Local news from the Bridgwater Mercury covering Bridgwater, North Petherton, Sedgemoor and Somerset.

Parties react to Bridgwater BNP announcement

3:57pm Monday 15th March 2010

THE far-right British National Party is fielding its first ever candidate for the Bridgwater constituency at the forthcoming General Election.

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Those were the days: what happened in Bridgwater 25 years ago

1:20pm Monday 15th March 2010

A WORKER at British Cellophane was caught up in the escalation of the Iraq/Iran war.

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Birthday bash for Bridgwater Friends group

11:30am Monday 15th March 2010

BRIDGWATER Friends of Cancer Research UK celebrated its 30th birthday with a bash at The Walnut Tree Hotel in North Petherton.

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New scheme to fight antisocial behaviour

10:50am Monday 15th March 2010

Bridgwater police have launched a new initiative to tackle antisocial behaviour.

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Pete's week of crazy haircuts for charity

4:20pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A STUDENT from Bridgwater went to all sorts of lengths to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.

• Pete's Just Giving page
• Pete's Facebook group devoted to his haircut challenge

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"Batman and Robin" target Willow Man

4:15pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A GROUP of fathers’ rights campaigners, including men dressed as Batman and Robin, descended on the Willow Man near Bridgwater this afternoon.

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Drug bins installed in Bridgwater

10:10am Sunday 14th March 2010

HEALTH bosses have defended the introduction of 'syringe bins' in Bridgwater, after a rise in discarded drug needles around the town.

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