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Barn destroyed by huge fire near Bridgwater
A BARN has been completely destroyed following a huge fire near Bridgwater. The fire service received several calls reporting a hay barn on fire in Burtle. Two fire engines from Glastonbury and Burnham-on-Sea as well as a water carrier from
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Knife crime offences rise 8 per cent over year to reach record high
KNIFE crime in England and Wales hit a record high in 2018/19, up 8 per cent on the previous year, official figures show. Police recorded 43,516 offences involving knives or sharp objects in the year to March 2019, the highest since comparable
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Bridgwater projects benefit from Hinkley grants
MORE than £220,000 has been awarded from the Hinkley C Community Fund to four community groups in Somerset. Beneficiaries include I CAN, from Bridgwater who were awarded £69,748 to fund a programme of targeted speech, language and communication
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The McMillan Theatre hosts Strictly Come Dancing stars
YOUR favourite Strictly Come Dancing male professionals, Ian Waite and Vincent Simone, are coming to Bridgwater in October. The Show, The Ballroom Boys, will be hosted by the McMillan Theatre on Saturday October 12, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. It promises
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NOSTALGIA: Fond farewell for Mrs Astle from Bawdrip Infants' School
THE sound of native American drums were heard in Somerset in 1989 during a special farewell party. Pupils at the village infants' school were staging a special leaving party for teacher Jo Astle. Jo, who served at the school for 23 years, was
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Burnham-on-Sea charity working to expand its services to Bridgwater thanks to grant
A MENTAL health charity said it is working to expand its services to Bridgwater thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Hinkley Community Impact Mitigation Fund. In Charley’s Memory (ICM), a mental health charity based in Burnham-on-Sea, was awarded
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PICTURES: Football volunteers celebrated
SOMERSET Football Association recognised the hard work of a range of volunteers, clubs and leagues across the county at its annual County Awards Evening, held last Thursday at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. There were around 120
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Bridgwater workers incentivised to reduce traffic on town roads
THE Bridgwater Way workplace challenge took place over four weeks resulting in a huge 14,494 journeys undertaken through sustainable transport modes such as walking, car share and public transport; saving over 5,000kg of CO2 emissions alone. The