Defra (the government department for food, environment and rural affairs) has announced that oilseed rape tainted with genes from a weed resistant GM plant that is not licensed to be...
Comment on this storyPETS across the Fosse Way area are the latest victims of the creeping recession.Animal homes in Somerset say more people are coming to them with pets they can’t afford to keep and...
A PENSIONER from Glastonbury was critically injured when she was struck by a train on Christmas Eve.The 73-year-old woman was hit by the train after she fell from the platform at Yeovil...
A PENSIONER from Glastonbury was critically injured when she was struck by a train on Christmas Eve. The 73-year-old woman was hit by the train after she fell from the platform at Yeovil...
JOB losses and service cuts are among the money-saving moves being considered by Mendip District Council. The local authority says it is planning "radical changes" because of huge cost...
MENDIP residents who struggle to use conventional public transport can now take advantage of a revamped service. Mendip Dial-A-Ride has boosted its fleet with three new, fully accessible...
WELLS Cathedral ticket office burnt to the ground on Monday.The fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, devoured the wooden ticket booth and left the yew tree behind and...
JOB losses and service cuts are among the money-saving moves being considered by Mendip District Council.The local authority says it is planning “radical changes” because of huge...
A PLEA from a struggling shop owner has persuaded councillors to sidestep national planning guidelines. Mendip District Council approved plans to convert Pilton Stores into three houses at a...
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Comment on this storyTen Year celebration of sustainable shopping at Frome Farmers Market
SOMERSET Farmers Markets has more Christmas markets over the next week.“Despite the dire economic situation we all still have to buy food to eat,” says market co-ordinator Louise...
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On now BATH, Royal United Hospital, Old Bakery Artists including David Fisher's Dead Man Posing, to 22nd February. BOURNEMOUTH, Arts Institute, In No Particular Order, work by Kathleen...
Black beards and blue bottles THE creative team at Strode Productions have taken Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe to provide the...
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