News from Taunton, M5, Somerset, Wellington, Minehead, West Somerset from Somerset County Gazette

Police ready for West Somerset badger cull activist threat

3:10pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

POLICE are bracing themselves for a possible increase in activism during the upcoming badger cull in West Somerset.

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Minehead support worker questions attitudes towards people with learning disabilities

7:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A SUPPORT worker for Mencap in Minehead is calling on some individuals in the community to change their mindset towards people with learning disabilities.

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Minehead student breeds 'extinct' fish

6:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A WEST Somerset Community College student has bred a species of fish extinct in the wild.

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Minehead lifeboat crew responds in rapid time

2:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

ONE of Minehead RNLI’s fastest launches on record came about as a result of being in the right place at the right time last week.

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Hundreds survive the Black Death Run at Combe Sydenham

10:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people gathered at Combe Sydenham Country Park for the Black Death Run.

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Series of late-night fires in West Somerset: details

8:58am Sunday 19th May 2013

FIRE crews in West Somerset endured a busy start to Sunday (May 19) with three fires - including a car, a kitchen and a property under construction.

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Unattended cooking sparks fire alert in Minehead

5:44pm Saturday 18th May 2013

UNATTENDED cooking sparked a fire alert in Minehead on Saturday afternoon (May 18).

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In the running for some fun in Williton

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

COLOURFUL and crazy costumes graced the Danesfield School grounds in Williton on Sunday for the 12th annual Fun Run.

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New owners of iconic Minehead pub to restore its former glory

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

AN INNOVATIVE approach to restoring an iconic pub to its former glory aims to involve people in Minehead in the process.

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Family dog is choked to death in tragic accident

4:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

AN accident which left a dog strangled by a choke chain after a play fight with her canine companion has left a family ‘devastated’.

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