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  • TVs worth £20k stolen in Bridgwater

    THIEVES snatched nearly £20,000 worth of new TVs in a night-time raid in Bridgwater. An unmanned HGV trailer loaded with 39 32-inch Sony Bravia flat screen televisions was attacked some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning last week. All the

  • New chief executive looms for county council

    A “STRONG” candidate has been recommended to take up the position of chief executive at Somerset County Council. Sheila Wheeler could step into the role after being recommended by the council’s appointments panel, should county councillors confirm the

  • Nursery rhyme heaven at Bridgwater College

    STORYBOOK characters came to life at Bridgwater College Children's Centre, when youngsters dressed up as their favourite nursery rhyme heroes. Staff even threw on costumes for the event, held to celebrate National Bookstart Day, as activities kept children

  • Harvest at St Johns and St Francis

    PUPILS at St John and St Francis Primary School in Bridgwater brought lip-smacking gifts into school for their harvest festival last week. All the children raided their cupboards at home to bring in a variety of foods, which were received by the school's

  • Town in league cup KO

    Bridgwater Town’s interest in the Red Insure Cup ended in the first round on Tuesday night, after a 2-1 defeat to Truro City writes Brian Austin. Town – bidding to make progress in the same competition they reached the final in last year - paraded

  • Puriton brownies boosted by donation

    A GROUP of Puriton brownies were given a boost this week, with the donation of hundreds of pounds from a fundraising bike ride. More than 50 motorbike enthusiasts took part in the 160-mile Pasty Run from Puriton, near Burnham, to Swanage in

  • French death crash inquest held

    AN inquest into the deaths of Somerset victims of a French road crash in 2006 will be held today (Thursday). Bethany Bridges, ten, and her mum, Julie-Anne, 43, died when a Jeep Cherokee 4x4 driven by Bethany’s stepfather, former Minehead police

  • Larry Boyd renews wedding vows

    A WELL-KNOWN Bridgwater singer and his wife will be walking down the aisle this Saturday to renew their vows after 50 blissful years of marriage. Graham Larson, known in Bridgwater as singer Larry Boyd, will be renewing his vows with wife Hazel

  • New-look bookshop set to open

    SEDGEMOOR District Council chairman Jane Moreton will cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the relocated Bridgwater Bookshop on the High Street. The event will take place on Monday (November 2).