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United struggle to win
BURNHAM made a winning start to their season against newly-promoted Timsbury at Cassis Close on Saturday. But they had problems breaking down a big, strong defence. Gor the full story pick up the weekly news.
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'Mass Brawl' ends in fines
SOMERSET Rebels' team manager Mick Bell revealed thsi week that he had advised skipper Magnus Zetterstrom to leave Newcastle Brough Park Stadium early for his own safety during Sunday's stormy match. For the full story pick up the Weekly News.
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Pablo returns and Yeovil sign second Argentine
YEOVIL Town striker Pablo Bastianini has returned from Argentina with his international clearance and is all set to be in the Glovers' squad which plays at Barnsley tomorrow (Saturday) in the Coca-Cola League One. Yeovil, meanwhile, have added a second
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Firm's key job
A CHARD company has started preparation work for the spectacular craning-in of a new bridge in South Somerset. Contractors RG Spiller moved in on Monday to prepare for the 27-metre Cocklemoor Bridge superstructure at Langport. The bridge will be installed
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Offers up to £11m for car park
OFFERS up to £11million have been made for a car park in Minehead, providing a possible spending bonanza for local projects. But West Somerset District Council, owners of Vulcan Road car park, has shied away from saying the site will be sold to a supermarket
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Wellington in narrow defeat
WELLINGTON suffered their second defeat in as many games on Wednesday night when they crashed 1-0 away to Larkhall Athletic in Division One of the Toolstation League. Paul West's side gave a far better account of themselves than the previous Saturday's
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Cancelled Proms: refunds in doubt
PEOPLE who bought tickets for the ill-fated Proms in the Park in Taunton, may not get all their money refunded after all, the County Gazette has learned. The event, one of the biggest on the town's calendar, was cancelled due to poor ticket sales less
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Gang in cashpoint attack
A COUPLE were viciously attacked by a gang of thugs as they walked home from a night out in Taunton at the weekend. Darren Dyer, 28, and his girlfriend Jayney Bedding, 30, both from Taunton, were walking were on The Parade after leaving the Moat House
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Broadband with your beer time
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. It is the latest step in a West Somerset technology project which will see
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Surfer's holiday horror
A SUMMER holiday in Cornwall almost turned into a nightmare for one Wellington man as he got caught up in a rip tide while surfing. Shaun Lang, 28, of Laburnum Road, Wellington, had to be pulled from the waves along with 64 other people at Perranporth
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Gang in cashpoint attack
A COUPLE were viciously attacked by a gang of thugs as they walked home from a night out in Taunton at the weekend. Darren Dyer, 28, and his girlfriend Jayney Bedding, 30, both from Taunton, were walking were on The Parade after leaving the Moat House
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Speedway star's miracle wedding
A BRAVE 24-year-old speedway star, who was left in a coma with a broken back and neck after a race crash, has beaten his injuries to walk down the aisle for a fairytale wedding. For the full story pick up the Weekly News.
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Youngsters to play abroad
A NUMBER of Somerset's young players will be spending part of the winter playing cricket abroad. The club want to widen the cricketing education of their young professionals and took the decision in the same week as two youngsters signed professional
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Keeper off as Town crash
TAUNTON crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Paulton in their first home game of the season in the Southern League Division One (W) on Wednesday night. The game hinged on the sending off of Taunton keeper Scott Corderoy who was given his marching orders for
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Electricity bid shocks family
AN 11-year-old girl has pleaded with owners of a pub next door to her home not to build an electricity 'sub-station' right outside her bedroom window. Dandie Debieux and her family, of Heatherton Park, Bradford-on-Tone, were horrified last week when they
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Surfer's holiday horror
A SUMMER holiday in Cornwall almost turned into a nightmare for one Wellington man as he got caught up in a rip tide while surfing. Shaun Lang, 28, of Laburnum Road, Wellington, had to be pulled from the waves along with 64 other people at Perranporth
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Community safety
A COMMUNITY safety event will be held at the Market House, Ilminster, on Friday, August 26. Representatives from the police and fire services will attend the event, which will run from 10am-4pm.
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Eight out for cup clash
MINEHEAD are without eight of their first team for the trip to face Almondsbury Town in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup on Saturday. Steve Perkins' side started the season in style with a 6-1 drubbing of Bradford Town in Division One of the
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Minehead knocked off top spot
Minehead have been knocked off the top of Division One despite winning by six wickets at home to local rivals Wellington. In a game reduced to 35-overs-a-side, Wellington won the toss and opted to bat with openers Rob Moysey and Mark Salter putting on
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Broadband with your beer time
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. It is the latest step in a West Somerset technology project which will see
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Plan for 60 homes
SOME 60 houses could be built on Clanville Road car park, Minehead, if plans submitted by housing company Barratt Homes are accepted. The plans include units ranging from one-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom town houses, with a mix of one-and-a-half
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Garden waste recycling stink
EMPTY recycling boxes is not the only thing being left behind when the council's recycling lorries go on their rounds in Sedgemoor - and it is getting right up the noses of Somerset's residents. See the Mercury for the full story.
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Holistic therapy evening for the hospice
A HOLISTIC therapy evening will give a wonderful opportunity for anyone who has wanted to learn more to find out about a range of complementary therapies. The evening, at the Quicksilver Mail in Yeovil on Friday, September 9, will have taster sessions
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Velodrome bid's Olympic backing
GRAND plans to build an Olympic standard velodrome in Taunton have been given the thumbs up this week. As the County Gazette revealed last year farmer Steve Ling from Nyne-head near Wellington hopes to build an Olympic class cycling stadium on his 40-
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Cancelled Proms: refunds in doubt
PEOPLE who bought tickets for the ill-fated Proms in the Park in Taunton, may not get all their money refunded after all, the County Gazette has learned. The event, one of the biggest on the town's calendar, was cancelled due to poor ticket sales less
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Velodrome bid's Olympic backing
GRAND plans to build an Olympic standard velodrome in Taunton have been given the thumbs up this week. As the County Gazette revealed last year farmer Steve Ling from Nyne-head near Wellington hopes to build an Olympic class cycling stadium on his 40-
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Single mum escapes prison
A SINGLE mum fraudulently collected nearly £2,000 in benefits while she worked at Burnham Holiday Village, a court heard this week (Monday). Kate Thorne, 21, escaped with a 12-month community rehabilitation order (CRO) after Bridgwater magistrates decided
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Station's cells to be re-opened later this month
BURNHAM Police Station is to reopen its cells this month in an attempt to free up vital police patrol time and make Burnham a safer place. The move, designed to deal with low-level criminal suspects in the town, will mean officers can detain suspects
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Hill leaves the drive
TAUNTON Town manager Peter Beadle is chasing a new centre back following the departure of Simon Hill to Willand Rovers. Hill, who has been injured for most of pre-season, left because be believed his first team opportunities would be limited at the Southern