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Westover Green delighted with Ofsted report
STAFF and governors at Westover Green Primary School in Bridgwater were delighted with their latest Ofsted inspection, which was published this month. It rated the school as “good” overall, and described pupils’ behaviour as “outstanding”. The quality
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Boy hit by car in Victoria Road
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been taken to hospital after he was knocked over by a car in Victoria Road, Bridgwater, this afternoon. Police were called to the incident at 3.31pm and said the road was closed briefly at the junction of Kidsbury Road. The
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Updated: Motorists asked to avoid A39 after lorry overturns
POLICE are advising motorists to avoid the A39 Bath Road after a recycling lorry containing scrapped metal hit a lamppost and overturned earlier. According to reports from the scene, the lorry left the road near The Knowle Inn and crashed through
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Win tickets to see Alexandra Burke in Bridgwater
HALLELUJAH! Singing superstar Alexandra Burke will be performing live in Bridgwater on April 29, and the Mercury has a pair of tickets to give away. Alexandra stole the musical hearts of the nation after winning The X Factor with her cover of Leonard
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Campaign group's last-gasp bid to derail Tesco's Northgate plans
CAMPAIGNERS are urging people to pour into Bridgwater town hall next week in a last-gasp bid to derail Tesco's plans for Northgate. Protest group Bridgwater Forward has invoked a rarely used democratic procedure to call a public meeting
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North Petherton FC U-11s 6, Moors Youth 3
THE first game of the newly added extra league resulted in a comfortable victory for the home side against Moors of Tiverton. Keegan Griffiths stole the ball off a defender before rounding him and slotting home past the keeper in just under eight seconds
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Property market 'positive' in Bridgwater
ACTIVITY in the property market is picking up, according to estate agents in Bridgwater. The Mercury reported last week how housing developers were being drawn to the area by the prospect of major new developments such as the Morrisons regional
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Bridgwater Junior Netball Club latest
BRIDGWATER teams enjoyed plenty of success in the Somerset County Tournament, the final tournament of the season. The U-11s won all their six games to clinch first place. Squad members were: Lucy Dean, Darcie Dunn, Bethany Gibson, Emily Rossiter,
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"Inadequate" Ofsted rating not fair, says Bridgwater kids' holiday scheme
A GROUP which runs a Bridgwater holiday scheme for children has blamed its “inadequate” Ofsted rating on a technicality. Ofsted has this week released its report on the Active Kidz after-school and holiday scheme at Chilton Trinity Sports Centre, following
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Cup joy for Bridgwater Netball Club
Saturn 52, Neptune 37 SATURN led 25-22 at half-time but extended their lead in the third and fourth quarters. Sammie Woolacott (C) and Lisa Allen (WA) gave some great feeds into the circle; Zoë Ingram (WD) made some great interceptions; the circle