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Cricket teams gear up for new season
MID Devon's cricket sides return to league action this weekend, with matches in the Francis Clark Devon League and North Devon Holiday Homes Sunday League. The area's top side Sandford, have designs on a double -- the Premier Division of the Devon League
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Political Composition of Mid Devon District Council
Following the election of May 1 2003, the political composition of Mid Devon District Council is as follows. Independent - 20 seats Conservative - 12 seats Liberal Democrats - 8 seats Labour - 1 seat Green - 1 seat. For full details and election results
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Safer Seats for Children in Cars
A SERIES of road shows are to be held across Devon this month which will give parents the chance to have children's car seats fitted and checked by a professional. European MPs passed a new seatbelt law last month which aims to ban the transport of young
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Firefighters Prepare For New Station
CREDITON'S retained firefighters will soon have a new station and hopefully news bicycles, new team members and a new appliance as well. When the fire brigade moves from its existing site in Market Street to the new building in Charlotte Street, they
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Block In Shock
A NEW £1.2million science block at Cullompton Community College has sparked controversy. A complaint has been lodged with the local government ombudsman, alleging maladminis-tration in the planning application for the new building now under construction
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Woman assaulted in Crewkerne
POLICE in Crewkerne are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman was assaulted in the town. At around 4pm on April 18 the 51-year-old local woman was walking in the Happy Valley Playing Field area of Crewkerne when she became aware of three
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Sensational strikers score success
YEOVIL Town propelled themselves to Nationwide Conference glory with some sensational performances and strikers Kirk Jackson and Kevin Gall scored 32 of the Glovers' 100 league goals during the campaign. Jackson closed the season on 24 goals, as he scored
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Darren leads the Way!
YEOVIL Town midfielder Darren Way virtually made a clean sweep of the end-of-season player presentations on Saturday at Huish Park. Popular Way, who has made such an impact for the club since he first arrived in the summer of 2000, claimed all but one
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Hero of '49 is full of pride
Fifty-four years ago and Yeovil Town were the talk of the football world when they beat the mighty Sunderland at the old sloping pitch of Huish in the FA Cup Fourth Round. It was and still is one of the greatest giant-killing acts ever created in the
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Gaffer full of emotion
YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson described Saturday's celebrations as 'one of the most exciting days' of his life. Johnson was full of emotion as skipper Terry Skiverton lifted the Nationwide Conference championship trophy at a packed Huish Park. "They
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Records galore for Glovers
RECORDS went tumbling on Saturday as Yeovil Town completed their magnificent season in the Nationwide Conference. Yeovil won 95 points to beat the previous record of 94. The 17-point gap between Yeovil and runners-up Morecambe beat the previous highest
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International call-ups
YEOVIL Town have had five of their squad selected for this summer's Four Nation International Tournament. The matches will take place between May 20-24 and will represent the last chance for Yeovil players to turn out for the England semi-professional
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Penns and Wazza congratulate their old club
Former Yeovil Town favourites Tony Pennock and Warren Patmore - who both left Huish Park at the end of the 2000-01 season - have sent their best wishes to the club in view of the championship success. Goalkeeper Pennock, now plying his trade at Farnborough
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Old boy Super Al praises Yeovil
Highly-rated Reading manager Alan Pardew, who played for the Glovers in the mid 1980s, has congratulated Yeovil Town on winning the Nationwide Conference. "I'm really chuffed for everybody down at Yeovil," he said. "I really enjoyed my time down in Somerset
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Fishing helped chairman in football
YEOVIL Town chairman and chief executive John Fry has revealed that his love of fishing has helped him stand the test of time at Huish Park. Mr Fry, who has not always been Mr Popular with the supporters since he took over the role in 1996, said he has
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Match Report: Yeovil Town 1, Chester City 1
