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Massive 750-tonne crane hoisted into Hinkley Point C reactor building by 'Big Carl'
A GIANT polar crane has been hoisted into a reactor building at Hinkley Point C. New photos show 'Big Carl', the world's largest land-based crane, lifting the 750-tonne polar crane onto the first reactor building, making it one of the heaviest
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NHS placing cancer warnings in unique spot to urge men to get checked
CANCER warnings are being placed in a unique spot a various establishments around England in order to encourage men to get checked. They are being put on urinal mats in pubs, restaurants, shops, hotels, sports stadiums and workplaces as a way to
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Starbucks gives free coffee to NHS workers - here's how to claim your free drink
NHS workers are being offered free Starbucks coffee in-store as a special Christmas thank you to staff. For the first time, select hospitals without a nearby Starbucks shop will also receive deliveries of coffee from the brand with drinks like
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Protestors removed from Covid-19 Inquiry as Boris Johnson starts giving evidence
FOUR people have been removed from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry just as Boris Johnson was about to begin giving evidence. The former Prime Minister is giving evidence as part of the Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday (December 6) at Dorland House in west
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Local MP urges public to have their say in regeneration of Bridgwater Docks
BRIDGWATER'S MP has urged for the public to have their say in the regeneration of Bridgwater Docks. £5.2 million of the £23.2 million from the Bridgwater Town Deal has been put aside to bring the docks back to and above their former glory.
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Two Bridgwater businesses fined a total of over £130,000 for unpaid taxes
TWO businesses in Bridgwater have been fined by HM Revenue & Customs for failing to pay tax. HMRC’s Publishing Details of Deliberate Defaulters (PDDD) scheme provides information about people and businesses given financial penalties for failing
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Person taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash on M5 between Taunton & Bridgwater
A MULTI-VEHICLE collision on the M5 caused traffic to be brought to a standstill at around 6pm yesterday (Tuesday, December 5). Traffic update provider Inrix reported two lanes were closed on the M5 Southbound between Taunton and Bridgwater due
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‘Somerset is in big trouble – but in every dark corner is a chink of light’
ONCE I hitch hiked to Chambery in France to see a friend and I found him sat in the middle of the street trying to sell his record player - this is what the French call a ‘Braderie’, writes Cllr Brian Smedley, Leader of Bridgwater Town Council.
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Hulkshay Lane in North Petherton to close temporarily this month
A popular road in North Petherton is set to undergo a temporary closure for roadworks. Somerset Council, under its powers from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, has proposed an order to close Hulkshay Lane, barring all traffic from using the
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Bridgwater convenience store submits application for 24/7 alcohol licence
A store in Bridgwater has filed an application for a 24/7 alcohol licence. SCOOP Retail Ltd, at 77 St John Street, is looking to be allowed to sell alcohol from the premises seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The application was submitted on