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The staff at Sunnymeade have organised for a minion to visit the home as a special treat, the minion will be handing out flowers and chocolate eggs to the residents for Easter..

Hollywood star visits Chard care home

STRESS: Exams are putting pupils under pressure, the survey warns

'We are not social workers,' says Somerset primary school teacher

STRONGMAN: Ilminster disabled competitor Gary Clarke with the atlas stones

Ilminster strongman preparing for summer of international jet-setting

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Man to stand trial over three domestic violence charges

Man to stand trial over three domestic violence charges

WELL DONE: Children and staff at Mama Bear's Day Nurdery in Taunton named as one of the top ten in the South West

Taunton Nursery Mama Bear's named as one of the top ten in the South West

SPECTACLE WEARER OF THE YEAR: Kimberly Wyatt is encorgaing glasses wearers in Taunton to enter the Specsavers competition

Former Pussycat Doll launches 2016 search for Taunton’s Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year

Peggy Napper unveiling a carriage named after her, along with members Oliver Edwards, Colin Clarke, Mike Heron, Mike Bishop, Mike Pearson, Graham Jones, Robert Davis. Picture by Mike Lang

Take a ride with Betty, Molly, Peggy and Joyce in West Huntspill

The Marketeers Carnival Club with performers from the Proms advertise the up and coming Last night of the proms in Bridgwater, Pictured at the Blake Arms in Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater

Somerset Songbirds set to light up Bridgwater for the Marketeer's concert in the town hall

DONATION: Clem Pryer from Open Door, Jan Thomas from Somerset County Quilters, Cherry Dobson, chair of Somerset County Quilters and Genevieve Drinkwater, fundraising manager of MacMillan

Somerset County Quilters present cheque donations to local charities

PARTNERSHIP: accountancy firm

Taunton and South West accountancy firm announce new managing partner

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Taunton Model Engineers present charity cheque

DELIGHTED: Ray Tew and Bernard Maynard-Smith from Minehead Development Trust

Step forward for Old Hospital as planning application is approved by Minehead Town Council

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Sports hub appeal progresses at King’s College

MICROCHIP: Tomorrow it becomes compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped

Somerset dog owners have 24 hours to microchip their dog or you'll face a £500 fine

Potential job losses on the cards for Chard Sainsbury's

Potential job losses on the cards for Chard Sainsbury's

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Workshops launch at Brean Down

Sport

Football

FOOTBALL: Below-par Highbridge scrape home to make it eight successive wins

SOMERSET'S Jake Allen heading Plymouth's Stefan Nielsen         Photo: Colin Burnett

SPEEDWAY: Somerset Rebels face a band of Warriors

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RUGBY: Burnham upset the odds with bonus-point victory over Stroud

England's Jos Buttler bats during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 26, 2016. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)

CRICKET: Jos Buttler named in ICC World Twenty20 team of the tournament

PHOTO: Steve Richardson

FOOTBALL: Cushing strikes twice as Middlezoy seal promotion to Premier Division

Colin Burnett

SPEEDWAY: Rebels' Challenge Match triumph marks beginning of Plymouth revival

Golf stock

GOLF: Form-man Foy qualifies for Pro-Am

Photo: Debbie Gould

FOOTBALL: Best on hand to rescue point for Bridgwater Town

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RUGBY: Six-try Pethy trounce Clevedon at Beggars Brook

CONSOLATION: Ollie Dunn crosses for Bridgwater during Saturday's heavy defeat at Bideford   Photo: Ben Pomeroy

RUGBY: Albion washed away by Bideford onslaught

BRACE ACE: Craig Veal celebrates scoring against Bishops Cleeve   Photo: Tim Norbury

FOOTBALL: Promotion race hots up as Peacocks ease past Bishops Cleeve

ON THE RUN: James Musselwhite, Wayne Loveridge, Simon Hall, Claire Pomeroy, Ollie Faulkner and Helen Baxter

RUNNING: Chard Road Runners compete in school rundraiser

FINAL: Challenge Cup finalists West and Middle Chinnock FC who lost 2-1 to South Petherton on Good Friday at Misterton

FOOTBALL: South Petherton lift Challenge Cup after 39 year wait

FIVE UP: Chard Town, in dark blue, netted five times in the second half against Wellington to make it nine goals and two wins over Easter

FOOTBALL: Chard Town take the spoils in seven-goal derby win

National Sport

Yaya Toure could be leaving Manchester City in the summer, according to his agent

Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City this summer, claims agent

Nick Blackwell, pictured, collapsed at the end of his defeat by Chris Eubank Jnr

Michael Watson: I was shouting for referee to intervene in Nick Blackwell fight

Anthony Joshua fights Charles Martin for the IBF heavyweight title on Saturday

Heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury continue war of words

Andy Murray is never shy of showing his emotions on court

Andy Murray's temperament makes him who he is - Mark Petchey

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