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Grants to help flood-hit residents

WEST Camel and Queen Camel homes that were devastated by flooding in December are to benefit from a cash grant. One man died and several people had to be evacuated from their homes when...

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Fish die as river level falls

HUNDREDS of fish corpses floated on the surface of the River Cary at Somerton after they died from oxygen starvation. Brian Kent of Bancome Road awoke on Saturday to see the devastation on...

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Wind farm appeal likely

JUBILANT scenes greeted a decision by councillors on Thursday to reject planning permission for a wind farm at Silton near Gillingham.H...

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Woman dies in tractor crash

THE Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman from North Cadbury. Kim Ann Webb of Cary Road died on Friday after a tractor toppled over in a field in the...

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'Door is open' to star keeper

WAITING GAME: Dorchester Town are waiting to hear whether first-choice keeper Gareth Stewart will play for them in 2009-10

ASHLEY Vickers is not concerned about the lack of news surrounding the future of Dorchester's first-choice keeper Gareth Stewart. And...

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Milestones cannot be matched – Johnson jnr

GLORY DAYS: Terry Skiverton, then the Glovers' captain, holds aloft the Nationwide Conference championship trophy in 2003. From 2002-5 the Glovers won two league titles and the FA Trophy – and Lee Johnson, a member of the successful Yeovil side, said Skiverton's achievements will not be matched

FORMER Glovers' favourite Lee Johnson believes nobody in football will match Terry Skiverton's achievements at Yeovil Town. Bristol...

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Terry fancies netting the winner in 17-goal thriller

GOAL DELIGHT: Terry Skiverton celebrates with Marcus Stewart, left, and Paul Terry after scoring for the Glovers. Skiverton wants to celebrate again on Saturday – by netting a last-gasp winner in his testimonial

GLOVERS' boss Terry Skiverton hopes to score the winning goal in a 9-8 thriller at Huish Park on Saturday. The team that earned Yeovil...

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Long-term hope for youth

YEOVIL Town chief executive Martyn Starnes hopes the club's youth system will produce Huish Park's next ten-year servant. Glovers' manager Terry Skiverton celebrates a decade with the club...

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