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Transport call for A303 dualling after weather costs £167m
A BODY representing firms across the South West has called for the A303 to be dualled after it found recent road and rail disruption cost businesses £167 million.A new survey by the South West Chambers...
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Never a better time to grab a real local beer says Yeovil brewer
SOME people might see beer as the tipple of the older generation.But for one local brewer, nothing could be further from the truth.Rob Sherwood, founder of Yeovil Ales, thinks Britain is experiencing a...
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Four facing charges of affray following series of assaults in Wells
Four people are facing charges of affray following a series of assaults in Wells last year.On the night of September 28 and 29, four seemingly random people were attacked in the city.Now, six months...
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Son banned from contact with mother after assault, court orders
A twenty-seven-year-old Wells man accused of assaulting his mother and locking her inside her own home has been ordered not to contact her for the next two years.Stuart James Brown was made the subject...
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Mental health charity using its swans money to develop garden
With the cheques now handed out, the Journal spent a morning with one of the good causes that received money from the Swans of Wells to see the work they do.South Horrington-based Heads Up is a mental...
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London heroes and royalty set to ride at Aldon
OLYMPIC medallists and royalty are expected to be amongst the field competing in this weekend's Aldon 1 Horse Trials near Yeovil.The event from 15-17 March at Aldon Park and Yeovil Showground takes...
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Summit calls for urgent action in Somerset to prevent future flooding
West MPs have called for urgent action to prevent future heavy rain causing a repeat of the terrible devastation recently brought to low-lying areas of Somerset. A flood summit took place in the county...
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Man rescued after he was seen submerged in Taunton weir
An elderly man was pulled from a fast-moving weir in Taunton by fire crews after he was spotted by a passer by.Two fire crews from Taunton and the Specialist Water Rescue Team from Bridgwater were sent...
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Woman treated with oxygen after fire at house near Wells
An elderly woman had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire inside her home near Wells.Fire appliances from Shepton Mallet, Paulton and Radstock attended the small fire inside the house at Hay...
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Minehead complete quickfire double over Street Reserves
MATCH REPORT: Street Reserves 1 Minehead 3 Street Reserves were handed their second defeat in the space of five days by promotion-chasing Minehead. The midweek home setback followed the previous...
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Glastonbury Town earn good point against high-flying Banwell
MATCH REPORT: Glastonbury Town 1 Banwell 1 Glastonbury produced perhaps their best display of the season as they picked up a very useful midweek point against high-flying Banwell at the Abbey Moor...
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Wells RFC climb to highest league position in their history with victory over...
MATCH REPORT: Wells 28 Avon 6 Wells reached their highest position in the RFU pyramid as they put former Somerset Premier rivals Avon to the sword with 25 unanswered second-half points. The victory...
View ArticleSevere weather warning for snow issued for Somerset
A severe weather warning for snow has been issued this morning for Bath, Somerset and parts of the South West.Rain is likely to turn to snow in places this morning, bringing the risk of temporary...
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Casualty released from vehicle after it crashes in Yeovil
Fire crews had to cut a person free from a vehicle after it crashed in Yeovil.The accident happened at Cavalier Way at around 3.20pm yesterday.Three appliances were sent to the scene where crews found...
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Frome's Jenson Button passes career milestone with ninth-place finish at...
Frome Flyer Jenson Button took little satisfaction from taking his career tally of Formula 1 World Championship points past the 1,000-mark in Melbourne this morning. Button has claimed a hat-trick of...
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The Dark Knight gatecrashes a 1,000 year old Somerset tradition
Batman turned up to the centuries old tradition of the Legal Service at Wells Cathedral. But this Dark Knight was not at the historic building to take on any supervillians. Instead he was campaigning...
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John Cleese trims property empire by giving up Monaco des res
John Cleese and fourth wife Jennifer Wade could be spending more time at their Bath home after the legendary comic gave up his residence in Monaco. The Weston-super-Mare-born Fawlty Towers star has a...
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Rescue teams called out to save horse trapped in cattle grid
Firefighters from Minehead and Bridgwater were called out to rescue a horse that had become trapped in a cattle grid yesterday afternoon. Crews were called to Withycombe Hill shortly after 12.30pm and...
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New scheme to tackle jewellery thefts in North Somerset
A new scheme to tackle jewellery thefts has been launched in North Somerset. The new Gold Standard scheme is a voluntary code of conduct where jewellers and pawnbrokers carry out checks to verify...
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Somerset Rebels fans to get first glimpse of 2013 squad at press and practice...
Cases Somerset Rebels fans will get to see their new-look team for the first time at the Oaktree Arena later this week. The Rebels will hold their annual press and practice day at the Highbridge...
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