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Central Somerset Gazette
RESIDENTS RUSH TO SIGN PO APPEAL
Call for Post Office service quick to attract 800 signatures: page 3
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Familiar foe to face Street in opening FA Cup round
STREET have been handed a home tie against a familiar foe to start this season's FA Cup.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Take this week to think about your drinking habits
ALCOHOL Awareness Week takes place this week, the annual campaign from UK charity Alcohol Change UK which aims to get people thinking about the harm excess alcohol could be doing to them and their families.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
African work presented by a special guest to school
Butleigh Primary school has a longstanding ‘twinning’ with a primary school in a remote tribal area of Kenya - St Peter's.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Yet to win 007 role but star is poised to be the victor in new planning bid
A FRONT-runner to be the next James Bond looks set to win his latest planning battle - after previous proposals had been met with criticism.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Brilliant half-century sees Somerset into the last eight
TOM Kohler-Cadmore smashed a brilliant half-century to propel Somerset to a convincing 95-run victory over Essex Eagles at the Cooper Associates Ground on Tuesday night and guaranteed the runaway South Group leaders a place in the quarter finals of the Vitality Blast.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Drive future of the game
PIONEERING female clothing brand, Maiden Cricket, is on the lookout for brand ambassadors to step up to the wicket and help drive the future of women's cricket.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
CRUISER BOOST
Toyota's popular Land Cruiser is to get a new mild-hybrid powertrain. The firm’s off-roader will keep the same 2.8-litre turbocharged diesel unit in the current car with the added benefit of a 48-volt lithium-ion hybrid battery.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Big improvements to region’s travel links
MAJOR plans to improve transport links across the South West have been announced.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Hospital staff are delighted at national recognition
STAFF at Shepton Mallet hospital are celebrating national recognition for its commitment to delivering high standards of patient care and safety after two new accreditations from healthcare review bodies.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Mendip trio help county secure regional success
AIMEE Sawyer, Ellen Reakes and Libby Dezis were all part of the Somerset County Team competing in the annual South West Counties event held at East Devon. They all contributed good points from their matches as Somerset enjoyed a fine win overall to progress through as South West Champions to compete in the National Finals.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Mixed results for Pistols
THE South West & Wales Baseball League continued on Sunday as Taunton Baseball Club’s Pistols travelled to Truro to face the Cornish Pioneers, while the Muskets had a weekend off after Bournemouth Bears forfeited their AA match-up.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Get a sweat on at the lido
A series of Aquathlon events is taking place at Shepton Mallet Lido
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
The £2.1m cost of rising thefts to rural communities
RURAL communities in Somerset are facing a sharp rise in thefts, with losses estimated at over £2.1 million last year - a 168.7 per cent increase, according to new figures.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Norris secures home win after Piastri pays penalty
AN emotional Lando Norris said he was in dreamland after winning the British Grand Prix for the first time.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
The latest Somerset link in Bond intrigue
Could the next James Bond be a red-haired actor with a Somerset connection and a real-life facial scar? Scott Rose-Marsh, pictured inset, a British actor known for roles in BBC dramas Chloe and The Outlaws, has rocketed to second place in the betting odds to become the next 007.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Hospice exceeds £100k target in next to no time thanks to public
IN an outpouring of generosity, the people of Somerset helped St Margaret’s Hospice surpass its fundraising target of £100,000 in just 13 hours - raising a total of £160,917 in under two days.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Politicians maintain the pressure on BBC over broadcast of chants
MINISTERS expect “accountability at the highest levels” for the BBC's decision to screen Bob Vylan at Glastonbury, the Culture Secretary has said.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Local residents add their names to PM appeal
MORE THAN 320 residents in Glastonbury and Somerton have joined almost 75,000 people across the UK to call on the Prime Minister to deliver ‘REAL Change’ by tackling the climate and nature crisis.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
The thought of a weekend lie-in is so alien to me...
BROADCASTER AND AUTHOR SARA COX TALKS TO CAMILLA FOSTER ABOUT HER MORNING ROUTINE AND THE ENERGY BOOSTS SHE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Hundreds sign petition calling for town to have a Post Office counter
RESIDENTS are rallying behind a fresh campaign to bring back their Post Office, three years after it was shut down.
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July 10, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Map reveals the rate of shoplifting crime
ANEW map has revealed the local high streets plagued by shoplifting.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Care staff celebrate colleagues’ awards
Care staff in Glastonbury are celebrating after their colleagues were honoured at an annual Company Awards lunch.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Brewers prove too strong
SOUTH West & Wales Baseball League action continued for Taunton Baseball Club on Sunday, with the Pistols travelling to Newton Abbot Brewers while the Muskets were due to host the New Forest Thunder.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Businessman’s appeal for help with struggles
JAMES Watkins, a small business owner from Glastonbury, is raising funds after a difficult 18-month period in which both his health and personal life unravelled.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Get right next to nature
A SERIES of spectacular nature reserves in the Somerset Levels can be more easily accessed without a car as part of a trial which runs until March 2026.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Strugglers starting to get cut adrift at halfway stage
BUTLEIGH’S return to the Somerset Division has left them seven points adrift at the bottom at the halfway point of the campaign.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Lammonby extends stay
SOMERSET all-rounder Tom Lammonby has pledged his future to the club.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Tireless fundraiser is leading her latest effort for deserving causes
BREAKING her spine in a near-fatal accident has never deterred Annie Maw from fundraising for charity.
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July 03, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
MPs' hospital call as report reveals concerns over lack of qualified staff
SOMERSET MPs have urged the government not to overlook Yeovil Hospital’s plight in its new review of NHS maternity services.
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