INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED military historian Peter Hart will present recordings of First World War veterans at a special event. ‘Flashbacks from the Front’ will take place at the Museum of Somerset at 7.30pm next Thursday when Mr Hart, author and
ONE in 11 renters in the South-West has suffered health problems in the last year because rogue landlords failed to deal with poor conditions in their properties, newly-released research shows. The YouGov survey of more than 4,500 private renters
TWO visually impaired 1610 staff are celebrating their most successful cricket season ever with the Somerset team for blind and partially sighted cricketers. Martin Hallett who is an apprenticed fitness instructor at Trinity Sports and Leisure
SOMERSET cricket captain Marcus Trescothick and his team of cyclists brought up a gruelling triple century as they completed a 300-mile ride to raise money for the county’s newest development project. Trescothick and his team, which included the
THE Bridgwater and District Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal has announced that it raised almost £33,000 in its 2013/14 fundraising year. Poppy Appeal organiser Bob Leithes said: “It is a fantastic amount. "A big thank you to all who donated
STUDENTS from Bridgwater College will have the opportunity to head to a European ‘Mega Brainstorming’ event if they impress a panel of experts this week. Budding entrepreneurs will be taking part in the Somerset-wide ‘Student Challenge’ this week
LANDOWNERS in the South-West have hit back at comments made by Environment Secretary Liz Truss over the aesthetics of solar farms. Ms Truss said the green energy projects blight the landscape and take good land out of food production but the Country
BUDO Juku Karate club came away with the most winners recently at the Wado Ryu Open contest in Barnstaple. Individual winners were Ellis Frost, 10, Gemma Shanahan, 14, Aaron Brazier, 17 and Elias Warren-Parr eight. Runner up medals went to
COMPETITORS from KJ2 Brazilian Jui Jitsu team headed down to Cornwall for the Newquay Open BJJ competition. It was a gi (kimono) and no gi competition all in a single day, with some top competitors from all over the country arriving. Both Andrew
SOMERSET Savings and Loans has launched a campaign to help people who need financial support as the festive season looms. General manager Jackie Simpson said: “Christmas is far and away the most expensive time of year and thousands of people will
