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Public can comment on Puriton energy park plans

9:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE PUBLIC are being asked to comment on a project to build a renewable energy park in Puriton - which could create thousands of jobs.

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Unattended cooking sparks fire alert in Minehead

5:44pm Saturday 18th May 2013

UNATTENDED cooking sparked a fire alert in Minehead on Saturday afternoon (May 18).

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Car badly damaged in M5 inferno in Somerset

4:08pm Saturday 18th May 2013

FIRE crews had to put out a blazing vehicle on the M5 northbound near Burnham this afternoon (May 18).

Two people cut from car following A303 smash in Somerset

4:03pm Saturday 18th May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS cut two people free from their car following a two-vehicle collision on the A303 this afternoon (May 18).

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Bishop Fox's School head teacher 'delighted' with Ofsted report

3:30pm Saturday 18th May 2013

STAFF and pupils at Bishop Fox’s School in Taunton are celebrating after it was rated ‘good’ by Ofsted – with many features ‘outstanding’.

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Send the County Gazette your memory lane photos

1:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

WE’RE asking you to raid your photo albums as we take a leisurely stroll down memory lane this June, so why not send us some nostalgia.

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Car fire threatened to ignite oil tank near Langport

12:16pm Saturday 18th May 2013

FIRE crews put out a blazing vehicle near Langport this morning (May 18).

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£2,000 clean-up bill after travellers leave Hamilton Park, Taunton

11:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A GROUP of travellers who left dozens of bin bags, litter and mess at a Taunton park has cost the council £2,000 in clear-up and legal costs.

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In the running for some fun in Williton

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

COLOURFUL and crazy costumes graced the Danesfield School grounds in Williton on Sunday for the 12th annual Fun Run.

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Durleigh memorial forest offers grieving families a place to reflect

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A PEACEFUL site next to Durleigh Reservoir has become a place for grieving families to remember their loved ones.

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