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Exmoor champion dies
4:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
A WOMAN who survived on £100 a year while living off the land on Exmoor has died at the age of 91.
Watchet Music Festival
10:50am Thursday 2nd September 2010
MORE than 7,000 people enjoyed the largest number of acts hosted by Watchet Music Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Minehead distraction burglary
9:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010
Police have issued a warning to be vigilant against cold callers after an elderly Minehead woman fell victim to a distraction burglary.
New Cutcombe livestock market
7:10pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
THE opening of Cutcombe livestock market has been hailed by campaigners as a boost for hill farming.
Blue Anchor raft race set for fundraising record
11:01am Wednesday 1st September 2010
ORGANISERS of the 31st annual Blue Anchor to Minehead Lifeboat Raft Race, set to take place on Saturday, have said their latest donation has put them on course for a fundraising record.
Book published to mark Great Western Railway anniversary today
3:40pm Tuesday 31st August 2010
THE glorious history of the Great Western Railway, which used to serve Taunton, is charted in new book.
Couple rescued from Blue Anchor's mud flats
7:10am Tuesday 31st August 2010
A COUPLE cruising down the Bristol Channel at the Bank Holiday weekend had to be rescued from the mudflats off Blue Anchor in Minehead.
Dulverton designer invents new medical equipment
1:10pm Monday 30th August 2010
AN AWARD-winning Dulverton designer has been inspired to invent two new pieces of medical equipment after a trip to his GP.
Jobs saved at Minehead manufacturers
7:40am Sunday 29th August 2010
MORE than 50 jobs at the Minehead manufacturers Snazaroo have been saved this week.
West Somerset - ' a virtual retirement community'
2:50pm Saturday 28th August 2010
WEST Somerset Council looks set to become ' a virtual retirement community' creating a massive long-term care funding burden, a report has claimed.
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