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Where do you go when nature calls?

Friday, September 03, 2010

Making a call in a BT phonebox has long been the norm – but answering the call of nature in one would usually be considered bad form. But John...

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Naval airman dies in Manx bike accident

Friday, September 03, 2010

A Royal Navy airman who served at Yeovilton has been killed in a motorbike crash during the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man. Petty Officer Jamie...

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UKIP members arrive for conference

Friday, September 03, 2010

UKIP members have gathered in the South West today for the start of the party's annual conference as it begins the process of electing a new leader....

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Community pulls together in memory of baby Ruby

Friday, September 03, 2010

t.rowe@bepp.co.uk The death of toddler Ruby Burrell from meningitis earlier this year has spurred on a community fundraising drive in her memory. The...

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Mating call signals a boom year for bittern

Friday, September 03, 2010

awilliams@bepp.co.uk One of the UK's rarest birds has enjoyed its most successful year on record, despite being hit by the harsh winter last year,...

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Making sure names 'liveth forever more'

Friday, September 03, 2010

The war memorial of Somerset's largest parish church is the focus of a restoration project as part of the 90th anniversary commemorations of the Royal...

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MP Tessa Munt cleared over electoral fraud claims

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Wells MP Tessa Munt has been cleared of allegations of electoral fraud. Suggestions she broke the rules over the number of people registered to vote...

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Rare treat for twitchers as great white egret spotted in Somerset

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Their smaller cousins are regular visitors to our shores – but bird watchers in the West have captured a rare glimpse of this great white egret...

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Mum's anger as death is posted on Facebook

Thursday, September 02, 2010

A grieving mother from Westfield has spoken of her anger and distress after the details of her son's death were posted on social networking site...

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Secondary schools consider switch to academy status

Thursday, September 02, 2010

FOUR secondary schools in the Yeovil area say they are considering academy status on a joint basis. Buckler's Mead, Stanchester, Preston and Westfield...

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