Tuesday 4th November

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 05:00

By Steve Haigh

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says from today it will no longer respond to automatic fire alarms. School in a Bag, based in Chilthorne Domer, is sending 400 school bags to Jamaica, following Hurricane Melissa. Yeovil Town has paid tribute to former manager Colin Addison, who has passed away...and more.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says it will no longer respond to automatic fire alarms going off. It follows figures showing that only a handful of alarm alerts in Somerset in the past five years turned out to be genuine emergencies. The fire service says that from today, it will not attend to industrial, commercial, retail, and public assembly automatic fire alarms unless there are confirmed signs of fire.

School in a Bag, based in Chilthorne Domer, is sending 400 school bags to Jamaica, following the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Simon Luke from the charity says he’s proud to be helping with the humanitarian efforts in Jamaica.

Yeovil Town has paid tribute to its former manager, Colin Addison, who has passed away aged 85. Born in Taunton, he played for York City, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Sheffield United and Hereford. Colin managed Yeovil in the early 2000s, famously guiding the Glovers to victory in an FA Cup second-round tie against Blackpool in December 2000.

Somerset Community Foundation has launched its annual Surviving Winter appeal. The appeal has raised more than £1.6 million, with 100,000 people receiving cash grants to help with their energy bills since its launch in 2010.

A multiagency exercise is taking place at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil today. It’s being held to test responses to a major aircraft incident. The exercise is timed to start at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 11:00 p.m.

Yeovil Town are looking for ball boys and ball girls for tonight’s game at Huish Park against Wealdstone. If you’d like to volunteer for the role, please book your place by calling the club on 01935 423662.

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