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Appeal withdrawn
AN appeal has been withdrawn to overturn South Somerset District Council's decision to refuse a planning application for two semi-detached houses to be built at Winterhay Lane, Ilminster.
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Display goes on due to Mark's generosity
CHARD Museum is holding its annual floral display, despite losing out on funding from South Somerset District Council. Thanks to museum volunteer Mark Hambrey sponsoring £100 of his own money towards the event, the show can go on. The display will be
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Self-Sufficiency for one
Let me straightaway make it clear that I am using the word 'one' in the title of this article as a numerical, not in the way that it might be used in one of H M The Queen's conversations! Government statistics say that, for one reason or another, there
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Need more garden? - Get an allotment!
Many gardens are either too small or non existent, so what do you do when you are keen on gardening, but simply do not have enough land for your needs? You can work in pots, buy a window box or get an allotment. This last solution is becoming increasingly
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Market is coming to the town
YEOVIL is offering local residents and visitors this weekend a chance to sample the culinary delights of our European partners. A Continental Market will be held in Lower Middle Street on Saturday and Sunday and more than 30 traders from across Europe
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Victory for Yeovil
YEOVIL Town won 1-0 at Hartlepool United on Saturday in the Coca-Cola League One - their first success of the season. The Glovers gained the vital three points when Pablo Bastianini netted in the 68th minute.
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Railway staff excel
DUNSTER and Williton stations have won joint first place in a best kept station competition. Judges in the competition, staged by West Somerset Railway Association, said staff at both stations had excelled themselves. See Thursday's County Gazette for
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Too close to risk
The outbreak of Newcastle Disease among a flock of pheasants on an estate at West Horsley in Surrey in July, sent shock waves throughout the gamebird and poultry world. It is a highly contagious disease of birds caused by a paramyxo virus, affecting fowls
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From the hills to the mountains
For many, the memories of winter holidays, ski ing in the breathtaking Alpine resorts, clustered with pinewood chalets and surrounded by brightly clad sporty types, may be the abiding picture of Alpine France. Of course the region makes most of its money