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A quieter M5
RESURFACING work on the motorway south of Wellington begins on Monday (January 26). Replacing the M5's original concrete road surface between junctions 26 and 27 with bitumen is expected to take nine weeks and cost £3.2 million. As well as providing a
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Bank to close
ILMINSTER'S branch of the Bristol and West bank will close on March 16. Customers will be given the chance to transfer to another branch or use a central telephone service to do their banking. Meanwhile, the bank has said wherever possible, it is committed
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Yeovil keeper on a trial with the Hammers
YEOVIL Town keeper Chris Weale has been invited to West Ham United for a couple of days at the request of the Hammers' manager Alan Pardew. Pardew and Yeovil boss Gary Johnson agreed to the situation because Nationwide League Division One outfit West
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Disappointment for the Glovers
YEOVIL Town crashed 2-0 at bottom club Carlisle United on Saturday in the Nationwide League Division Three. Glovers' boss Gary Johnson was understandably disappointed with not only the result, but more so with the performance which some have dubbed the
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Skate park row
MEMBERS of a village playing field committee have been branded 'dictators' after refusing a request for a skate park by local teenagers. An investigation into the openness and accountability of the Tatworth Playing Field Committee is to be undertaken
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Hinkley B reactor back on line
A disabled reactor at Hinkley B nuclear power station was brought back into service late on Friday evening having been shut down for nearly a week. The closure prompted further calls for it to be permanently closed. See the full story in this Friday's
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School pass rates go up
MOST secondary schools in Mid Devon have recorded an increase in their GCSE pass rates, according to Government performance tables released on Thursday (January 15 . The tables give information on a school's GCSE and A-level results, and include a value
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Pub fire investigation
The cause of a blaze which ripped through a Taunton town centre pub is being investigated. The fire broke out in the Ring of Bells pub in St James Street shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday. Emergency crews from across the county were called to the scene
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Yeovil man found hanged in prison
INVESTIGATIONS were underway after a prisoner on suicide watch was found dead at Exeter Prison. Staff at the prison found 28-year-old Craig Roach, of Yeovil, hanging in his cell just after 5am on Sunday morning. For full story see this week's Yeovil Express
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Artists on display
FOUR West Country artists are currently having their work exhibited at the Yeovil Arts Centre in South Street. The work of Julia Bickham, David Brackston, Helen Layfield and Jo Martin is on display until January 31.
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Anyone for diving?
WELLINGTON and Taunton Sub Aqua Club is giving people a feel for life underwater. They are holding 'Come and Try It' taster sessions on Friday evenings during January and February as part of a drive to recruit new members. The idea is to allow people
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Reactor back in action
A disabled reactor at Hinkley B nuclear power station has been brought back into service after being shut down for nearly a week. The shut down has prompted further calls for it to be permanently closed. For the full story in this see Friday's West Somerset
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School children charge up
ENVIRONMENTALLY-switched on children across west Somerset are charging themselves up to promote a battery recycling scheme in schools in the area with the help of a £2,000 grant. The scheme could be adopted in 17 schools if organisers give the project
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A Level Results "punish" Bridgwater College
A LEVEL league tables "punish" Bridgwater College for having a broad curriculum - according to its principal. The Government published its league tables which report the college scored 250.7 A Level points per pupil against a Somerset average of 261.5
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School pass rates go up
MOST secondary schools in Mid Devon have recorded an increase in their GCSE pass rates, according to Government performance tables released on Thursday(January 15). The tables give information on a school's GCSE and A-level results, and include a value
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School pass rates go up
MOST secondary schools in Mid Devon have recorded an increase in their GCSE pass rates, according to Government performance tables released yesterday (Thursday). The tables give information on a school's GCSE and A-level results, and include a value added
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Search for Somerset romantics
RESIDENTS in Somerset are being asked help out in a national search for Britain's most romantic couple. Supermarket ASDA has launched the competition this week on television programme Today with Des and Mel. Do you know someone who found an inventive
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Marines do their bit for veterans
A GROUP of Royal Marines based at Norton Manor Camp have done their bit to help former soldiers make one last pilgrimage to the scene of their greatest victory. Commandos having a drink in Taunton's Black Horse were prompted to help out when they heard
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Clubs maintain status quo
clubs voted to retain the status quo on both the contentious issues of rearrangement of games due to bad weather and the rules concerning both professionals and overseas players at the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League annual meeting held at Truro
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Clubs maintain status quo
clubs voted to retain the status quo on both the contentious issues of rearrangement of games due to bad weather and the rules concerning both professionals and overseas players at the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League annual meeting held at Truro
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Graddon ban
FORMER Taunton Town defender Keith Graddon, now with Minehead, has been given a 21-day suspension by the Somerset FA's disciplinary committee. Graddon was sent off in a Screwfix League match against Ilfracombe Town late last year. He begins his ban early
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Blankety Blank
TAUNTON Town manager Russell Musker has so far drawn a blank in his bid to sign new players. Musker spent all last week having talks with players but without much success but he is still hopeful of making two signings before Saturday's Dr Martens League
