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More than £20,000 was raised for St Margaret’s Hospice Care Picture: St Margaret’s Hospice Care

Abseiling Santas take on Cheddar Gorge drop for charity

50 INTREPID Santas abseiled down the iconic 60ft Cheddar Gorge to raise money for charity earlier this month. Participants raised…

More than £21,000 was raised from the Crowdfunder, with additional money received from Sustrans, Somerset Council, Sport England and an anonymous donor Picture: Frome Missing Links

‘Missing link’ connecting Frome and Radstock can be completed

A ‘MISSING link’ between Frome and Radstock could be completed by next spring following the success of a crowdfunding…

People who are already registered for the Dementia Safeguarding Scheme will be contacted with information about how to claim a Tile device Picture: Avon and Somerset Police

New device helps find missing people with dementia in Somerset

A NEW device launched by police in Somerset will allow carers and family members to locate vulnerable people if…

More than 1,600 children in North Somerset brush their teeth at school each morning

1,600 pupils brushing teeth together at all eligible North Somerset schools

MORE than 1,600 children in North Somerset are now brushing their teeth together each day – under the supervision…

Yeovil Crematorium donates £11,600 to children’s grief support charity

A CHARITY supporting bereaved children and their families has received a £11,600 donation. The money was donated to Josephine’s Star…

Wellington Sports Centre has undergone a major overhaul. Picture: Somerset Council

£3.6m upgrade at Wellington Sports Centre completed

A £3.6 MILLION project to revamp Wellington Sports Centre is finished. The Corams Lane centre, operated by Everyone Active in…

Taunton & Wellington MP Gideon Amos has vowed to fight for funding for Musgrove Park Hospital

Somerset MP calls for rescue plan for NHS as waiting time figures released

MP Gideon Amos (Lib Dem, Taunton & Wellington) has called on the Government to ‘get a grip’ on health…

Asbestos dumped in Crewkerne – and left for weeks

SOMERSET Council has been accused of neglecting its residents after it failed to dispose of fly-tipped asbestos in Crewkerne…

Fivehead man to run from West Midlands to Somerset in 36 hours for charity

A MAN from Fivehead is planning to complete a colossal 130-mile charity running challenge tonight. Peter Bardell will set off…

New sections of Strawberry Line now open in Shepton Mallet and Dulcote

TWO more sections of the Strawberry Line have been completed and opened to the public. The Strawberry Line is a…