http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/ This is The West Country /news/somerset_news/ en-gb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:15 +0000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:15 +0000 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/resources/images/570046/?type=rsslogo http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/ http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5057232.Bridgwater_employer_set_to_shed_a_third_of_its_staff/?ref=rss A MAJOR employer of disabled people looks set to shed more than a third of its Bridgwater workforce. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:02:10 +0000 4269327ed23b5a159493a38abe396798 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5057111.Elderly_woman_conned_out_of_hundreds_of_pounds/?ref=rss POLICE in Yeovil are appealing for information after an elderly woman claims to have been conned out of hundreds of pounds. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:55 +0000 3f32abd218d25aa38acda47ff67edeb6 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5053268.Indian_Government_signs____560m_helicopter_order_with_AgustaWestland/?ref=rss YEOVIL-BASED AgustaWestland has announced this morning that a contract has been signed by the Government of India to buy 12 of its AW101 helicopters – a deal worth around €560m. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:18:04 +0000 6b41148f810ccf35598cde45a59183ef http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5056977.Tributes_paid_to_Mike_Sertin/?ref=rss TRIBUTES are today being paid to well-known Wellington man and sporting figure Mike Sertin, who passed away suddenly last night. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:50 +0000 1db2e23ab136080a63407e784e85c8cb http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5056390.Coffee_morning_to_make_death_less__taboo_/?ref=rss BRIDGWATER care home Sydenham House is holding a coffee morning to help make death less taboo. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0000 7ae1382e152254a5846ec530c75aec42 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5050789.Richard_Huish_No__2_gets_Strode_job/?ref=rss JAMES Staniforth – currently vice principal at Richard Huish College, Taunton – has been appointed principal and chief executive of Strode College from September. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0000 a7bcb415ce61f9d8ffc9e33e35b66660 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5057083.Rosie_Crane_coffee_morning/?ref=rss A COFFEE morning to raise funds for the Rosie Crane Trust - which supports bereaved parents - will be held on Saturday, March 27, in Buckland St Mary. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 f14c3094aa55d027ff62c03c13942ccb http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5048974.Haiti_fundraiser_at_Elim_Church/?ref=rss SIX bands from across the region will be in Yeovil on Sunday (March 14) to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 2ddf497026ac01bab8f14c91de52fb1e http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5056111.Business_seminar_for_money_and_tax_planning_tips/?ref=rss BUSINESS owners in the Yeovil and South Somerset area are being given the opportunity to pick up some vital financial and tax planning tips at a business seminar later this month. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 2ef52a3a1f5d8d1305e5b09fb6e0f0d0 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/5057079.Funds_to_repair_100_year_old_leaky_roof/?ref=rss THE 100-year-old leaky roof over East Lambrook's only community building will finally be replaced following news of grant aid. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:00 +0000 b08abc140b5f55ba815ed2f86b35a87d