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Could you give a hen a good home?
ARE you considering getting a new pet?Well, an appeal has been launched to find homes for 280 hens in Somerset this spring.The ex-commercial hens, currently sat in cages laying eggs for supermarkets, have been told to pack their bags because their lives
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PICTURES: Hundreds of riders set off from Watchet for Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge
HUNDREDS of cyclists set off from Watchet Marina on a 54 mile fundraiser to help raise money for the air ambulance last weekend.A large crowd of spectators gathered to cheer on the 600+ cyclists taking part in the 8th annual Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
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Couple celebrate diamond anniversary after groom's mother said 'it wouldn't last long'
A WELLINGTON couple are celebrating after reaching 60 years of marriage after being told 'it wouldn't last'. Frank Baker, 82, who lives at Camelot House and Lodge, and his wife Patricia,79, saw in their diamond wedding anniversary at a celebration
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CRICKET: Bess "determined to grasp opportunity" after England call-up
SOMERSET spinner Dom Bess has been selected in the England squad for next week's first Test against Pakistan at Lord's. There is no place for Craig Overton, however, with Chris Woakes and Mark Wood preferred as the seamers alongside James Anderson
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Family tribute to biker killed in Somerset road crash
THE family of a Somerset man who died in a road collision have paid tribute to a "brilliant, devoted dad". Clive Peter Rainey, 44, was killed in the crash on Monday of last week (May 7). Mr Rainey, of Bridgwater, died following the incident
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Have your say on how Minehead esplanade should look
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on how Minehead should look as design ideas are revealed. Ideas for Minehead’s Eastern Esplanade improvements, which could cost up to £320,000 will be on view to the public later this month. Minehead
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Boss fraudulently pocketed £100,000 to avoid paying creditors
A MULTIMEDIA boss from Taunton has been handed a suspended sentence after he fraudulently pocketed £100,000 from his failing company to avoid paying his creditors. Andrew Reed, 53, was the director of APR Media, formerly known as APR Video, where
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Investigation launched after arson-attacked car left stranded on footpath
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a car hit by an arson attack was left stranded on a footpath in Taunton. The incident took place on Saturday, May 12, at around 2.30am, on the pathway near Bishop Fox Drive. The car was left on the
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PICTURES: Guests enjoy the sun at eat:Taunton
An estimated crowd of 20,000 brought Taunton’s Hammet Street alive on Saturday for the second eat:Taunton food and drink festival. The fine weather meant the town was busy all day and filled with a wealth of local food producers from all over Somerset
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More than 300 homes without electricity after power cuts hit
MORE than 300 homes in West Somerset are without electricity this morning after a series of power cuts in the district. Two power cuts in Minehead have led to 312 homes being without power this morning. On the south eastern edge of the town
