Community Headlines: Sunday 9th to Saturday 15th August

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• Win a year's free storage for a charity with Giant Storage

  Giant Storage, a family-run self-storage company with sites across Wiltshire and Somerset, is offering a free 20ft shipping container for 12 months to a local charity in Yeovil that needs it. The offer includes a free van and man removal service, and after 12 months the arrangement will be reviewed with a view to continuing support.

• Clean up our Countryside

  Two new litter-pick stations have been installed, equipped with litter pickers and reusable bags for anyone to borrow and do their own two-minute clean-up at countryside sites across South Somerset.

• Car Free Route

  The Curry Rivel Active Travel Group has been working for several years to create a link within the village to a planned car-free route across the Somerset Levels

• Dog DNA

  Avon and Somerset Police are encouraging dog owners to protect their pets from theft by entering their details into a DNA doggy database.

• Church Bats

  People attending church services in South Somerset are being asked to check to see if they can see any bats lodging in roof spaces.

• False Fire Alarms

  Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says it’s dealing with an increase in false alarm calls.

• Mobile Phones in Vehicles

  Somerset County Council’s road safety team is working with partners to urge drivers to keep their fixed eyes on the road.