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Somerset GM blunder prompts contamination fears

Friday, January 02, 2009

CAMPAIGNERS have expressed fears about widespread contamination after a crop containing genetically modified seed was illegally grown on a farm in Somerset.

Defra (the government department for food, environment and rural affairs) has announced that oilseed rape tainted...

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Somerset GM blunder prompts contamination fears

Friday, January 02, 2009

CAMPAIGNERS have expressed fears about widespread contamination after a crop containing genetically modified seed was illegally grown on a farm...

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Elderly woman hit by train

Friday, January 02, 2009

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...

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Council forced to consider job and service cuts

Friday, January 02, 2009

JOB losses and service cuts are among the money-saving moves being considered by Mendip District Council. The local authority says it is...

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Dial-a-Ride powers into the New Year

Friday, January 02, 2009

MENDIP residents who struggle to use conventional public transport can now take advantage of a revamped service. Mendip Dial-A-Ride has boosted...

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Broadwindsor PO hopes dashed

Friday, January 02, 2009

HOPES OF reviving a Post Office service in Broadwindsor have faltered as an interested party backed down after learning it would have to have...

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Christmas tree recycling call

Friday, January 02, 2009

LIBERAL Democrats in west Dorset are up in arms because the district council has not instituted an official recycling scheme for Christmas...

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Joy in Dorset as GP services saved

Friday, January 02, 2009

CAMPAIGNERS across Dorset were celebrating this week after the Government scrapped plans to stop GPs dispensing medicine. Care services...

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Christmas shopping rethink

Friday, January 02, 2009

EXTENDED opening hours for Christmas may be changed next year after the failure of late-night shopping to attract extra business to the county...

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New year resolutions – leaders make plans

Friday, January 02, 2009

PROMINENT people in the Bridport and Beaminster area have unveiled their New Year's resolutions. Beaminster Town Council chairman Douglas...

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