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Apology over 999 call
KEVIN Browne, a diabetic patient who claims to have been refused an ambulance, has received an apology for the operator's attitude. Kevin, who is 42 years old and lives in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, said...
View ArticleNew hope for bus service
A CAMPAIGN to save a bus service to Frome's new health centre looks as if its been a success.Doctors were furious when they discovered that First Bus would not change the route of the Bath 267 service...
View ArticleMeasles outbreak
PARENTS in the Frome area are being urged to make sure their children have had their MMR – measles, mumps and rubella – vaccinations.The appeal has come from public health advisers at Somerset County...
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Couple's surprise party thank-you for club work
JIM and Eileen Govier were taken completely by surprise by friends in Pilton at a village party last week. The party was organised to thank the couple for all the years of hard work they had put into...
View ArticlePrecinct plan wins backing
PLANS to extend the Westway Precinct have been given the thumbs up by Frome Town Council planning sub-committee.The committee met last week to discuss its recommendation for the amended application.The...
View ArticleThieves break into building
THIEVES have entered a smallholding in Ridgeway Lane, Nunney, and stolen a number of items including a hitch arm from an Ifor WIliams trailer.The incident took place between 8pm on Tuesday, July 30 and...
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MP supports charity in its fight to stop crime
North Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg supported the charity Crimestoppers by joining its Operation Juke car at Compton Dando Fete.The vehicle will be appearing at more than 40 events this summer as part of...
View ArticleBe a star of pantomime
BEHIND you! That's the shout that echoes round theatres the length and breadth of the country every winter and will be heard again in Chapmanslade next February.The village panto is making a return and...
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LIVE UPDATES: Yeovil Town v Birmingham City
The wait is finally over for thousands of Yeovil Town fans - as SkyBet Championship football arrives at Huish Park this afternoon. The Glovers take on Birmingham City as Gary Johnson's side aim to...
View ArticleArtist to start drawing classes at hall
Artist Sheila Broun has been signed up to teach drawing at the Victoria Hall in Radstock.Mrs Broun, who lives in the town, has taught art and design education since 1975.She taught drawing and textiles...
View ArticleMatch nets £1,400 for dad in coma
A CHARITY football match has raised £1,400 for coma dad Anton Paulsson.He was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in June after being taken ill at home in Frome and became unconscious.Specialists could not...
View ArticleAccess work to fund jobs
A NEW access point for Frome Town Council's Welshmill Greenway site could create 12 new job opportunities for young adults in the town.The town council has put together the innovative pilot scheme and...
View ArticleComplaints over building work
BLOOR Homes is being investigated about building work being carried out at the Garston Road site outside of permitted hours.Mendip District Council put a planning contravention notice in place on...
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VIDEOS: Mark Harvest Home 2013 feasts wells
MARK Harvest Home was 128 annual events in the making today, with some new changes made to the successful formula. You could reserve a seat, with the 300-odd revellers getting to chose who sat next to...
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VIDEOS: Why I love Mark Harvest Home
A TRADITION stretching from the 19th century to the 21st, the harvest home was put on by farmers to celebrate another summer reaping. Now the event is a big village get-together, with outsiders doing...
View ArticleEnter crafts for show
NOW is the time to get your entries in for this year's Corsley Show for the horticultural and craft tent.The National Vegetable Society is joining the show for the first time and entries can be handed...
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Would Cheddar make a good stag and hen do capital?
CHEDDAR - party capital? One man thinks so and lists the quiet village's strengths as potential draws for the stag and hen do crowd. Michael Chidzey, who used to live in Cheddar, says the village has...
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Win a coaching session with Jos Buttler, Marcus Trescothick and Jason Kerr in...
TEN youngsters can get a coaching session with Somerset and England batsman Jos Buttler and cricket legend Marcus Trescothick – in a raffle. The pair, joined by Somerset Academy director Jason Kerr,...
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Youthful Hinton Charterhouse cricketers are Sunday best
Hinton Charterhouse's Development XI wrapped up the North Somerset League Sunday Conference Division 1 title with a five-star performance against Keynsham 2nds. The high-flying hosts were asked to bat...
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Boy, 10, freed by fire crews from Chard home
A ten-year-old boy was freed by fire crews yesterday after he accidentally locked himself in a Chard home. One appliance from Chard attended the scene on Stringfellow Crescent around 5.45pm. Crews...
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