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Stories for 15 December 2007

Albion News

Albion are flattered by late tries in five-point victory

National Three South: Bridgwater & Albion 35, Clifton 15  more...

Bridgwater Town

Pepperell strikes for Town at Thatcham

BGB League Div One: South & West: Thatcham 1, Bridgwater Town 1 A GOAL by leading scorer Nat Pepperell 13 minutes from the end earned Town a good point at Thatcham on Saturday after they had trailed from midway through the first half.  more...

Chard News

Training is at hand for companies

COMPANIES from Chard and Ilminster that want to train their staff but find sourcing, finding out about funding, implementing and delivering courses in-house stressful are being offered free help by the Business Enterprise Centre at Weston College this month.  more...

Woman injured in town assault

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 47-year-old woman was head butted in an assault in Fore Street, Chard.  more...

Chard Villages News

Children's play for young actors

YOUNG thespians from the In The Wings drama group will be performing The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch at Broadway Village Hall today (Saturday).  more...

Charity receives boost in funds from bowling club

CHARITABLE members of the Broadway and District bowling club handed over a cheque for £300 to Help The Aged on Tuesday (December 11) evening.  more...

Farming News

College principal resigns

Governors at Bicton College has announced the resignation of the Principal, Peter Sadler.  more...

Back to normal for movements and trading

The European Commission has now adopted a decision that lifts the remaining Foot and Mouth Disease control measures in Great Britain. Resumption of normal EU movements and trading, particularly exports within the European Union can resume from today.  more...

Football News

Trip of lifetime for Craig

CRAIG Hosking won the Champions League final to win the biggest prize ever offered by Cornwall Poker - a Caribbean cruise for two which will be departing in January 2008.  more...

Charlie proves Falmouth’s top performer

young and aspiring squash players between the ages of eight and 17 from all over Cornwall played in a Junior Grand Prix held at Truro Squash Club at the weekend. This is a one-day event and attracted 21 junior entrants.  more...

Helston News

Flambards' Ferdi spreads Christmas cheer

Flambards' Ferdi the Fox paid a special visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital's children's wards last week to spread a little Christmas cheer.  more...

Highbridge News

King Alfred pupil has winning idea

A STUDENT from King Alfred School in Highbridge has shown a real talent for design by beating off competition from fellow students in Somerset to be crowned winner.  more...

Ilminster News

Carol singing in Ilminster

COMMUNITY carol singing will take place in the Market House in Ilminster from 8pm on Christmas Eve to allow everyone to get in traditional mood for the festive season.  more...

Latest News

Santa on duty today

Father Christmas will be visiting Trebah, near Mawnan Smith, this weekend. Today and tomorrow, the visitor centre will be transformed into a beautiful and stunning forest of trees.  more...

Students discover oceans of opportunity

This week a group of Cornish students dived into a showcase of underwater career opportunities during a unique event at the Maritime Museum.  more...

Listings

Santa drops in on Montecute

YOUNGSTERS will get the chance to meet Santa at Montecute House, near Yeovil, this weekend (December 15-16).  more...

Santa drops in on Montecute

YOUNGSTERS will get the chance to meet Santa at Montecute House, near Yeovil, this weekend (December 15-16).  more...

News

Fans chairman says supporters should be 'proud'

THE chairman of Yeovil Town's Green and White Supporters' Club says fans should be "proud" of the Glovers.  more...

Yeovil Town's past history with Doncaster Rovers

YEOVIL Town's Coca-Cola League One clash tomorrow with Doncaster Rovers will be the 19th meeting between the two clubs since they first locked horns in the Conference back in 1998.  more...

Yeovil Town bring in new scout

YEOVIL Town have announced the arrival of a new scout at Huish Park.  more...

Other Devon News

CD aims to help stop illegal sales

BUSINESSES in Devon are regularly breaking the law by selling age-restricted products to youngsters, Devon County Council has claimed this week.  more...

£45million boost for coastal towns

DEVON County Council has welcomed a £45million Government funding package for the county's coastal towns.  more...

Democracy goes live

A MEETING of the full Devon County Council will be broadcast live on the internet on Tuesday at 1.30pm.  more...

Council hails measures to tackle poverty

DEVON County Council says its measures to tackle poverty in the county have been an overwhelming success.  more...

Have a green Xmas with recycling tips

MID Devon residents are currently recycling almost 50% of their household waste and the district is currently placed 26th in the league table of councils throughout the country.  more...

Holsworthy farm blaze still ongoing

FIRE crews are currently tackling a blaze at a Holsworthy farm house.  more...

Other Sports

Lime Kiln are in form at the George

LIME Kiln scored a good total of 451 at the George Inn, Middlezoy, to win by 20 and stay third in Division One of the Bridgwater & District Ladies' Skittles League..  more...

Town Skittles pairs line-up

DRAW for the preliminary round of the Bridgwater Town Skittles League Blake Plastering Annual Pairs Competition (games to be played on Friday, January 11, top four go through):  more...

All change at the top of the Town Skittles League

BLAKE Arms A and Malt Shovel B are the new joint leaders of A Division in the Bridgwater Town Skittles League.  more...

Impressive first quarter sees college basketball team to victory

BRIDGWATER College Basketball Academy beat visitors St Brendan's College 64-55 in the first-ever match between the squads.  more...

