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

Could you care for carers at Quantock House?

6:40pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE new St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice carers’ respite facility at Holford, on the Quantock Hills, is due to open its doors for the first time this autumn - but needs help from a local couple to get the facility off the ground.

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Update - Lorry fire on M5

6:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

ONE lane of the M5 is still shut following a lorry fire between junctions 25 (Taunton) and 26 (Wellington) this morning.

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No restrictions imposed on Blake Hall's licence

5:46pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

SEDGEMOOR District Council's licensing panel has today decided not to impose any restrictions on the licence at the Blake Hall in Bridgwater following a complaint about noise levels.

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Youths caught over Brick and Tile Museum attack

1:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

POLICE say four youths aged 12 to 14 were responsible for damage to Bridgwater’s Brick and Tile Museum last month.

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Meningitis survivor stages gig to help beat the bug

11:49am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A Bridgwater teenager who miraculously survived a rare form of meningitis is staging a gig to help find a cure for the killer bug.

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Car 'stolen and torched' in Ashcott

8:39am Thursday 2nd September 2010

FIRE crews believe a car was stolen and set alight in Bradley Stream Road, Ashcott, last night.

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Kids urged to take up fencing

7:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

SCHOOLCHILDREN are being encouraged to learn a new skill currently being taught at Bridgwater's Haygrove School.

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Reader photo of the week

7:10pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THIS serene shot of a member of the West India fly fishing club at Hawkridge Reservoir was sent in by Malcolm Lewis of Alfoxton Road, Bridgwater, and is our Reader Picture of the Week.

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Pet of the Week China needs a new home

5:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

MERCURY reader Kim Lloyd-Howell sent in this snap of her foster dog China who is looking for a loving new home.

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