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Curious George the owl's car park adventure
Flyaway Cheddar pet owl George has returned home after a nine-mile adventure in Redhill. The domesticated bird was seen swooping about a car park North Somerset, trying to land on motorists' heads as...
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Safety in sight at last for Frome Town
Caretaker manager Derek Graham believes Frome Town have done enough to secure their Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division survival – but is targeting one more win just to make sure. The Robins...
View ArticleWest Country music festival's licence application to be heard on Monday
A music festival's licence application to hold a four-day event at the end of May on the outskirts of Chapmanslade will be heard on Monday at a Wiltshire County Council licensing board committee...
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A303 Dual It: Petition organiser backs Western Gazette campaign
A town councillor who led his own campaign for the A303 to be dualled has rubbished claims the move will be harmful to the environment. Roger Monksummers, 63, of Cloverfields, in Gillingham, attracted...
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Police release CCTV images after Yeovil fraud offence
Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a fraud offence in Yeovil. A counterfeit £50 note was used in a pub on Wednesday, February 20. The man officers...
View ArticlePlans for 78 new homes at Avishayes Road in Chard granted outline permission
Outline plans for 78 homes and a new access road to be built at Avishayes Road in Chard have been approved but the design layout will have to be changed before full approval is granted.The application...
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Glastonbury Festival goers told to get on their bikes
As the last few Glastonbury Festival 2013 tickets go on sale on Sunday morning at 9am partygoers who want to save money, reduce the amount they carry and cut their carbon footprint are being offered a...
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Consultation over 525 home CLR development plans in Victoria Hall, Crewkerne...
Work on the much-anticipated 525-home CLR development in Crewkerne could begin as soon as October and residents will soon have the opportunity to help shape it.Developer Taylor Wimpey is holding a...
View ArticleSouth Road supermarket plan takes step forward
The next stage of a plan by Bath & North East Somerset Council to transform the economic vitality of Midsomer Norton town centre.An investigation of the site underground begins and will provide the...
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Chew Stoke residents turn out for the first Hub in the Pub event
Chew Stoke residents flocked to The Stoke Inn for the first session of the "Hub in the Pub", a joint initiative between the pub, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Age UK B&NES and City of...
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Melanie Sykes to marry former Dorset schoolboy at Sherborne Abbey
Melanie Sykes will marry a former Gryphon School student in Sherborne next month. Dorset-born Jack Cockings, 27, formerly of Milborne Port, proposed to 42-year-old Melanie Sykes in August last year...
View ArticleTraffic lights out of action in Wells
11.15am: The traffic lights on Strawberry Way in Wells, at the Halfords junction, are out of action. Somerset County Council say that they are aware of the problem and have despatched an engineer to...
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Girl, 10, finds bomb in Cheddar Gorge
A ten-year-old girl found a German cluster bomb while playing hide-and-seek with her dad at Cheddar Gorge. Steve Barnett was hiding in Pride Evans Hole, a small cave 30ft above the road and opposite...
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Curious George the owl's car park adventure in Redhill
Flyaway Cheddar pet owl George has returned home after a nine-mile adventure in Redhill. The domesticated bird was seen swooping about a car park North Somerset, trying to land on motorists' heads as...
View ArticleEnjoy Somerset storytelling at its best!
An evening of Somerset storytelling is being held at Midsomer Norton Library on Tuesday 30 April (7-8pm), as part of Bath & North East Somerset Council's "After Hours" campaign to promote the wider...
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Former Bath student Jahmene Douglas talks about family domestic violence...
X-Factor runner-up Jahmene Douglas has been praised by fans for speaking honestly about his experience of domestic violence. He appeared on radio this week to talk candidly about growing up living in...
View ArticleFair in Somerton for Cats Protection
A FAIR is being held in Somerton tomorrow to help rehome cats and kittens.The Yeovil and District branch of Cats Protection is hosting a number of stalls at the Parish Rooms, Market Square.These will...
View ArticleBridgwater College art and furniture exhibition at Somerset Guild of...
THE Somerset Guild of Craftsmen based in Somerton is hosting an exhibition on trees.The Whither the Ash display is set to celebrate the life of trees with a particular emphasis on the ash.Students from...
View ArticleNew adventure centre for families in Yeovil
Caving and rock climbing could be on offer in Yeovil if plans for an 'adventure zone' on Pen Mill Trading Estate are given the go ahead. Crown Endeavours Limited, under trading name ready2climb,...
View ArticleJames Herbert inquest: "shouting, banging, and screaming over the police radio"
The inquest into Wells man James Herbert, who died in police custody, heard from Inspector Justin French, on Thursday. Insp French said that on the June 10, 2010, he had the role of acting inspector...
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