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Breaking news: Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis saves Oxfam
GLASTONBURY festival founder Michael Eavis has saved Oxfam in Bridgwater from closure. The 75-year-old pulled out all the stops to find sponsorship to pay for the rent on the Eastover building. He also got the rent reduced after shop
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Campaign group hits out at "generous" pay of councillors
A CAMPAIGN group has hit out over “generous” council staff pay – after it was revealed 12 Sedgemoor District Council workers earn £60,000 or more. Figures disclosed by the council reveal eight workers earn £60,000, three earn £80,000 and
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M5 reopen after smash near Bridgwater
THE M5 is running smoothly again after two people were treated for minor injuries following a crash near Bridgwater earlier. Police were called to the scene, just past junction 24 for Bridgwater South, at 1.46pm. Paramedics treated
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Man due in court over sex assault allegations
A FORMER Puriton man is due in court tomorrow (Friday), charged with sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman. Matthew Lloyd is due to enter a plea at Southampton Crown Court in connection with an alleged attack on a woman in Southampton last
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Lawson joins Martin Blunos in the kitchen
A BRIDGWATER catering student cooked up a storm alongside celebrity chef Martin Blunos. Thanks to the Sedgemoor Young Chefs programme, Lawson McElligot joined the Michelin-star winning chef at the Crown Social Restaurant at the Thistle Parc
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Bridgwater Town suffer another heavy defeat
BRIDGWATER suffered a third consecutive heavy defeat when travelling up the M5 to Almondsbury on Wednesday, writes Eddie Robinson. Almondsbury started much the brighter and took the lead on five minutes having already had the ball in the net, only to
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Bridgwater woman's mission to help bereaved mums
A BRIDGWATER mum who suffered the heartache of having a stillborn baby has set up a support group for bereaved parents. Mel Scott, 32, lost her son Finley John on August 2, 2009, following an emergency caesarean section. She was put under general anaesthetic