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Arrests over drugs

Thursday, March 11, 2010

TWO unemployed men in the Burnham area have been arrested suspected of possessing class A drugs.

Neil Edward Cartwright, 42, was charged with two offences of possessing heroin and bailed to appear at Sedgemoor Magistrates' Court on March 30.

Cartwright was...

Honour for a hero of the Holocaust

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE bravery of the "British Schindler" originally from Highbridge who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazi gas chambers has been recognised at...

There's going to be a jailbreak

Thursday, March 11, 2010

PEOPLE are forgiven for thinking criminals were on the loose as dozens took part in Weston Hospicecare's Jailbreak fundraiser. About 24 people...

Firefighter charged with manslaughter over farmer's death

Monday, March 08, 2010

A Glastonbury firefighter has been charged with the manslaughter of Somerset farmer Harold Lee.Mr Lee, 75, was trampled to death by his cows as...

A bad call – mast action costs £215k

Thursday, March 04, 2010

MOBILE phone giant O2 is demanding almost £214,500 from cash-strapped Sedgemoor District Council regarding an enforcement notice it issued for a...

Vandals target jewellers

Thursday, March 04, 2010

A VANDAL threw a brick through a Burnham jewellery shop causing hundreds of pounds of damage. Police were called to Spangles in High Street on Monday,...

Dune scrub keeps buckthorn at bay

Thursday, March 04, 2010

DOZENS of volunteers braved bad weather to clean up Berrow's dunes for an annual conservation day. The Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers, pictured...

Fireman arrested over farmer's death

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

A firefighter has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a Somerset farmer.Harold Lee, 75, was trampled to death when a herd of...

Carnival queen to open restaurant

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

A NEW family-friendly restaurant in Burnham is to be officially opened by the town's carnival queen on Friday, March 5. Traditional home-cooked eatery...

Perverting justice trial date fixed

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

A WOMAN from Highbridge faces trial charged with perverting the course of justice following the death of Burnham man George Lawson. Debbi Huxtable,...