FOR full match report of Yeovil Town's 1-1 draw with Chester City on April 26 see here: NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE YEOVIL TOWN 1, CHESTER CITY 1 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM HUISH PARK THE game was relatively immaterial and will fade in the memory, but the scenes
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Crowds pour in to watch Yeovil - and set a new record
YEOVIL Town set a new crowd record in the Nationwide Conference - thanks to a bumper final match of the season attendance. A total of 8,111 fans descended on Huish Park on Saturday for the Glovers' match with Chester City which concluded with the team
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Glovers trio honoured by town council
THREE of the men behind the success of Yeovil Town FC's championship winning season have been given Honorary Citizenship of the Town. The club's majority shareholder Jon Goddard-Watts, chairman John Fry and manager Gary Johnson received their awards at
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Legal team captured on canvas
A 15-YEAR association between a Truro couple and a leading South West firm of solicitors has been marked in artistic fashion. Paul and Elaine Stephens appointed Exeter-based Bevan Ashford in 1988 for the prospectus launch of their first Business Expansion
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Youth coach theft shame
A WELLINGTON Rugby Club youth coach has been ordered to pay back more than £1,000 which he stole from the club. Derek Rowswell, of Church Green, Wellington, pleaded guilty to deception and stealing cash and cheques to a value of £1,303 which were to be
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Election results
LIB-Dems hold South Somerset District Council. IN: Independent Dave Bulmer wins landslide victory against Mayor of Chard, Cllr John Malcolm, in Jocelyn Ward. Independent Tony Prior wins 80 per cent of the vote to retain his seat in Holyrood. Long-serving
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Results of District Council elections
CANDIDATES elected to West Somerset District Council in the polls held on Thursday, May 1, are listed below (wards marked * were not contested). Wards are listed in alphabetical order with the number of seats in brackets, while candidates are also listed
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SARS fears hit Chinese restaurants
CHINESE restaurants in West Somerset have been hit by fear of the deadly SARS virus. The Far East is at the centre of concerns over the pneumonia-like respiratory illness, which has seen over 4,000 cases worldwide and caused around 300 deaths. And public
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Cobras over troubled bridges
A NEW computer programme is being used to help assess the condition of concrete bridges in Somerset. COBRAS, or Concrete Bridge Assessment, is a new computer software package being used by Atkins in Taunton in partnership with the county council, to give
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Electricals retailers 'ignore law'
ONE in three of Somerset's electricals retailers fail to comply with laws obliging them to display information on product running costs and energy consumption, it was claimed this week. In a recent investigation, Somerset trading standards found only
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Taunton thrive as games come thick and fast
Taunton Town 3, Redditch United 1 TAUNTON gained their third win in five days with this victory over higher-placed Redditch in the Dr Martens League on Wednesday (April 30) night. But it was much closer than the scoreline suggests with United threatening
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Conference champs fall to Town
Taunton Town 2, Yeovil Town 1 (at Clevedon) TAUNTON gate-crashed Yeovil's end of season party with a surprise win over the Conference League champions in the Somerset Premier Cup final at Clevedon on Tuesday (April 29) night. Although the country's outstanding
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Election results
LIB-Dems retain control of South Somerset District Council. Election shocks: Dave Gooding loses seat. IN: Conservatives Kim Turner and Martin Rawstorne. Annie Murdoch did not stand for re-election. Conservative Sue Steele takes Islemoor ward. Full results
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Rogers aims to build title winning side
TIVERTON Town manager Martyn Rogers believes he will have assembled a side capable of winning the Dr Martens League Premier Division before the start of next season. "I've looked at quite a few players and I'll be doing a lot of chasing around in the
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Race Sunk
A FAVOURITE fundraising event in Tiverton has had to be cancelled this year because of lack of interest. The Dragon Boat Racing event on the Grand Western Canal was an unusual event which typically involved 17 dragon boats with teams of 15 people racing
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Woody's Walk
A SIBERIAN Husky cross waiting for a new home at The Blue Cross animal adoption centre in Tiverton is helping raise funds for his own upkeep on a sponsored dog walk on Sunday, May 4. Woody and his Blue Cross handler Sarah Friendship hope to walk at least
