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  • Pellet breaks school window

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a window was smashed at Swanmead Community School in Ilminster. A pellet from what police believe was an air rifle broke a rear classroom window at about 10pm on Tuesday, September 6. Anyone with information should

  • Pellet breaks school window

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a window was smashed at Swanmead Community School in Ilminster. A pellet from what police believe was an air rifle broke a rear classroom window at about 10pm on Tuesday, September 6. Anybody with information should

  • Feast for foodies

    FOODIES are in for a feast next month when the Exmoor Food Festival gets under way. A series of around fifty mouth watering food-linked events will take place across the National Park, designed to promote the best produce the area has to offer. See Thursday's

  • Award for carer

    CARER Christine Thorne, from Somerset Care at Home in Wellington, has been honoured for 40 years service. Christine, one of the longest-serving employees of the not for profit company, was handed her award by chairman John Richards at a ceremony at Oake

  • Point for Yeovil

    YEOVIL Town drew 1-1 at Bradford City on Saturday in the Coca-Cola League One. Tomorrow (Tuesday) night the Glovers entertain Championship side Millwall in the Second Round of the Carling Cup at Huish Park.

  • Flower power helps beat stress

    THE power of flowers is coming to the rescue of people all over Chard. Treating problems from insomnia to stress, the flower essence dispensary, based at Chard Healthy Living Centre, has expanded its opening hours and is taking referrals from GPs. Supported

  • Alison's battle with a killer

    HEARTBROKEN Alison Pendry of North Newton is fundraising to find a caure for a killer disease that took her father's life just six days after he was diagnosed with it. Mother-of-two Alison, 35, watched as her father Patrick O'Leary died an agonising death

  • Big day soon for Ethan

    THE new-look Woolworths store in Yeovil will be officially opened on Wednesday morning by three-year-old Ethan Tucker. Ethan won a competition held in the Yeovil Express to become a VIP for the day at Woolworths in Middle Street. The newly revamped store

  • Have your say on health issues

    MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have their say on health issues at a Somerset Partnership Patient and Public Involvement Forum meeting. The event takes place next month in Taunton. To find out how you can have your say, see this Thursday's

  • Get a job for Christmas

    LEADING Taunton retailers are doing their Christmas shopping early this year -- looking for staff to put the sparkle into the festive season. A group of national retailers are out recruiting staff later this week. To find out where and when you can sign

  • Feeding the 500

    MORE than 500 people sat down to splendid lunch at East Huntspill Harvest Home - a tradition that has taken place in the village for about 120 years. Harvest home is a tradition that started before church services were held to mark the harvest. Farmers