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  • Around the world: India

    TIM and Sue Handel celebrating their second wedding anniversary on a houseboat in the backwaters of Kerala, India. Send us your Around the World snaps to Bridgwater Mercury, Royal Clarence House, York Buildings, High Street, Bridgwater TA6 3AT, or e-mail

  • Bude 17, North Petherton 10

    PETHY travelled to Bude on Saturday expecting a battle from a team who were a few places below them in the league, and a scrappy battle it turned out to be. Petherton started brightly and after ten minutes were 7-0 nil up thanks to a try from powerhouse

  • Bridgwater Netball Club juniors

    FOLLOWING the cancellation of the first tournament of the season due to bad weather, Sunday’s bright sunshine was the perfect day for the juniors to play their opening games of the season. Bridgwater u-12s, fielding three teams, notched up some excellent

  • Government scraps Severn barrage plans

    THE Government today scrapped multi-billion pound plans for a huge tidal barrage between Brean Down and Wales and poured its support instead into new nuclear reactors such as Hinkley C. Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy, said the Severn Estuary

  • Awards hope for North Petherton riding firm

    A NORTH Petherton business which offers tailor-made riding holidays in the Quantocks has reached the finals of the South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Travels on Horseback has been nominated in the “best tourism experience and activity category”.

  • Alcohol advice at Angel Place

    STAFF from charity Turning Point will be manning an information stall in the Angel Place Shopping Centre in Bridgwater during this week’s Alcohol Awareness Week. The week aims to raise awareness of the effects of alcohol and to give helpful advice for

  • Key trio return to fray for Bridgwater Town

    COMPETITION for places is set to hot up at Bridgwater Town as a key trio return to first-team action. Andy Robertson, Mike McKay and skipper Chris Young should all be back for Wednesday’s trip to Bishop’s Cleeve – leaving manager Rob Dray with a fully