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Jailbreak Boost Charity
FUNDRAISING teams from Mid Devon joined more than 100 people who escaped from Dartmoor Prison in aid of charity on Saturday. Some 30 teams took part in the 20th annual Dartmoor Jailbreak - most were raising money for Exeter's Vranch House School and Centre
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Local elections 2003
THE Liberal Democrats - as expected - have won the majority of seats on South Somerset District Council. They claimed 36 out of the 60 seats available at the district authority. Conservative claimed 17 seats, while Independent candidates won seven. Turnout
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Glovers trio honoured by town council
THREE of the men behind the success of Yeovil Town FC's championship winning season have been given Honorary Citizenship of the Town. The club's majority shareholder Jon Goddard-Watts, chairman John Fry and manager Gary Johnson received their awards at
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Police appeal over Yeovil assault
POLICE are appealing for information following an assault in Yeovil on April 18 where a 27-year-old man suffered head injuries. The victim was approached by two men in Southway Drive, Yeovil, at around 2.30pm. He was assaulted and suffered head wounds
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Crimebusters: How men can help women
IN the fourth part of our focus on 'personal safety' in the Yeovil Express Crimebusters campaign we are concentrating on what men can do to help women feel safer. PC Brett Gitsham, of Yeovil Police's crime reduction unit, said that if your are walking
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Weale breaks the monopoly
TALENTED Yeovil Town goalkeeper Chris Weale was presented with a Player of the Season Award by the club's main sponsor Bradfords Building Supplies on Saturday at Huish Park. Bradfords, who have just completed the second of their three-year sponsorship
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Match Report: Taunton Town 1, Yeovil Town 2
FOR full match report of Yeovil Town's 2-1 defeat against Taunton Town on April 29 in the Somerset Premier Cup Final see here: SOMERSET PREMIER CUP FINAL TAUNTON TOWN 2, YEOVIL TOWN 1 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM THE HAND STADIUM, CLEVEDON THE Nationwide
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Signed programmes on their way too......
THE Yeovil Express received hundreds of votes from readers for our Player of the Season poll which was won by midfielder Darren Way. And the two lucky entrants whose entries were pulled out of the hat first were Adam Rees, of Ivy Cottage, Chiselborough
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Former managers full of praise for Yeovil
FORMER Yeovil Town managers have also sent their messages of congratulations to Huish Park. Colin Addison, who steered the Glovers to the runners-up spot two seasons ago in the Conference, said: "I always thought it was only a matter of time before Yeovil
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Championship winning party success at Westland
SUPPORTERS joined the players and staff of Yeovil Town FC on Sunday night for a championship celebration party at the Westland Leisure Complex. The party was compered by youth team manager Stuart Housley, while club chairman John Fry and manager Gary
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Triumphant tour through the town
POOR weather did not deter supporters from taking to the streets to cheer on their Yeovil Town heroes as the players and staff toured the town in an open top bus on Monday. They visited local schools to show off the Nationwide Conference championship
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Taunton Deane Council election results
THE Conservatives are back in control of Taunton Deane Council after a 12-year gap. Council leader Jefferson Horsley was among those who lost their seat as the LibDems were dumped by the electorate. Also ditched were leading LibDems Mayor Adrian Prior-Sankey
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Taunton Deane Council election results
THE Conservatives are back in control of Taunton Deane Council after a 12-year gap. Council leader Jefferson Horsley was among those who lost their seat as the LibDems were dumped by the electorate. Also ditched were leading LibDems Mayor Adrian Prior-Sankey
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Timely tip for licence evaders
SOMERSET residents who are watching TV without a licence have been warned it is only a matter of time before they get caught. TV Licensing spokeswoman Sara Powell warned evaders face fines of up to £1,000. She added: "The ideal time for our enquiry officers
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Taunton thrive as games come thick and fast
Taunton Town 3, Redditch United 1 TAUNTON gained their third win in five days with this victory over higher-placed Redditch in the Dr Martens League on Wednesday (April 30) night. But it was much closer than the scoreline suggests with United threatening
