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The West Country | Archive | 2007 | June

Stories for 24 June 2007

Albion News

Albion swoop for ex-Bath forward

FORMER Bath forward John Gould has become Bridgwater & Albion's fourth new signing of the summer. more...

Bridgwater News

Church fete to wow town

A FETE is taking place this Saturday (June 30) at Holy Trinity Church on the Hamp estate. more...

Bridgwater Town

Town lose striker Young to Tiverton

BRIDGWATER Town have suffered a blow with the decision of striker Chris Young to join Tiverton. more...

County Sport

Lamorna in fine form for Duchy

THE South West Schools Athletics Championships were held in Yeovil and in her first year representing the county schools team and a year young, Lamorna Newman (Helston), ran really strongly in the junior girls sprints being third in the 100m and 2nd in the 200m. She was also the lead off leg in the relay that was placed second. more...

Helston News

Event raises fun for leukaemia care

The fourth annual coffee morning has been held at Porkellis in memory of a 23-year-old woman who died from leukaemia. more...

Record bid for walking bus

Pupils from Garras School were hoping to make it into the record books when they took part in a nation-wide bid to improve road safety. more...

Latest News

Hundreds vow to Clean Cornwall but your help is still needed

Whether it's plastic bags dumped in hedgerows, beer cans discarded on beaches or empty crisp packets thrown in the streets the successful launch of the Clean Cornwall campaign at the Royal Cornwall Show has ignited hope that these sights can be a thing of the past on Cornwall's landscape. more...

New exhibition for maritime museum

A new exhibition of Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week photography is soon to go on show at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. more...

Match Reports

Twenty20 ends in defeat for Somerset

SEND us YOUR photos from Somerset's Twenty20 game! more...

News

Gloopy Glastonbury

SUNSHINE has brought smiles and relief to festival-goers at Glastonbury, but the famous mud is getting gloopy as it dries. more...

Killing me softly

CHANTS of 'turn it up' echoed around the Pyramid Stage last night (Saturday, June 23) as sound problems dogged a set by headliners The Killers at Glastonbury Festival. more...

Glastonbury man dies

Police have confirmed that a man found unconscious on the Glastonbury site yesterday, Saturday, has died. more...

Do-si-do-ing in wellies

AS Glastonbury festival-goers enjoyed some welcome sunshine today, folk artist Seth Lakeman had crowds do-so-do-ing in their wellies. more...

Other Devon News

Creative musicians wanted

Creative musicians are being invited to join a live music and dance project in Plymouth, led by choreographer Lois Taylor from attik dance and percussionist Jon Sterckx. There a chance to participate in workshops and to perform to venues in Plymouth, Devon and Somerset. more...

Overnight roadworks in Devon

Overnight work to resurface the westbound carriageway of the A30 between Sourton Cross and Stowford will provide a new, quieter surface. more...

Other Sports

From the Riverbank with Pete Hodge

WHAT a start to the official coarse-fishing season - tremendous bags of bream on the Huntspill and Kings Sedgemoor Drain. Bream have been rolling on the surface, which is a great sign. more...

Rich earns draw for Crusaders in summer skittles

LEADERS Gamblers and visitors Cannington Crusaders last week battled out the first tie in the men's Main Division of the Bridgwater & District Six-a-Side Summer Skittles League. more...

Karen's 18 bull finish is not enough in summer darts

THERE was one outstanding finish in the ladies' second-division match between Crown B and Blake Arms in the Sedgemoor LVA Summer Darts League. more...

All the news from the local bowling clubs

BRIDGWATER Visually-Impaired Bowling Club whose members are also affiliated to Bridgwater BC, held their annual competition at The Parks on June 17. more...

Hannah aims to help Somerset into golf finals

HANNAH Grant, of Enmore Park Golf Club, will be a key player for Somerset when they play Glamorgan at Newport tomorrow (Wednesday) in the South-West & Wales regional play-off for the English County Championship Finals. more...

Kippen stars for Somerset in west strokeplay championship

ENMORE Park teenager Alex Kippen was the highest-placed Somerset player in the South-Western Counties Strokeplay Championship at St Enodoc. more...

Only three stay unbeaten in Charity Bowls League

THE second round of games in the BBA/Notaro Charity League was played in the sun at Eastover Park last Tuesday morning. The green played well and by the end of the morning, only three teams remained 100%. more...

Childs assured of £10,000 pay-day after qualifying for Wimbledon

PAWLETT'S Lee Childs is the only British singles player, man or woman, to have got through the gruelling qualifying competition for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which start on Monday. more...

Recruitment News

Struggling to retain staff

THERE has been a significant rise in the number of organisations struggling to retain their staff over the past year and recruitment difficulties persist, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. more...

Taunton News

Heathfield's history film

A NEW film, created by history students from Heathfield Community School, Monkton Heathfield, is going on show from next week at the Somerset County Museum. more...

Heavy traffic around Taunton

HEAVY traffic has been reported around Taunton as the county town prepares to host its first Twenty20 cricket match of the season. more...

Truro News

Truro museum volunteers helping to preserve

A group of volunteers at the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, is helping to preserve Cornish history by preserving the priceless collections of printed books in the Royal Cornwall Museum's Courtney Library. more...

Art at the Royal Cornwall Hospital

A public launch took place on Tuesday 12th June at the Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital of an exhibition featuring artwork produced by local primary school children as a reflection of their experiences of healthcare The event was the showcase of an exciting collaborative arts and healthcare project "Stepping into Shoes" which is now in its second phase and is evolving as an innovative approach to breaking down barriers between young people and the healthcare service. more...

Bridgwater Mercury News