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I was beaten up...then arrested, claims Bridgwater woman
Updated 5:01pm Thursday 23rd December 2010
A Bridgwater woman says she was been beaten up in broad daylight….and then arrested by police.
Snow - Exeter waste collections
Updated 5:00pm Thursday 23rd December 2010
PEOPLE in Exeter are being reminded to wait for their next scheduled collection of household refuse and recycling if crews have not able to get to them because of snow and ice on the roads this week.
Local football sides hope to be in action on Monday
Updated 4:00pm Thursday 23rd December 2010
TAUNTON Blackbrook are back in action — weather permitting — on Monday in the Premier Division of the Errea Somerset County League when they travel to face Langford Rovers. Kick-off 2pm.
Kerbside collections hit again
Updated 12:50pm Thursday 23rd December 2010
BLACK ice, low temperatures and ungritted roads means collections of recycling and rubbish across all of Somerset will still be badly affected today, as will catch-up efforts.
Cold weather prompts fire service warning
Updated 11:51am Thursday 23rd December 2010
The cold weather has prompted Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service to issue warnings about winter-related dangers.
HORSE RACING: Taunton expecting big crowd
Updated 12:47pm Thursday 23rd December 2010
Taunton Racecourse is expecting its biggest crowd of the season for its Totesport Christmas Meeting next week.
Lotto winners spread some festive cheer at bibic
Updated 8:00am Thursday 23rd December 2010
A PAIR of lottery winners spread some festive cheer among children at Bridgwater charity bibic.
Musgrove team wins excellence award
Updated 9:00pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
MUSGROVE Hospital’s acute care team have won the ‘patient safety’ prize in this year’s annual excellence awards.
Snow - waste collection latest
Updated 8:00pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
RECYCLING and rubbish collections have faced continued disruption today as Somerset Waste Partnership crews struggle to get through the snow and ice to carry out collections and catch up with past missed services.
Tiverton Midnight Walk
Updated 8:00pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
A CHARITY walk for women will support local charity Hospiscare.
More cuts coming but Burnham library saved
Updated 4:00pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
MORE cutbacks are on the cards after Somerset County Council and Sedgemoor District Council had millions of pounds slashed from their Government funding.
Waste collections postponed until after Christmas
Updated 2:33pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
MID Devon District Council have announced that scheduled waste collections have been suspended until after Christmas.
Bridgwater Town v Taunton Town clash is almost certainly off
Updated 2:29pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
BRIDGWATER Town’s hotly-anticipated derby clash with Taunton Town on Monday is almost certain NOT to go ahead, according to manager Rob Dray.
Bridgwater Library reopens
Updated 12:04pm Wednesday 22nd December 2010
BRIDGWATER Library, which was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the extreme weather, has reopened today.
Snow in photos
Updated 9:00am Wednesday 22nd December 2010
MID Devon has been covered in a thick carpet of snow this week.
Pool students take part in House of Lords debate
Updated 11:21am Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Students from Pool Business Enterprise College in Redruth have taken part in a unique debate in the House of Lords.
Safety concerns at South Chard post office
Updated 7:00am Wednesday 22nd December 2010
COUNCILLORS are planning to hold a site meeting at the Post Office in South Chard to discuss pedestrian safety.
Christmas could be ruined after dog swallows fishing hooks
Updated 3:33pm Tuesday 21st December 2010
A BURNHAM family's Christmas could be wrecked after their beloved dog swallowed two large fishing hooks and had to undergo life-saving surgery.
CLIC Sargent New Year Clear Out appeal
Updated 4:16pm Tuesday 21st December 2010
A STUFFED eel, a set of false teeth and some props from the film Hot Fuzz were among the more unusual items donated to CLIC Sargent’s charity shops in 2010.