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Look out for bikes campaign
1:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010
DRIVERS are being asked to ‘Look Out for Bikes’ in a road safety initiative aimed at reducing the number of bikers being killed and injured on Somerset roads.
Report reveals true loss of Somerset species
11:30am Thursday 11th March 2010
THE most complete audit of hundreds of years of England’s wildlife reveals some of the winners and losers in Somerset.
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.
Council repairs 4,610 potholes since big freeze
1:00pm Sunday 7th March 2010
Somerset County Council has filled 4,610 potholes since the severe weather which hit the region at the beginning of January, it revealed this week.
BREAKING NEWS: Fireman charged over farmer death
2:15pm Friday 5th March 2010
A FIREMAN has this afternoon been charged with manslaughter over the death of Somerset farmer Harold Lee, who was crushed to death when his herd of cows stampeded.
Business survey run by council
1:00pm Friday 5th March 2010
BUSINESSES in Taunton and Wellington are getting the chance to take part in a economic health check up.
Horse Watch takes off in Somerset
9:00pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
AN initiative to protect horses and combat the theft of equine gear is coming to the Wellington area – thanks to an Exmoor policeman taking his work home.
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