SOMERSET NEWS: Very silly and against the law, police warn motorcyclists

SOMERSET NEWS: Very silly and against the law, police warn motorcyclists

Posted: 19th May 2014
POLICE have warned that hot weather does not mean that motorcyclists do not have to wear crash helmets and protective clothing. Avon and Somerset Police have this afternoon (Monday, May 19, 2014) released this photo of two young men riding on a motorbike yesterday in Couture Street, Street, and clearly ignoring all the risks. Inspector Mark Nicholson said: “It was a very…

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YEOVIL NEWS: Octagon Theatre's 40th anniversary silent auction goes live

YEOVIL NEWS: Octagon Theatre's 40th anniversary silent auction goes live

Posted: 19th May 2014
THE Octagon Theatre’s 40th anniversary silent auction has now gone live online. With more than 40 fantastically unique and exciting lots, you are sure to find something you will want to bid on. The silent club is an initiative of the Octagon’s Foyer Club and will raise money for the award-winning theatre. Now that the Foyer Club is officially a charity, it is working…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Missing Emma Brimble found safe and well

SOMERSET NEWS: Missing Emma Brimble found safe and well

Posted: 19th May 2014
POLICE have announced that missing Bristol woman Emma Brimble has been found safe and well. There was growing concern for the 37-year-old after she failed to show at a meeting point on Saturday (May 17, 2014) evening. But a police spokesman has just announced (2.15pm on Monday, May 19, 2014) that Emma had been found “safe and well” in the Weston-super-Mare area. "We are…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Missing Stephen Sutton has been found

SOMERSET NEWS: Missing Stephen Sutton has been found

Posted: 19th May 2014
POLICE have announced that 57-year-old Stephen Sutton has been found. Officers put out an appeal yesterday (Sunday, May 18, 2014) to say they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Stephen after he failed to attend a dialysis appointment at Cossham Hospital in Bristol on Saturday. There was further concern when later that same day he also failed to…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Animal sanctuary welcomes its first foal birth

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Animal sanctuary welcomes its first foal birth

Posted: 19th May 2014
STAFF at an animal sanctuary in South Somerset have been celebrating the birth of their first-ever foal. The staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary at Wambrook, near Chard, looked on excitedly as Betty, an abandoned coloured pony, gave birth to her first beautiful foal, named Vera. Head of equine at Ferne, Nikki Haddock, said: “We’ve never had a foal born here before…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Motorcyclist dies in collision

SOMERSET NEWS: Motorcyclist dies in collision

Posted: 19th May 2014
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a collision near Highbridge last week. The victim had been riding his Suzuki SV650 motorcycle along the B3139 on Thursday morning (May 15, 2014). At 7.40am the motorcyclist, who was travelling west along the road, collided with a parked Mini One in Watchfield. The man, who was in his 30s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and…

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SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Terrified kittens left abandoned

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Terrified kittens left abandoned

Posted: 19th May 2014
NINE petrified kittens – aged only six weeks old – were dumped by their owner at the front gate of a South Somerset animal sanctuary. A member of staff at Ferne Animal Sanctuary at Wambrook, near Chard, discovered the kittens when arriving for work. Tara Nirula, head of animal care said: “These little kittens were huddled in the corner of a pet carrier, hissing and…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Two county yachtsmen among crew feared lost at sea

SOMERSET NEWS: Two county yachtsmen among crew feared lost at sea

Posted: 18th May 2014
TWO Somerset yachtsmen are feared to have been lost at sea in the mid-Atlantic after their vessel capsized in the Caribbean. Paul Goslin, 56, of West Camel, and Steve Warren, 52, from Bridgwater, are among four missing British crew members of the Cheeki Rafiki. The yacht got into difficulties while sailing from the Caribbean to the UK, after taking part in Antigua…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Have you seen missing Bristol woman Emma Brimble?

SOMERSET NEWS: Have you seen missing Bristol woman Emma Brimble?

Posted: 18th May 2014
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a vulnerable Bristol woman. There is serious concern for the welfare of Emma Brimble, 37, after she did not attend a meeting point yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2014) evening, which is extremely out of character for her. She was last seen at her home in Manor Farm, Bristol, on Thursday (May 15, 2014) and is described as…

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SOMERSET NEWS: Car fire call-out

SOMERSET NEWS: Car fire call-out

Posted: 18th May 2014
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this afternoon (Sunday, May 18, 2014) to deal with a car fire. The Fire Service received several calls just before 6pm to the incident in Swain Street, Watchet. One fire engine from Williton attended the scene and officers found the car to be well alight.

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