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Man locked up for refusing to pay council tax

Monday, March 08, 2010

A North Somerset man has been sent to prison for 42 days for “wilfully refusing” to pay his council tax.
Maurice Hayward, of Yatton, first appeared at North Somerset Court House on March 4, 2009, where he was found to have committed “wilful...

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Footage of storm seen for first time

Friday, February 26, 2010

FRIDAY will see 20 years since one of the worst storms to hit the area in a century wreaked havoc in Clevedon, leaving behind it a trail of destructio...

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D-day over airport

Friday, February 26, 2010

A CRUCIAL meeting is being held next week that could determine the future expansion of Bristol International Airport. Environmental protesters are...

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PCSO awards for outstanding work

Friday, February 26, 2010

TWO Police Community Support Officers from Clevedon and Portishead have been named the best in North Somerset. More than 600 members of the public...

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Letters object to housing

GREENBELT PROTEST: North Somerset Council's head of development Richard Kent, leader councillor Nigel Ashton and DRAG members Simon Fiddian, Phil Britton and Debbie Nicholls

Friday, February 26, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to build thousands of new homes on green belt land at Ashton Vale have handed 2,000 letters objecting to the proposal to...

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'Don't blame us for skate plan failure'

Friday, February 26, 2010

THE leader of Portishead Town Council has reacted furiously to strong criticism over the refusal to grant planning permission for a skatepark on the...

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2% tax rise one of the lowest in South West

Friday, February 26, 2010

COUNCIL tax in North Somerset will rise by two per cent from April, one of the lowest increases in the South West. Councillors voted in favour of the...

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Trader returns to old haunt

The former Post Office in Clevedon Triangle is top reopen as a men's shop called Thirteen

Friday, February 26, 2010

THE sub-postmaster at Clevedon's former Post Office is returning to the Triangle to open a new clothes shop in the very same building the Post Office...

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'Recycling Revolution' moves a step closer

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

NORTH Somerset's 'recycling revolution' moves a step closer next week when new contractors take over the existing recycling and waste service. From...

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£124k boost to help restore church tower

Nerys Watts, left, head of Heritage Lottery Fund South West with Rector of St George's church, Easton in Gordano, Ruth Legg inside the church which is raising funds to repair the tower

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A CAMPAIGN to restore a crumbling church tower in Easton-in-Gordano has been handed a cash grant. English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund have...

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