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The wind blows wild in a year of weird weather
Too much water for fish? It may sound like a mad tabloid headline but it's true: after periods of continuous rain, West Country trawlermen have seen freshwater pouring from flooded rivers force some...
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New hope raised for plan to dual A303 in West
Hopes of widening the notorious A303 between London and the South West have been raised after the Government's Budget commitment of an extra £3 billion a year to big building projects from 2015....
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Man treated for minor injuries after crash in Yeovil
A 38-year-old man was treated for minor injuries after the motorcycle he was travelling on was involved in a collision with a car in Yeovil this morning. The crash happened around 8am on Vagg Lane and...
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Ice trees on Exmoor as Easter weather turns frosty
Ice-covered trees are an unusual sight, especially in the final week of March. But spring looks like a long way away on this frosty Exmoor landscape. Robin Morrison, from Ilminster in Somerset,...
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Police officer reports his son over £3,700 Apple debt on iPad games
A policeman has shopped his 13-year-old son for fraud after he ran up a £3,700 bill – playing iPad games. PC Doug Crossan, 48, was horrified when his credit card company informed him that son Cameron...
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Somerset tourism 'under threat' from Government badger cull secrecy
Somerset's tourist economy is under threat from Government secrecy over the badger cull, tourist leaders have warned. John Turner, vice-chairman of Somerset Tourism Association said yesterday: "A large...
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AgustaWestland to build new search and rescue helicopters in Yeovil
Half of the UK's new search and rescue helicopters will be built in Yeovil, it was announced today. The Department of Transport has awarded a £1.6 billion contract to private company Bristow...
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Man killed in level crossing train crash died less than a mile from home
The motorist who died after his car was in collision with a train at a level crossing in Somerset lived less than a mile away, on the same country road on which he met his death. He was named yesterday...
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Draycott road closed after fire threatens overhead power cables
Emergency services closed a road in Draycott yesterday evening after fire broke out at a property. Fire crews from Cheddar and Wells were called to the blaze in Moor Lane shortly after 5.15pm. Western...
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Ex-Yeovil Town striker Jamie Ward named as new Tiverton Town manager
Former Yeovil Town striker Jamie Ward is the new manager of Tiverton Town. Ward has left his job as manager of Toolstation Western League side Wellington to take charge at Ladysmead for the rest of the...
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David Heath MP set to reopen Wincanton Museum
Wincanton Museum is to reopen this weekend – in the town's library.David Heath MP will officially open the museum from 11am on Saturday.Its new home will be a refurbished room in the Carrington Way...
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Broadchurch ratings top nine million after fourth episode on ITV1
More than nine million people watched the fourth episode of Broadchurch on ITV1 last night. Early ratings indicate that 7.2 million viewers tuned in at 9pm to watch the murder-mystery, which is set in...
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Thatched roof not affected by Combe Florey chimney fire
Firefighters were called out to a chimney fire at a property with a thatched roof in a village near Taunton this morning. Two crews from the town were sent to Combe Florey, near Bishop's Lydeard, at...
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Ben Tickner smashes course record in Yeovil Half Marathon win
Ben Tickner smashed the course record on his way to an emphatic victory in Sunday's Yeovil Half Marathon. The Wells City Harriers runner finished more than two minutes clear of his nearest rival,...
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£66,500 grant to help Somerset mark the centenary of the outbreak of the...
A project to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War has been launched by Somerset Heritage Service following a grant of £66,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Drawing on this poignant...
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Queen's Park Rangers striker Angelo Balanta signs for Yeovil Town on loan
Queen's Park Rangers striker Angelo Balanta has joined Yeovil Town on loan for the rest of the season. Balanta, 23, can play up front or on the left wing, and has made 25 appearances for QPR since...
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Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar has computers stolen
The Kings of Wessex School has suffered its second break-in in five months. The Cheddar school had a window smashed and a number of computers stolen on between 11pm and 2.30am on the night of March 23...
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Converted chicken shed raided by cannabis police
A large amount of suspected cannabis has been found being grown in a converted chicken shed on farm at Ashton, near Wedmore in Somerset. Police raided the farm and an address in nearby Mark. A...
View ArticleAnti-street drinking measure for Midsomer Norton given go-ahead
An initiative to prevent street drinking in Midsomer Norton town centre will start on 29 March 2013 after final approval for a Designated Public Place Order was given by Bath & North East Somerset...
View ArticleFree eBooks now available through your local library
Following a successful year long pilot, Bath & North East Somerset Council's libraries and those across the wider region are now offering an eBook loan service as a permanent part of the range of...
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