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New class for Bridgwater Flower Show
10:04am Wednesday 10th March 2010
Bridgwater Flower Show is introducing a new nature photography class.
New £1 million food centre to open at Sedgemoor Auction Centre
7:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
A WELL-KNOWN North Petherton butcher is expecting to take on twice the staff when he opens a new £1million venture at the Sedgemoor Auction Centre.
Police investigate spate of graffiti incidents
3:02pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
POLICE are investigating after graffiti was sprayed over several buildings in Ashcott over the last week.
Ten acres of elephant grass destroyed in fire
9:36am Tuesday 9th March 2010
AROUND ten acres of elephant grass was destroyed in fire near Bridgwater last night.
Shopkeeper tackled robber in Bridgwater raid
8:30am Tuesday 9th March 2010
A BRAVE Bridgwater shopkeeper tackled a robber wielding a replica gun during a drug-fuelled hold-up, a court was told.
Thief admits to string of Sedgemoor burglaries
5:00pm Monday 8th March 2010
A PROLIFIC Lithuanian thief living in Bridgwater could be deported back to his home country, after being jailed for a 'campaign of burglary'.
Bridgwater shop manager stole £24,000
2:50pm Monday 8th March 2010
A FORMER Bridgwater bakery manager admitted taking more than £24,000 from her shop in her resignation letter to colleagues, a court was told.
Head teachers impressed with "stunning" new school plans
1:30pm Monday 8th March 2010
THE head teachers of Robert Blake Science College and Elmwood School in Bridgwater have welcomed “stunning” plans for their new schools.
Police campaign against distraction burglars
11:30am Monday 8th March 2010
POLICE in Avon and Somerset have joined a national awareness campaign to protect elderly and vulnerable people who are often the victims of distraction burglars.
Police hunt suspect after assault
9:04am Monday 8th March 2010
POLICE launched an investigation after a man received a leg injury during an early morning assault in Bridgwater on the weekend.
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