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Summer spectacular coming soon
FINAL preparations are being made for one of the biggest events in Wellington's social calender, which takes place later this month. The third Summer Spectacular, organised by Wellington Federation of Sports Clubs, takes place at the town's rugby club
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Deer head left on car
THE severed head of a deer found on the bonnet of a car has left a family in Uffculme, horrified. Leaving home to attend work in the village, mother Sadie White made the grim discovery early on Thursday morning. Get this week's County Gazette for the
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Web surfing with a pint
DRINKERS at a Stogursey pub are ordering broadband with their beer. A cyber caf has opened at the village's Greyhound Inn, with orders for computer time being taken over the bar. Don't miss this week's County Gazette for the full story.
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Speakeasy 2005
With the rise in the price of fuel, BT's advice to 'increase your productivity with home working' couldn't have come at a better time - although there is the small matter of heating your office space of course! They say that recent research by IBM and
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Plans to extend supermarket put on hold
MAJOR expansion plans for Tesco supermarket, in Taunton, have been put on hold. Concerns by Taunton Deane Council halted the talks to extend the store. For more details see this Thursday's County Gazette.
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Guildhall facing more problems
GUILDHALL bosses have vowed to rise to the challenge of improving the facility's disabled access after a report found a whole series of problems in the building. As reported by the News, an access audit was carried out in May by Elizabeth Meadows, a member
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Exmoor profile to be boosted.
EXMOOR has been promised an autumn marketing boost by a top tourism boss. Malcolm Bell, chief executive of Government funded South West Tourism, told representatives of Exmoor and West Somerset tourism his organisation was planning to 'raise the profile
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Shock £150,000 bill for repairs
CHURCHGOERS in Combwich are facing an uncertain future, after the Parish rector revealed a mamouth £150,000 repair bill could force the Victorian building to close. Pick up the Mercury for the full story.
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Gypsies leave trail of waste
GYPSIES who allegedly cut chains to set up camp on a piece of farmland in Taunton have left behind a disgusting trail of waste. As the County Gazette reported two weeks ago, farmer Steve Ling refused to pay the £2,000 enforcement notice to turf the travellers
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Rise in sale of alcohol to under-age youngsters
CHECKS carried out by Somerset County Council's Trading Standards Officers and the police show there has been an increase in the number of businesses selling alcohol to un-der-age youngsters throughout the county. In the last two months the figure was
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Table Toppers Robins
CHARD Town maintained their 100% record at the start of the season by beating Shepton Mallett 5-0. The Robins are now top of the league with two games gone, on goal difference. For full story read next weeks Chard and Ilminster News.
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Beast turns up in Bishops's Hull
THE beast of the Blackdown Hills has been found safe and well near Bishop's Hull. The enormous hedgerow sculpture went missing from its location near Blagdon Hill two weeks ago. For more on the beast see this week's County Gazette.