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Alcoholics left in need...
ALCOHOLICS in Somerset are struggling to find the help they need because of a lack of funding. Even though there are more than three times as many alcoholics than drug addicts in the county, the Government gives millions more each year to help drug users
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Check out our new blog page!
WEEKLY News readers can now follow the progress of a Highbridge fireman running the Flora London Marathon for a local cause on our website. Antony Brooks, who also owns the town's Skidmarx Cycles, is doing the 26-mile event in aid of the National Blind
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'Fix-It' team launched
A MOBILE home repair van will soon be taking to the road in support of Burnham's senior citizens, thanks to a cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund. A grant means the Somerset Coast Home Improvement Programme will be able to expand its successful
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Tourism aces hit the road
TOURISM staff from Sedgemoor District Council have been traveling the country in a bid to persuade other people to come to Burnham for their holidays. Working in partnership with the Sedgemoor Tourism Association, the representatives have been visiting
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Treat for 'mystery' teenagers
FIVE Somerset teenagers who carried out a mystery shopper' style examination of Sedgemoor's sexual health clinics are being rewarded with the ride of their lives. The youngsters, aged 16 to 18, carried out the survey on behalf of the county's youth service
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Local driver goes for Formula Ford 1600 Championship
LOCAL racing driver Roger Orgee jnr is to race in the Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 Championship this year. The Bridgwater College student, who will be 18 this month, competed in Formula BMW last year. But that proved too expensive for the family racing
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Monarchs shine despite lack of tumble practice
THIRTEEN members of Monarchs Acrobatics Gymnastics Club competed in the South-West Tumbling Prelims at Gloucester and returned with nine medals. Chris Rogers, Jessica Titcombe, Mat Short and Ashley Payne all earned places in the national finals, to be
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Pedal power raises cash
PEDAL power has wheely helped East Huntspill youngsters collect money for some new play equipment. East Huntspill Pre-School Learning Alliance children braved the wet and windy weather on Wednesday (February 14) to take part in a sponsored cycle event
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Big read for West Huntspill youngsters.
CHILDREN at West Huntspill Primary School took part in a Big Read session last week. They brought books into school, which they exchanged and shared with each other. Classes were then spilt into different groups, who then had a story read to them by
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Hinkley's future in doubt?
THE likelihood of a new power station being built at Hinkley Point has changed course this week, after a High Court judge slammed the Government's push for nuclear power. On Thursday, environmental campaigners Greenpeace won a High Court bid to force
