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Hawks soar into next round of Seward Cup
HAMILTON Hawks posed for the County Gazette camera ahead of their Seward Cup tie against Old Inn, 10 years ago this week. The Hawks had suffered their first defeat of the season the week before, but they bounced back to secure progress in the cup
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Post-war Blues thrill West Somerset fans
OUR latest trip back into the history of Minehead AFC with Brian Walder sees us visit the club just after the end of the Second World War. The 1945/46 season saw a small West Somerset League containing six clubs, which pitched Minehead’s abilities
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'Answers must be found to horrifying Sarah Everard case'
TOGETHER with countless others, my thoughts are with Sarah Everard’s family and loved ones at this devastating time. As the Prime Minister has said, all the answers must be found to this horrifying crime. Linked to the many questions and understandable
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Musgrove eye consultant runs virtual half marathon for sight charity
A CONSULTANT eye surgeon at Musgrove Park Hospital ran the Bath Half Marathon this month without even visiting the city. Ed Herbert has run four Bath Halfs, but the event was held virtually this year due to Covid restrictions. Mr Herbert, who
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A daughter's emotional hand squeeze on care home resident's 90th birthday
AN elderly woman has spoken emotionally of being able to meet her daughter in the flesh for the first time in months. Anne was able to see her daughter and squeeze her hand in her bedroom at The Manor care home in Bishop's Hull on her 90th birthday
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A New Inn that certainly isn't new - a Taunton pub that no loner exists
THE name of this pub seems to be a bit of a misnomer these days. It was the New Inn, in Bishop's Hull. The New Inn, Bishop's Hull The pub was opposite the parish church, but it no longer exists. Does anyone recognise the
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Man arrested after doing 122mph on M5 - travelling for a HAIRCUT in Wales
A MAN has been arrested after officers stopped a car driving at 122mph on the M5 - after GETTING A HAIRCUT IN WALES, police said. Avon and Somerset Police tweeted that the occupant of the vehicle had been “travelling back from Wales after getting
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Sailor’s watch - bought at the NAAFI - now worth £10,000!
A WRISTWATCH bought new by a sailor whilst serving on a ship at Singapore is expected to sell for more than £10,000 at auction. The owner bought his Rolex Submariner from the NAAFI having watched James Bond in the film Dr No wear a similar timepiece
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Speeding, drink driving and possession of drugs among latest cases in court
A WOMAN from Frome has been fined £83 for speeding in Bath last January. Sarah Jayne Fussell, 55, of Church Lane, Rode, Frome, drove over the 30mph speed limit on Bathwick Hill. She also had to pay £85 in costs, a £32 victim surcharge and was
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The day the Beast From The East visited
IT really started on February 26 three years ago. The Met Office issued a weather warning for 'wind and snow' in Somerset as the 'Beast From The East' storm approached the UK mainland. On Thursday, March 1, 2018, after major warnings about
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Arts organisations in Somerset join forces to create exhibition inspired by poet
TWO arts organisations have joined forces to create a unique exhibition inspired by poet Edward Thomas. Somerset Art Works and Black Swan Arts in Frome are hosting a SAW Member’s exhibition from the beginning of April. The exhibition,In Pursuit
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'Walk all over cancer' smashes fundraising target
A MEMORIAL walk for a popular Taunton developer and keen golfer has already smashed its fundraising target. Ros Wills is walking 10,000 steps every day in March to raise money for Cancer Research UK in memory of her husband Andrew Gadd, who died
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'Disappointment at Orchard Grove school plans'
IT was with a rather heavy heart that I saw the artist’s impression of the new school proposed for the Orchard Grove (Comeytrowe) development. This reaction followed my disappointment at the plans revealed previously for the first two stages of
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Tennis court to be converted to riding arena among latest planning applications
THE following applications and notifications have been received for consideration by Somerset West and Taunton Council and can be inspected online at www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk/planning, or electronically only at the Reception, The Deane House