College Netball Academy hits top form

AFTER Bridgwater College Netball Academy's win the previous week over Truro College, they were hoping for a repeat performance against Filton College.  more...

High-scoring trio take Blake to the top

BLAKE Arms trio Gary Martin, Malcolm Snow and Sandra Chandler all hit 70 as their team hit a big score at the Squib to win by 53 pins and take over the leadership of the first division in the Bridgwater Sunday-Night Mixed Skittles League.  more...

Smallholder News

New farm shop in Dorset

The Ferretts, a go ahead farming family, have opened an "Out of Town Farm Shop" at Lane End Farm, Tunnel Road Beaminster.  more...

Somerset News

Joanna Lumley backs Christmas card appeal

ACTRESS Joanna Lumley is encouraging Somerset people to recycle their Christmas cards to help fund the planting of 24,000 trees.  more...

Speedway

'Super Swede' becomes Rebels' latest signing

EMIL Kramer, one of Somerset Sharp Rebels' "Super Swedes" duo from last season, has become their fourth signing for 2008.  more...

'Super Swede' becomes Rebels' latest signing

EMIL Kramer, one of Somerset Sharp Rebels' "Super Swedes" duo from last season, has become their fourth signing for 2008.  more...

Taunton News

Lousia appointed by tourism skills body

LOUISA Turner has been appointed part-time project co-ordinator for Somerset by the Tourism Skills Network.  more...

Happy children make for a successful marriage

MEETING at a dance in 1952, a golden couple are celebrating 50 years of married bliss on December 14.  more...

Pizza star from Taunton

A YOUNG Taunton chef has been named as the runner-up in the Goodfella's La Bottega Pizza Maker Of The Year 2007 competition Charlotte Fraser-Annard, a student from CookAbilty, cooked her winning pizza using local Somerset ingredients from her regional heat, which has already won her £200 to help further her cooking studies.  more...

Lane closed on M5 following accident

A LANE has been closed on the M5 Northbound at junction 25 on the A358 at Taunton due to an accident.  more...

Lane reopened following M5 accident

THE accident on the M5 Northbound at junction 25 on the A358 (Taunton) has now been cleared and the exit slip road reopened.  more...

Truro News

Truro carol singers in fine voice

About 150 members, volunteers and supporters of the Royal Institution of Cornwall got into the festive spirit with a special Christmas event in their honour at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.  more...

Sports partnership schools are top in the country

Primary and secondary schools in the Poltair School Sport Partnership are among the best in the UK for providing high quality PE and school sport.  more...

MP campaigns to keep constituents warm

As temperatures plummet this winter Matthew Taylor MP is campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers posed by fuel poverty to local families and pensioners.  more...

Yeovil News

Yeovil Sports Zone latest

SOUTH Somerset District Council will continue its programme of research before any decisions on its planned Sports Zone in Yeovil are taken.  more...

Sheep-tagging slammed by Euro-MP

ELECTRONICALLY tagging sheep worth just a few pounds would place an "astronomically expensive" burden on UK sheep farmers, according to Tory Euro MPs.  more...

Country is not awash with yuletide blessings

THE UK is not awash with yuletide blessings when it comes to shopping, a survey revealed today, as many of the public are dissatisfied with customer service in the run up to Christmas.  more...

Bridgwater Mercury News

Albion are flattered by late tries in five-point victory

National Three South: Bridgwater & Albion 35, Clifton 15   more...

Bridgwater Mercury Sport

'Super Swede' becomes Rebels' latest signing

EMIL Kramer, one of Somerset Sharp Rebels' "Super Swedes" duo from last season, has become their fourth signing for 2008.   more...

Impressive first quarter sees college basketball team to victory

BRIDGWATER College Basketball Academy beat visitors St Brendan's College 64-55 in the first-ever match between the squads.   more...

College Netball Academy hits top form

AFTER Bridgwater College Netball Academy's win the previous week over Truro College, they were hoping for a repeat performance against Filton College.   more...

Pete Hodge's Sporting Hall of Fame

MERCURY columnist Pete Hodge, an excellent all-round sportsman in his day, has put together his own Hall of Fame of Bridgwater's sporting heroes over the last 45 years. We publish it here, as a talking point for Christmas.   more...

High-scoring trio take Blake to the top

BLAKE Arms trio Gary Martin, Malcolm Snow and Sandra Chandler all hit 70 as their team hit a big score at the Squib to win by 53 pins and take over the leadership of the first division in the Bridgwater Sunday-Night Mixed Skittles League.   more...

All change at the top of the Town Skittles League

BLAKE Arms A and Malt Shovel B are the new joint leaders of A Division in the Bridgwater Town Skittles League.   more...

Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News Sport

'Super Swede' becomes Rebels' latest signing

EMIL Kramer, one of Somerset Sharp Rebels' "Super Swedes" duo from last season, has become their fourth signing for 2008.   more...

Mid Devon Star News

Holsworthy farm blaze still ongoing

FIRE crews are currently tackling a blaze at a Holsworthy farm house.   more...

Somerset County Gazette News

Lane closed on M5 following accident

A LANE has been closed on the M5 Northbound at junction 25 on the A358 at Taunton due to an accident.   more...

Lane reopened following M5 accident

THE accident on the M5 Northbound at junction 25 on the A358 (Taunton) has now been cleared and the exit slip road reopened.   more...

  
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