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Fury over taxes to be spent on turbine battle
FURIOUS Burnham and Highbridge taxpayers have slammed a decision to spend thousands of pounds of public money fighting a wind farm appeal as "a desperate move". A total of 40 members of Families For Clean Energy have reacted angrily to news an appeal
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Four car collision shut M5
A COLLISION involving four vehicles shut down the northbound side of the M5 between junctions 22 and 23 on Monday (February 12) afternoon. Police and fire crews were called to the scene at 1.54pm and had to cut one trapped person out of their car. Officers
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Berrow night collects cash for good causes.
A SPECIAL night held in Brean has raised funds for two good causes. The evening took place on Saturday (February 3) at the Farmer's Tavern at Brean Leisure Park with profits going to Berrow FC and Bristol Ecology unit in memory of local footballer Liam
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Fire service helps Burnham's hovercraft
A MAJOR donation of equipment was awarded to the charity behind Burnham's hovercraft yesterday (Tuesday). BARB was handed a 4x4 pick-up truck and other kit including a power generator, air compressor, various lighting equipment and torches, plus high-visibility
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Acclaimed folk group set for Knoll.
A CRITICALLY acclaimed folk rock musician will be performing at St Michael's Parish Church in Brent Knoll on Thursday, February 24. St Michael's Events presents Reg Meuross, a singer-songwriter who has been described as having one of the purest country
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Burnham singer offered studio
A GENEROUS Weekly News reader has offered his studio to a budding Burnham singer to record a charity song. Jamie Lee, 29, hoped to raise enough money recording a song, called I Need A Friend, for Cancer Research UK and inspired by his late grandmother
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Burnham and Highbridge benefit from the Clean Sweep
FILTHY areas of Burnham and Highbridge plagued with graffiti, litter, fly-tipping and over grown greenery, have been tackled as part of a £36,000 scheme aimed at cleaning up the face of the district. Since the Weekly News reported the launch of Clean
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Mrs R. J. Pople
MRS Rosina Jane Pople of Broughton Lodge Nursing Home, formerly of Highbridge, died on January 24 at Weston General Hospital. She was 86. The funeral on February 2 at the Parish Church of St John, Highbridge followed by interment at Brent Road Cemetery
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Council vote
I WAS hardly surprised to read that the town council voted against the proposed Wind Farm at Edithmead. But the vote was more comprehensive than one might have expected from councillors presumably caught up with enthusiasm for the environmental case
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Wind generation celebrations
ON February 9 there were celebrations because UK wind generation reached 2 GW or 2000 MW. This is only the tip of the iceberg. The 2 GW figure is installed capacity, that is the rating of the turbines and is a theoretical output that would require the
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Mark College praised by Ofsted
A SEDGEMOOR special school has been praised by Government inspectors for its expertise in teaching youngsters with learning difficulties. Mark College was commended as a good school with outstanding features, which was providing an effective education
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Dozens of arrests in crime blitz
POLICE made dozens of arrests last week as part of Operation Relentless to cut vehicle crime in the Burnham area. Officers made 50 arrests in the Avon and Somerset force area and in Somerset West there were eight arrests including apprehending a garage
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Charity cabaret to help hospice
A CABARET showcase takes place in a Burnham holiday park this Saturday (February 17) in aid of charity. Lakeside Caravan Park is the venue for a cabaret showcase from 6.30pm onwards to benefit St Margaret's Somerset Hospice. The venue's entertainment
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Burnham councillor to stand down
ONE of Burnham and Highbridge Town Council's most well-known members will stand down in the forthcoming elections. A serious illness in the family of former Mayor Louise Parkin has sparked the decision for her to end her political career and bring to
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Invasion each summer
HURRAY for Linda Britton. I totally agree with what she said in her letter, in particular about the tourists. I for one dread the invasion each summer. Just because I live in Burnham it doesn't mean to say I have to like it when the tourists arrive.
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Join the twinning trip
BURNHAM and Highbridge Town Twinning Association trip to Louvigne-Du-Desert and the Loire is taking place from Friday May 25 to Thursday 31. Anyone interested in joining the trip, staying with families in Louvigne-Du-Desert or hotels, is asked to contact
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Where is this place ?
A MAN beaten so badly, he could have died. Gangs of beer drinking young 14/15-year-old teenagers roam the streets at night. Clubs open into the early hours with fights, shouting, screaming, damage to cars and property. Cars race at very high speeds
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Taxpayers paying for anti-wind NIMBYS
I AM a member of FORCE, Families For Clean Energy, a group representing Burnham area taxpayers who support clean energy. As they have been so generous to the Brent Knoll residents worried about their views and house prices, will Burnham and Highbridge
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Councillor thanks for last eight years
I would like to take this opportunity to thank your readers for their support over the last eight years whilst I have been on the town and district councils. Unfortunately due to a member of my family being seriously ill I have decided to stand down
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Council houses' "non-decent" shock.
MORE than half of Sedgemoor's council houses are too cold, out-of-date, in need of repair and below minimum standards - with some still "without central heating" during this year's freezing conditions. This is the startling reality found in Sedgemoor
