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Police mount speeding offensive
MORE than 100 drivers have been pulled over by police in West Somerset in the last four weeks in a speeding offensive. Officers from the special constabulary have been mounting radar traps across the district, including Williton, Watchet, Kilve, Holford
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Bike worth £2,000 vanishes
A CYCLE valued at £2,000 has been stolen from a garden at Doverhay, Porlock. The blue gents Enduro cycle vanished between 10.03pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday.
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Minehead Evening Townswomen's Guild
THE speaker of the August meeting of the Minehead Townswomen's Guild was Christine Seymour who was welcomed by chairman, Janet Harris. Christine spoke about how she became a practice nurse. She has been nursing for 40 years, almost 25 years as a practice
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Warning to parents over 'danger' toys
PARENTS in Somerset are today (Wednesday) being urged to stop their children playing with potentially dangerous toys which have now been pulled from shop shelves. US toy giant Mattel has recalled 18.2million products worldwide, including two million
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Revamped plans under spotlight again
REVAMPED proposals for the regeneration of Watchet's East Wharf are to come under the spotlight once again at a public meeting of the town's new conservation society tonight, Wednesday. Controversial plans for the £12 million scheme were put on hold
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£1.6m council tax not paid
MORE than £1.6million in council tax went uncollected in the Taunton and Wellington area in the 12 months to April - nearly double the amount left unpaid the previous year. Officers at Taunton Deane Council - which collects the money for the county council
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Wedding fair to raise cash for blind
DUNSTER Tithe Barn is throwing open its doors next month to people planning to get married. A charity wedding fayre' will raise money for Somerset Association for the Blind, and bring together local businesses with something to offer brides in the refurbished
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Saints held up by Keynsham
TAUNTON St Andrews remain in fourth in Premier One following a hard-fought winning draw against Keynsham at the Wyvern on Saturday. In truth, this was a match which could have gone either way and it was not until the penultimate over of the game that
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Market set for cycle race day
MARKET traders will be setting up their stalls in the middle of Williton to take advantage of the Tour of Britain cycle race next month. Stage two of the race, from Yeovilton to Taunton on Tuesday, September 11, starts in the shadow of Concorde at 10.15am
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Wivey gets £670,000 children's centre
PLANS for a £670,000 children's centre off Croft Way, in Wiveliscombe, have been given the go-ahead by Somerset County Council. The facility will offer day care and early education for under-fives, including children with special needs. It will also
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Lydeard promotion hopes fade
BISHOPS Lydeard's promotion hopes suffered a major blow as they went down by six wickets away to North Perrott in the top of the table clash. Lydeard, missing Brian Stone, Justin Burke and Dan Sizer, were, surprisingly, asked to bat on a typically excellent
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Time running out for Taunton
TAUNTON are in all sorts of trouble at the foot of Premier Two after going down by five wickets at home to Bristol last Saturday. On winning the toss, Taunton captain Reg Keates, had no hesitation in batting first, and the skipper looked in great form
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Photographer captures North Curry harvest
A keen photographer from Taunton has managed to capture a taste of our rural heritage. Photographer Lynne Thomas took this picture in North Curry. She said: "I just think it's lovely that some farms in Somerset still use the old way of doing things.
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MP opens new farm shop
TAUNTON MP Jeremy Browne has officially opened the new craft shop and gallery at Prockters Farm in West Monkton. Jeremy Browne said: "It is always good to see farm buildings being saved from dereliction and given a new lease of life. "The new Art Gallery
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Watchet hosts classic cars
WATCHET is set to reverberate with the sound of engines when the popular Classic Car Tour of Exmoor starts in the town on Sunday, August 19. The tour, featuring lovingly-restored classics, starts from Watchet Marina at 9am, finishing at Allerford's Allervale
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Girl rescued from window ledge
AN embarrassed 12-year-old Wellington girl who locked herself out of her house had an adventure she will want to forget. The youngster had to be rescued by firefighters after she tried to get in through a first floor window and got stuck on the window
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Show promises something for everyone
FUN, interest and excitement for all the family is promised by the organisers of the 161st Dunster Show, which takes place on Friday, August 17. While cattle and sheep will be missing from the show due to the outbreak of food-and-mouth disease in Surrey
