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Somerset's snow day: The best photos from Chard and Ilminster
THE first snow of winter has officially fallen, admittedly a month too early but at least we got a somewhat white Christmas build up this year - with snow covering vast areas of Somerset today (Thursday, November 21). The Met Office forecast snow
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Chard residents face months of roadworks amid utility upgrades
Chard motorists face a further nine months of roadworks in the new year as part of a major effort to prevent flooding and upgrade the town’s gas network. Wales & West Utilities has been working since late October to upgrade the gas pipes along
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Schools are closing early in Chard due to 'adverse weather conditions'
WADHAM School and Holyrood School in Chard, Somerset have both announced they are closing early today (Thursday, November 21) due to "adverse weather conditions". Through working in close discussion with the transport team from both schools, regarding
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A30 Crewkerne road 'horrendous' due to 'treacherous weather conditions'
THE A30 Crewkerne Road is "gridlocked" with slow moving traffic reported by both AA Travel News and on the Somerset Council Roadworks and Travel Information websites. Delays of seven minutes and increasing have been reported on A30 Fore Street
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Ilminster Monk's Yard creative writing club published a book this week
MY Word writing group, based at Monks Yard Ilminster launched their first book, fittingly titled “Oh! My Word!” on Tuesday, November 19. The book is a 100-page collection of some of the group’s stories and poems from the last two years. First
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Adam Dance MP hosts special trade skills event in Parliament
Adam Dance, MP for Yeovil, hosted a special event in Parliament this week in collaboration with Screwfix. The event, held on November 18, brought together more than 90 guests, including tradespeople, MPs, and representatives from third-sector organisations