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Cracking gifts: Pet-safe Easter eggs & treats for dogs, cats & small furries
Chocolate is synonymous with Easter but is dangerous for most pets to indulge in. With this in mind, pet owners should make sure they keep any choccy treats out of reach of four-legged friends, but that doesn’t mean they have to miss out altogether
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eat:Minehead food and drink festival this weekend
THE eat:Festival returns to Minehead this weekend. The food and drink extravaganza is taking place in The Avenue on Saturday (April 2). The one-day free event will be brimming with great local produce such as cheese, ciders and bread alongside
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MP welcomes 'levelling up' cash for education in West Somerset
WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has welcomed the announcement of extra Government education cash for the district. He said it should help accelerate the improvement in education standards that had been achieved over the last four to five
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Festival founder Michael Eavis awarded Freedom of Glastonbury
FESTIVAL founder Michael Eavis has been awarded the Freedom of Glastonbury after the town council voted unanimously to grant him the honour. Mr Eavis CBE was nominated by councillors Jon Cousins and Serena Roney-Dougal, the mayor and deputy mayor
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4 great Easter half-term discounts and offers for all the family with Groupon
April half-term is now on the horizon, so the questions of what to do to fill the time might start to crop up. If you need a few more ideas then Groupon might be able to help with a number of discounts and offers on various experiences. They
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Taunton special school set to expand and offer places in new Wellington premises
SELWORTHY Special School in Taunton is looking to expand into Wellington. A consultation is underway into plans for an additional site at the Wellington Young People's Centre in Mantle Street. It would create a further 15 secondary school places
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Former nursery business on the market for £500,000+
A FORMER nursery business is on the market for offers in excess of £500,000. Carter Jonas is marketing Riverside Nursery, at Stathe, near Bridgwater. The property provides a former nursery business with an agriculturally tied detached four-bedroom
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Over 300 guests join Somerset's best suppliers at Taunton School Wedding Fair
TAUNTON School was "delighted" to welcome over 300 guests and suppliers from across the county to its first wedding fair in seven years on Sunday. The wedding fair took place at the school between 11am and 3pm on March 27. Guests were invited
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Richard Huish College students gain places on Oxford University summer courses
TWO Richard Huish College Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) students have gained places on UNIQ residential courses at the University of Oxford. Amber Lintern has gained a place on the UNIQ French course whilst another student has gained a place on
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LEGO is offering customers a free Easter gift - how to get yours
Just in time for Easter, LEGO is offering a free themed gift to customers but it's for a limited time only. The toy brand is giving customers the chance to get a free Easter gift with purchases over £40 or £65. If you spend over £40 you get
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Brothers Cider release brand new Cherry Bakewell flavour
JUST in time for a summer full of festivities and fun, Brothers Cider has launched a brand new flavour, Cherry Bakewell. Brothers Drinks is based out of Showerings Cider Mill in Shepton Mallet and with this new flavour they have aimed to recreate
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Homes on new housing development sold out
THE final home on a new housing development in Bridgwater has been sold. Taylor Wimpey Bristol is celebrating the sales success at the King's Down scheme. It features a collection of two, three- and four-bedroom homes and has proved popular
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Burglars escape empty-handed after being scared off
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after burglars were scared off after breaking into a home. The culprits forced their way into a property in Yeovil overnight on Sunday, March 20 into the following morning. Northing was stolen from the home
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Popular Somerset singer to return to Watchet pub for night of live music
SOMERSET musician Andy Doran will return to an award-winning pub in Watchet next month to perform a "reportoire of cover tracks". Andy will play a selection of modern and classic covers at the Pebbles Tavern, located in Market Street, on Saturday
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What were scores of people doing queuing up in Taunton yesterday?
HUNDREDS of people queued up to get a view of the Museum of the Moon exhibit in Taunton Minster yesterday (Sunday, March 27). At one stage visitors were formed up in a queue snaking for more than 100 metres outside the former St Mary Magdalene
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Lando Norris picks up McLaren’s first points of the season at Saudi Arabia GP
LANDO Norris secured his and McLaren’s first six points of the new Formula 1 season yesterday with a seventh-place finish at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit in Saudi Arabia. The 22-year-old racing driver, who is from Glastonbury, believes McLaren
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'Unhappy and fearful' Wells Cathedral staff react by behaving 'in a way that isn't adult'
STAFF and volunteers at Wells Cathedral act "in a way that is not adult" due to a culture of "unhappiness and fear", according to a draft report. An audit by the Social Care Institute for Excellence discovered claims of loss of temper, shouting
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Funeral of Somerset man killed in Thailand
THE funeral has taken place of a Berrow man who was killed in Thailand. A murder probe was launched after Marcus Evans, 49, was found dead in Kanchanaburi Province in the early hours of Saturday, January 22. Mr Evans, who was visiting his girlfriend
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Somerset locations where police will check on speeding motorists this week
THESE are the hundreds of sites where Avon and Somerset Police will be siting mobile speed cameras across Somerset at certain times this week. You should be aware the cameras could be located at other sites during the week. MENDIP. A3098
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Roadworks scheme on edge of Taunton lasting 65 working days starts to day
TRAVEL Somerset has announced just four roadworks schemes starting in Somerset this week. But one of them as part of the improvements at Creech Castle, at Bathpool, is expected to last for 65 working days. Here's the list of the schemes taking
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Theatre opened 45 years ago TODAY - and hosts special exhibition to celebrate
A THEATRE in Taunton opened its doors exactly 45 years ago TODAY (March 28). On Monday, March 28 1977, Taunton Brewhouse opened after John Wilkins and Cllr John Meikle led a successful campaign for a theatre in Taunton. READ MORE: Looking back
