil man murdered

    A YOUTH appeared in a Yorkshire court on Monday charged with the murder of Yeovil music student Alan Kneebone. Mr Kneebone, aged 22, was found lying outside a nightclub in Wakefield on Saturday at 2.15am suffering from knife wounds. He was taken to Pindersfields

  • Doncaster game date change

    YEOVIL Town's Nationwide Conference match with Doncaster Rovers at Huish Park has been brought forward from Saturday, December 29, to Saturday, December 8. Kick-Off 3pm.

  • Margate 0 Yeovil Town 1 - Match Report

    FOR full match report about Yeovil Town's Nationwide Conference game at Margate see here: NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE MARGATE 0, YEOVIL TOWN 1 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM HARTSDOWN PARK MIDFIELD warhorse Steve Thompson belied his advancing years with a cracking

  • Yeovil 3 Skonto Riga 5 - Match Report

    FOR a full match report about Yeovil Town's friendly with Skonto Riga at Huish Park see here: FRIENDLY YEOVIL TOWN 3, SKONTO RIGA 5 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM HUISH PARK A SOMBRE mood fell over Huish Park on Tuesday night as a minute's silence was held

  • Fans show compassion for Tom

    HUNDREDS of messages of condolence and support have been sent to Yeovil Town FC in the wake of the tragic death of footballer Tom White's young daughter (writes Steve Sowden) Brave Olivia, two, died at her home in Bristol last week after a courageous

  • Ten days left to object

    OPPONENTS to plans for security floodlights at Wellington School's new £2.5 million sports hall have just ten days to officially object. Taunton Deane Council has set a December 3 deadline for representations to be submitted after approving a revised

  • Speed campaigners celebrate

    MILVERTON campaigners are celebrating this week after county highways officials finally put the brakes on traffic speeding through the village. Long-awaited 20mph speed limit signs have finally arrived after more than a year's lobbying by parish councillors

  • Special service will remember lost young ones

    FAMILIES of children who have died will gather for a special service of Remembrance at 3pm on Sunday, December 9 in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bishop's Hull - a change of location from previous years. The service has been organised by the Taunton

  • Helston prove difficult to beat

    HELSTON 10pts BUDE 19pts HELSTON faced Cornwall League One leaders Bude with some enforced changes following their away win at St Agnes the previous week. Coach Dave Adams was forced to bring in Ross Williams on the wing and Adrian Meagor at prop. Bude

  • LET THERE BE LIGHTS!

    The Christmas lights go on in Truro tonight, Wednesday, thanks to a donation of £10,000 by The Mortgage Group based in the city. Rock star Rick Wakeman has the honour of throwing the switch tonight in Boscawen Street at 6.30pm to officially start the

  • Ban lifted

    HUNT enthusiasts have welcomed the Government's decision to lift the ban imposed at the start of the foot-and-mouth crisis. But the restrictions will remain for staghunting and even foxhunting is unlikely to resume on Exmoor because, although Somerset

  • 'Meet the Beat' event

    AVON and Somerset Police Force is inviting people from ethnic minorities to consider a career in the service at an event in Taunton on Saturday (November 24). The 'Meet the Beat' event at the Holiday Inn off junction 25 of the M5 will give people the

  • Pensioner takes to the skies

    A WELLINGTON pensioner has taken to the skies for the first time fulfilling a lifelong ambition. Eighty-one-year-old Stan Webb, of Chestnut Close, had his first flying lesson at Dunkeswell Airfield last week in a 1945 Belgian-built Stampe biplane owned

  • Crediton crushed by Truro

    CREDITON 0pts TRURO 48pts TRURO sounded the promotion trumpet in emphatic style on Saturday when they pulled off a runaway win against Crediton. With Truro regularly unable to field a settled side due to injuries and unavailability, their strength in

  • Violent crime rockets

    VIOLENT crime has increased by more than 50 per cent in South Somerset during the past five years - according to new statistics (writes Steve Sowden). A crime audit being carried out shows that there were a total of 1,155 incidents of violence against

  • Town centre drinking ban

    A LARGE area of Yeovil town centre will be covered in new plans by council bosses to clamp down on people drinking alcohol in public places (writes Steve Sowden). The proposal to ban drinking from streets has been in the pipeline for sometime following

  • Yeovil crash out of Premier Cup

    YEOVIL Town lost 1-0 at Huish Park on Wednesday night to minnows Street in the Second Round of the Somerset Premier Cup. For full match report see next week's Yeovil Express out on Thursday, November 29.

  • That Was The Week - Nov 15-21

    TO find out what has been happening at Huish Park over the last week from November 15-21 see here: NOV 15, 2001 Fans mourned the death of Tom White's daughter Olivia. More than 100 messages of condolence were posted on the Ciderspace internet site. NOV

  • Margate v Yeovil Town - Match Statistics

    FULL match statistics about Yeovil Town's game at Margate can be seen here: Nationwide Conference November 17, 2001 Margate 0, Yeovil Town 1 Half-time: Margate 0, Yeovil 1 Full-time: Margate 0, Yeovil 1 Scorers: Bristol Rovers -- None; Yeovil -- Colin

  • Yeovil Town v Skonto Riga - Match Statistics

    MATCH statistics for Yeovil Town's friendly game with Skonto Riga can be seen here: Friendly Fixture November 20, 2001 Yeovil Town 3, Skonto Riga 5 Half-time: Yeovil 3, Skonto Riga 3 Full-time: Yeovil 3, Skonto Riga 5 Scorers: Yeovil -- Michael McIndoe

  • No return for Schram

    YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson has revealed that Tommy Schram will not be returning to Huish Park. Schram, who was pretty impressive during his recent spell at Yeovil, returned home to Denmark a few weeks ago to ponder his future. Johnson said that

  • Glovers Gold Bond winners Week 33

    ARE you a winner? Have you won some cash. Find out here: WINNERS in Yeovil Town FC's Glovers Gold Bond competition for Week 33 are as follows: Mrs L. Austin, of Lyde Road, Yeovil; Mr M. Evans, of Buckler's Mead, Yeovil; Mrs S. Dubbin, of Roping Road,

  • Borough respond with fine victory

    TIVERTON 10pts PENRYN 25pts Penryn visited Tiverton last Saturday for a Western Counties League match and a victory was an absolute must if they were to maintain their top spot. The side, as it has done so far this season, responded superbly to the challenge

  • Chief Executive resigns

    FRANK O'Sullivan, Chief Executive at Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, resigned on Wednesday (November 21). He is taking up a new post in the region - a high-level project management role to provide region-wide support during the establishment of the new

  • RIFT WIDENS AT MINE

    The boardroom rift among directors of the company that owns South Crofty tin mine is in the hands of solicitors. Following exclusive details about the company and its backers in last week's Packet, directors of Baseresult Holdings Ltd were yesterday reluctant

  • Camborne hit by more late changes

    CHELTENHAM NORTH 17pts camborne 10pts VISITING Cheltenham North, Camborne were beaten 17-10, writes Paul Bawden. Hit by injuries and work commitments, the "Cherry & Whites" were forced to make six late changes. Camborne travelled with hopes of at