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  • Annual Antiques and Collectors Fair returns to Kilve

    ONE of the foremost collectors event of its kind in the district is returning to Kilve on Easter Monday (March 24). The annual Antiques and Collectors Fair will be held in the gracious surroundings of Kilve Court and is organised by members of the local

  • Bridgwater runners gear up for Sport Relief

    THE Sport Relief Mile takes place on Bridgwater's St Matthew's Field this Sunday (March 16) and a considerable amount of active Bridgwater milers have signed up already. More than 170 people will be strapping on their running shoes, joining tens of thousands

  • Singer songwriter Jane Taylor to play at Bar 27

    ONE of Bristol's finest singer songwriters will be treating audiences to her desolate tones at Bar 27 on Sunday, April 13. Jane Taylor, who has opened for Jools Holland and graced the Glastonbury festival, has been busy touring Europe in 2008 and will

  • Popular comic Lee Evans to warm-up at the Brewhouse

    PREPARE yourselves for a night of side-splitting, gut-wrenching comedy as one of the world's forefront comedians brings his intense brand of relentless humour to the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton, this May. Lee Evans, one of Britain's best-loved stars of

  • Wildlife Trust in emergency appeal to buy Catcott Meadow

    THE Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched an emergency appeal to buy Catcott Meadow on the Somerset Levels. The 12-acre meadow lies between Catcott Heath and the Catcott North Nature Reserves and is home to an array of wildlife including dragonflies,

  • Crufts success for Bridgwater duo

    TWO competitors and their crafty canines from a Bridgwater dog training school went sniffing for success at the prestigious Crufts dog show last week. Emily Colling and Abi Doxford, who both train their dogs at the Bridgwater based South West Agility

  • Colleges explore the possibility of a University of Somerset

    LEADING colleges from around the county have been working together to explore the possibility of setting up a University of Somerset. Plans are currently at an early stage but Bridgwater College has been working in conjunction with both Somerset and

  • Cup winner

    AN ESTEEMED Bridgwater carer was presented with the Bridgwater Cup at the Mayor's Parlour in recognition for her kindness and hard work. Eileen Haysham was nominated by one of her client's family members, who felt she needed to be recognised for her

  • Hunt to find next tennis stars at Hamp Community Junior School

    Pupils at Hamp Community Junior School enjoyed taking part in an assessment session run by coaches from the Avenue Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday, March 12. Talent scouts put children from years three, four and five through a number of routines to show

  • Watch out Spielberg!

    A TEAM of young media students at Robert Blake Science College in Bridgwater have been making their own film, thanks to a project run by the Young People's Film Council and The Engine Room. Steven Spielberg will be looking over his shoulder after the

  • Minister's Sedgemoor visit

    FLOODING risks, affordable housing, travel concessions and well-paid jobs were just some of the items up for discussion when Sedgemoor District Council chiefs met a Government Minister this week. Senior councillors and officers spoke to Minister for

  • Wildlife Trust welcome important Defra announcement

    SOMERSET Wildlife Trust has welcomed an important announcement by Defra that the water vole will now be fully protected rather than just its burrows. As of April 6, it will be against the law to intentionally kill, recklessly damage or disturb their

  • The band putting the swing back into spring

    MARK Village Hall is preparing itself for the visit of a 17-piece swing band who plan to put the swing into spring on Saturday, March 28. Weston-based Boulevard Swing are an authentic, full-sized swing band made up of talented musicians from around the

  • Spring clean for Bridgwater

    NEW greenery, a lick of paint and weed clearing are just some of the small steps being untaken by a spring-clean team with a big vision - smartening up Bridgwater's town centre. Sedgemoor District Council has forked out on recruiting a new clean-up team