Runners feel heat
HOT weather has been credited for boosting the number of runners who finished the Frome Half Marathon.James Sherwin of the organising committee said the 26C scorcher on Sunday meant runners were better...
View ArticleFood fight
THE final combatant in the Wells store wars saga has entered the fray this morning.Waitrose has opened its doors to bring the number of supermarkets in England's smallest city to five.By joining Tesco,...
View ArticleDrug factory gang share prison terms of 70 years
ELEVEN men have been jailed as part of a conspiracy to supply cocaine and firearms from a bunker hidden under garden decking in a Somerset village.The gang had developed a cannabis factory and cocaine...
View ArticleIt's the end of the world
GLOBE Carnival Club held a gala night at Wells Film Centre to celebrate the launch of the World's End.Directed by former Blue School pupil Edgar Wright and re-uniting the stars of Hot Fuzz - which was...
View ArticleReview of Greyhound Hotel's drinks licence
Midsomer Norton's Greyhound Hotel will have its licence reviewed by Bath and North East Somerset Council next week after concerns from residents about the way the popular nightspot is run.The local...
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New footpath along A39
Pedestrians making their way between High Littleton and Hallatrow can now use a newly installed pavement. The 290 metre footway runs along the A39 Hallatrow Hill between Langfords Lane and Rosewell...
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Cycling hero Jason Kenny hails London 2012's legacy in West of England
A year on from London 2012, double Olympic cycling champion Jason Kenny is today celebrating a national legacy programme that has helped more than 6,400 young people in the West of England to get...
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New pavement along A39
Pedestrians making their way between High Littleton and Hallatrow can now use a new pavement. The 290 metre footway, which runs along the A39 Hallatrow Hill between Langfords Lane and Rosewell Country...
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St Brendan's Students Play It Again!
Praise for a production of Rory Mullarkey's "The Grandfathers" in 2012's National Theatre 'Connections' Competition was so high that the cast from St Brendan's Sixth Form College, was invited to return...
View ArticleWind, 'Abundant free clean green energy'…
…In your dreams 1 - The subsidy and payment system for wind energy is about to be changed…upwards !! The new Energy Bill proposes to replace the ROC system with what amounts to a guaranteed price...
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Lords of the jungle play Ashes test at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park
A TROOP of monkeys at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park proved their skills go far beyond dismantling visitors' vehicles with their own tribute to the Ashes.More lords of the jungle than Lord's, the...
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Jenson Button upbeat despite qualifying 13th for Hungarian GP
Jenson Button says he is sure he can "still have some fun" tomorrow, despite having to settle for 13th place in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Frome Flyer was seventh at the end of Q1 but...
View Article"Unpleasant" public loos in Somerton condemned
The public toilets in Somerton were described as "less than pleasant" at a recent meeting of the town council. The issues raised during the public comments session also included a complaint that the...
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Police release CCTV image relating to theft in Pizza Hut in Yeovil
POLICE are looking to speak to two men after a theft in Pizza Hut in Yeovil. A man took a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone from the counter at the Yeo Leisure Park restaurant at around 4.45pm on Friday,...
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Athlete from Kingsdon, near Somerton, won prize at hurdles contest two days...
A MEDICAL student from Kingsdon won second prize in a national athletics competition two days before her Olympic medalist Todd Bennett coach died. Emily Bonnett, of Lower Road, came second in the...
View ArticleOld Barn Owl pub in Westport, near Langport, goes up for sale
THE operator of a pub near Langport has put the site up for sale. British Country Inns is seeking buyers for the Old Barn Owl in Westport. The company has said that although the pub is trading well it...
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Empty prison costs us £140k
SHEPTON Mallet prison closed in February – but the 400-year-old building still costs the taxpayer more than £140,000 a year just to keep it mothballed. During an inaugural meeting of The Shepton...
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Yeovil residents call for action 'before someone is killed' by crash
RESIDENTS have called for action to stop people speeding down their Yeovil street "before someone is killed". Shaun Bown, 51, of Athelney Way, said his wall has been destroyed twice after crashes...
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Coker councillor Cathy Bakewell "thrilled" to be named as Baroness
South Somerset district councillor Cathy Bakewell is "thrilled" after she was chosen to become a Baroness. Mrs Bakewell, who represents Coker, first entered the political arena in the early 1980s when...
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Crews called to explosion at Ilminster potato factory
EIGHT fire units responded to reports of an explosion at a potato supplier near Ilminster last night. The Devon and Somerset Fire Services arrived at Branston Potatoes, in Seavington St Michael at...
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