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Schools urged to sign up to First Aid course
ST John Ambulance is appealing for more schools in Sedgemoor to teach first aid to pupils through the charity’s Young First Aider programme. For more information visit www.teachthedifference.org.uk
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Wembdon fashion show raises £650
WEMBDON Ladies Group raised £650 for Bridgwater Hospital League of Friends by holding a fashion show. Wembdon St George Primary School was packed out for the successful event, which was hugely enjoyed by everyone in the audience. The clothes were provided
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North Leigh 6, Bridgwater Town 3
AFTER 648 minutes without scoring, Town found the back of the net through Graham Mercieca to end their goal drought against North Leigh on Tuesday evening. By the 26th minute they were 3-0 up before the home side pulled one back by half time then got
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£100 for boy shot in head
A TEENAGER who shot a Bridgwater schoolboy in the head with an airgun was made to pay his victim just £100 compensation. The Mercury reported last September how 12-year-old Haiden Meare was hit outside his home in Osborne Road as he was
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Bridgwater ShopJacket scheme hits national airwaves
THE Bridgwater Retail Initiative’s ideas to regenerate the town centre will be broadcast nationwide on BBC Radio Four programme ‘Wonderful Ways to Beat the Recession’ on Sunday afternoon. The series showcases how the BRI and ShopJacket scheme helps business
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Win tickets to see The Wurzels in Bridgwater
THEY’RE back! West Country superstars The Wurzels will be performing at The Palace on April 21 – and the Mercury has two tickets to give away. A night with The Wurzels at the Bridgwater venue always goes down a storm. Neckerchief’d and
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Police clamp down on illegal parking in Bridgwater town centre
CHAOTIC scenes like this have led to police issuing more than £10,000 worth of fines to inconsiderate motorists parking illegally in Bridgwater town centre. The Mercury witnesses vehicles parked on the double yellow lines opposite the Cornhill on a daily
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Take a peek at these classic snaps
FREDERICK and Eileen Fowler, of Hampbrook Way, Bridgwater, today give Mercury readers a blast from the past with this selection of photos below. If any bring the memories flooding back to you why not visit our website, bridgwatermercury.co.uk