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Housing association blasted for ignoring rat problem

People living in a block of flats in Radstock have blasted social housing provider Somer Housing for not dealing with a rat problem which is blighting...

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Villagers bunch together to enter In Bloom contest

Villagers bunch together to enter In Bloom contest

Residents living in one Writhlington street are making final preparations as they get ready to be judged in this year's South West in...

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Police warning over Mardi Gras drinking

Police warning over Mardi Gras drinking

Police and organisers of Midsomer Norton's Mardi Gras have warned that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated at this year's event....

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Village celebration of Armed Forces heroes

Village celebration of Armed Forces heroes

Generations united in Timsbury on Saturday to mark the efforts of Britain's Armed Forces. Hundreds of people packed the village's Recre...

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Former Rovers youth boss to lead academy

A former Bristol Rovers youth team manager has been appointed head coach of the new football academy being launched at Writhlington Business and Enterprise School. Billy Clark will oversee...

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Meet the man who keeps the bugs at bay

PICTURE:   Gareth Hannam

Insects that feast on human blood while victims sleep at night may sound like something from a horror movie, but many people in the...

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Grant puts 40 new gates on public footpaths

More than 40 new gates have been installed on public footpaths across the Midsomer Norton and Radstock area. The work follows a £14,000 grant secured by a project group including the Open...

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Pupils cut energy use to help save planet

Pupils cut energy use to help save planet

Primary schoolchildren have been tackling climate change by saving energy at school. Pupils from Farmborough, St Nicholas, Bishop Sutto...

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Village open for weekend

Village open for weekend

Hemington open village weekend promises to be a fun and enjoyable event for all the family. Taking place on Saturday and Sunday from...

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Couple's joy as sweet peas scoop championship prizes

Couple's joy as  sweet peas scoop championship prizes

Gill and John Hazell, from Clutton, are thrilled to have scooped top prizes at the National Sweet Pea Championships. The couple spent...

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Late-night opening aims to attract shoppers

PICTURE:   Gareth Hannam

A Radstock-based charity that recently celebrated the second anniversary of their Westfield charity shop will pilot late-night openings...

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Mixed results in Las Vegas

Radstock darts star Steve Grubb finished two wins away from earning a place in the Las Vegas Desert Classic earlier this week. The landlord of the...

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Comprehensive win boosts Timsbury into second place

Comprehensive win boosts Timsbury into second place

Timsbury 2nd XI 248 Shirehampton 2nd XI 150 (Timsbury won by 98 runs) Timsbury 2nd XI moved up to second place in the WEPL Bristol and...

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Skipper guides firsts to win

Minehead 1st XI 177 Midsomer Norton 1st XI 179-3 (Norton won by seven wickets) Midsomer Norton faced Minehead at Withies Lane on Saturday looking to continue their winning run. Skipper Nick...

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Rain hands win to home side

Larkhall 1st XI 197-7 Stratton 2nd XI 148-1 (Larkhall won rain-affected match) Stratton's final away game of the season took them to Larkhall, where skipper Moon won the toss and put the...

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Murphy magic ensures home triumph for Timsbury thirds

Murphy magic ensures home triumph for Timsbury thirds

Timsbury 3rd XI 190 Brislington 4th XI 159-7 (Timsbury won by 31 runs) Timsbury 3rd XI hosted Brislington 4th XI in an entertaining...

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First victory arrives in style

Shirehampton 1st XI 126 Timsbury 1st XI 130-3 (Timsbury won by seven wickets) Timsbury ended their winless run in the WEPL Bristol and North Somerset Division with a convincing victory over...

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Rusty Racquets return to action at Writhlington

Rusty Racquets return to action at Writhlington

Writhlington Tennis Club launched its Rusty Racquets campaign last week, which saw 18 people aged between 40 and 79 years old in attend...

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West Side Story

Win tickets to see West Side Story

Fifty years after the curtain rose on the European premiere of West Side Story in December 1958 at Manchester Opera House, prior to its London opening...

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Battle of the Bands 2009 - heat one, Frome

Heat One, Frome Football Club, 19-06-2009 After a delayed start to heat one, Crescent Shoreline took to the stage in front of a packed Frome Football Club. With the unenviable task of...

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Battle of the Bands 2009 - heat two, Paulton

Heat Two, Paulton Rovers Football Club, 20-06-2009 The action moved to Paulton Rovers Football Club on Saturday and, with a little encouragement, the crowd swarmed around the stage for...

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Festival's fortnight of celebrations

Festival's    fortnight of celebrations

With a week to go, Frome is busily gearing up for its annual cultural celebration of the arts and this year's Frome Festival programme...

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HOME EXHIBITION

To accompany Robert Golden's exhibition of photographs and films entitled Home, Frome artists Barry Cooper and Anthony Rogers will be creating work outside the Silk Mill in the town centre...

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ART FUNDING BRINGS FESTIVAL TO VILLAGE HALLS

Frome Festival will stage professional drama productions at ten villages in four counties thanks to a £5,000 grant from the Arts Council. Four theatre companies from the West County will...

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Theatre offers scintillating shows during town festival

Frome's Merlin Theatre has a scintillating series of shows lined-up during this year's Frome Festival with performances every night of the week. Featuring film, art installations, poetry,...

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