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Eco-development planned for Yeovil

TALKS are under way about potential locations for an eco-friendly development in Yeovil. South Somerset District Council, which is planning for an...

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A303 to reopen at Mere this weekend

MAJOR resurfacing and maintenance work on the A303 near Mere in Wiltshire has been completed nine days ahead of schedule and around £1 million under budget. All traffic management and...

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Town council saves information centre - but drops volunteers

VOLUNTEERS at Frome Tourist Information Centre (TIC) have spoken of their anger at being dropped as part of measures to save the service. More than 20 unpaid members of staff will lose their...

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Frome brewer takes silver award in national beer competition

Gordon Tilley of award sponsors Crisp Malting presents Richard Lyall of Frome's Milk Street Brewery with a silver award.

MILK Street Brewery in Frome has taken a silver award in the National Beer Competition held by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA...

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House fire caused by electric blanket

FIRE crews from across the area attended a blaze caused by an electric blanket on Sunday. Engines from Somerton, Street and Glastonbury were called to School Farm in Barton St David when a...

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THE stories of older men having their brains washed away by younger women are legend, and Edna O'Brien's new play, Haunted, is a fine...

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Frome actor at Shakespeare's Globe

MARTIN Coat, a young actor who will be remembered by local audiences for his many fine performances with Frome Drama, has been chosen to take part in a special day at Shakespeare's Globe in...

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New Langport information centre opens next Friday

LANGPORT's local Information Centre will be officially opened in its new base near the Town Hall with a launch and open day on Friday 19th March. The facility came close to closure two years...

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Dragon boats at Sherborne Castle

The colourful dragon-head prows of the boats, with the castle in the background.

Dragon boats will be back on the lake in front of Sherborne Castle on the late May bank holiday, as one of the highlights of Sherborne...

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Top chefs at hotel and catering show

MARK Hix, Mitch Tonks and Brian Turner are among the top chefs who will be demonstrating at this year's Bournemouth Hotel & Catering Show, at BIC on 16th-17th March.

Brian Turner, who first came to the show in 2004, will be on stage in the Cookery Theatre on the first day. A popular television personality, appearing regularly on Ready...

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Watch top local chefs in action

Watch top local chefs in action

SHAFTESBURY's own version of Masterchef comes live from the Fine Food School at Stour Row next Monday - and you could be one of the...

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Farmers market news

IT seems such a long time ago. Who would think that a few sleepy delegates at a world trade conference in Rio de Janeiro would influence the activities of Somerset farmers and food One might...

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Cooking with Mrs Simkins

Spoil your mum on Mothering Sunday with this delicious Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake for Mum on Mothering Sunday TRADITIONALLY, on Mothering Sunday, the idea is to take Mum breakfast in bed. You may like to...

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Japanese cuisine

Nikujaga, a low-energy dish

Cooking class for young people Hello, fine food enthusiasts. The other day I had a cooking class for teenagers. It was great fun workin...

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AN evening of archive film has been organised by Shepton Mallet Local History Group and the Mid-Somerset Agriculture Show Society, at the Academy in S...

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Musical Notes

Michael Partington returns to his native Dorset from Seattle for a concert at Sherborne next Friday.

Re-scheduled English song ROOK Lane Chapel brings its current series of Sunday morning coffee concerts to a close this weekend with a v...


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Curtain Up

Be their guest THERE'S a buzz of excitement around Strode Theatre in Street as the members of Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Soc...


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Scene and Heard

The David Hall in South Petherton plays host to The Eliza Carthy Band tonight (Friday). For more details call 01460 240 340. Somerset Scrumpy & Western band The Mangledwurzels will be...

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Film Clips

Classics from Cinematheque THERE'S a chance to see two classic films, Peter Greenaway's 1982 The Draughtsman's Contract and Kurosawa's 1954 The Seven Samurai, on the big screen at Yeovil...

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Picture of the week

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THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT: Sarah Richards and Joe Gladwin with some of their puppets on display at the Bruton Museum until the end of March. Picture by Ian Sumner




















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