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Three solar farms for Westonzoyland Road?
PEOPLE in Bridgwater have hit out at plans for three giant solar farms near their homes. All three proposed schemes are on land near Westonzoyland Road. A planning application has already been submitted to put solar panels on 27.7 acres of agricultural
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North Petherton beaten by Kingsbridge
KINGSBRIDGE made the perfect start to this much-anticipated match and deservedly won by a convincing margin, writes Simon Freeman. The top of the table side had the game pretty much wrapped up by the 19th minute with three unconverted tries. North Petherton
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NETBALL: Bridgwater Neptune 45, Knights 53
AFTER a slow start, Neptune managed to take a hold of the first quarter with some fluent passing and excellent feeds into the shooting circle by Dawn Fothergill and Chris Durant. Knights, however, managed to fight back and at half-time the score was
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Love rat's victim feels 'exonerated'
THE victim of a serial love rat jailed last week for defrauding her of £17,000 has said she feels “exonerated”. Jo Ward, 44, who lives near Bridgwater, was devastated when she discovered her relationship with 44-year-old Simon Reid was built
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NETBALL: Venus 34, Walton 33
VENUS started the match cautiously but the pace picked up during the last five minutes of the period, although accurate shooting from Paige Langdon wasn’t enough as Venus trailed 11-9. Venus picked up the pace, pressurising Walton’s passes to gain tips
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Westonzoyland death: man named
THIS was the scene at Westonzoyland Airfield on Friday after a man died in a motorbike tragedy. According to police, two men were riding in a race bike and side car when they lost control of the vehicle and it collided with a fence. Nigel Parkinson
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Morganians given walkover after Tor no show
MORGANIANS' were given a walkover on Saturday after Tor 2nds did not turn up for their fixture. Club president John McBain said the players were ready and warmed up for the game but Tor 2nds did not realise they were scheduled to play. Morganians are
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HOCKEY: Bridgwater Ladies fall to Mendip
BRIDGWATER travelled to Mendip suffering selection woes as top scorer Lorraine Norman was ruled out through illness. Millie Burridge was given the opportunity to join her mum, Sheila, and sisters Lucy and Amy in the team and did her family proud with
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Uxella league round-up
TIGER Old Boys drew first blood in the Bill Brown Cup group A by beating Quantock Pride 5-2. Ian Bellinger’s brace and goals from Adam Long, Luke Selway and Josh Champion, which was a superb solo effort, earned the Tigers the win. In the same group,
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Hinkley C consultations continue this week
PEOPLE can still have their say on the proposals for a third nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. Consultation events will take place at 7pm tonight at Otterhampton Village Hall, on Wednesday at the Sedgemoor Auction Centre, and on Friday at Bridgwater
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Albion seconds fall to Nailsea and Backwell
ALTHOUGH disappointed to come away from Nailsea without a bonus point, United probably performed better than expectations against opponents who have held a position near the top of the league all season. With both first XV and United decimated by injuries
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Charity car wash at Bridgwater Fire Station
BRIDGWATER Fire Station is holding a charity car wash day on Saturday, from 10am-2pm. There will be no charges, but donations will be taken for The Fire Fighters Charity.
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Wembdon U-15s put seven past Wolves
WEMBDON secured an emphatic win over Bridgwater Wolves thanks to clinical finishing. The home side enjoyed a host of goalmouth action but failed to take their opportunities. Wolves played with ten men and a makeshift goalkeeper in the form of defender
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Taunton Saturday league results
MIDDLEZOY Rovers progressed to the semi-finals of the Somerset Junior Cup with a close 1-0 win over Locomotives. Andy Smith scored the only goal of the game in the first half. Highbridge Town also booked their place in the semi-finals with a 3-2 win