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Firms sign up to Somerset 1600 Club
LOCAL businesses have rallied to help protect children by signing up to the NSPCC's Somerset 1600 Club. Companies and clubs have pledged to raise £1,600 - the cost of recruiting and training a ChildLine volunteer counsellor - for the charity's South-West
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Crackdown on suspected tax cheats
LETTERS have started landing on the doorsteps of the 1,200 self-employed people in Sedgemoor who claim tax credits in a bid to crackdown on any suspected fraudulent claims. Recipients are asked to contact the department and supply evidence to support
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Latest: 'Promising' progress in hunt for swan killer
WILDLIFE carers are closing in on the expert marksman believed to have shot dead nearly 40 swans. Several people have contacted Secret World Wildlife Rescue in East Huntspill quoting the name of who they think is behind the cruel killings. A total of
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TV star backs Aerobathon
TV soap star Zoe Lucker is asking people to support the NSPCC by signing up for the Aerobathon at various venues throughout Sedgemoor. To take part, call 01823-346346 orwww.nspcc.org.uk/aerobathon
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Court results for the Bridgwater area
Recent cases dealt with by Sedgemoor Magistrates. Russell Edmund, 28, of Marsa Way, Bridgwater, failed to notify Sedgemoor District Council of a change in circumstances affecting benefit entitlement, £215 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £120 costs (G)
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Latest: County to sell off Northgate share to Tesco
TESCO'S £11million bid for Bridgwater's Northgate site has moved a step closer after Somerset County Council agreed to sell its share of the land. Cllr David Huxtable, cabinet member for resources, used delegated powers to offload the county
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Tributes to teenager killed by train
TRIBUTES are being paid to a teenager who died after being hit by a train last week. Samuel Davies, 16, who is believed to have briefly attended Bridgwater College last year, died in the incident near Bridgwater Railway Station on Friday evening.