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HAPPY POTTER
EMBRACE THESE SUNNIER MONTHS WITH THE PERFECT CONTAINER PLANTS
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July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Two arrests after statues stolen from rural manor
Two men have been arrested after four statues were stolen from the garden of a country house.
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July 03, 2025
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Quarry team's Three Peaks tribute to Pat
A team from Heidelberg Materials' Whatley quarry in Frome, Somerset, have successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge within 24 hours, climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in memory of their late colleague.
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July 03, 2025
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Ofsted hails private special school
A private school in Frome which teaches pupils with autism or other special needs has been commended by Ofsted.
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July 03, 2025
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Embrace the power of visualisation
THIS 'NEUROLOGICAL TRAINING TECHNIQUE' IS SAID TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. SARA KEENAN FINDS OUT MORE
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June 26, 2025
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Remarkable results on course
There were some remarkable results this week as the spate of low scoring proves testament to the condition of the course.
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June 26, 2025
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Struggling Mulberry out to bag £20m cash boost
Somerset luxury handbag maker Mulberry has revealed talks to raise more than £20 million as the group warned over widening annual losses and worsening trading conditions.
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June 26, 2025
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Stalwart Webster given coaching reins
Frome RFC have announced their new coaching team and back-room staff appointments ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
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June 26, 2025
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Stay of execution for council but 'this is not a solution' warns chief
Somerset Council has been given a stay of execution after the government ruled it could keep a spending deficit on special needs education off its books for another two years.
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June 26, 2025
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Rugby club wins approval for ‘warehouse’
Bradford-on-Avon Rugby Club has been given permission to build an indoor training facility at its Winsley grounds - despite local fears over its size, with one resident describing it as an 'Amazon warehouse'.
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June 26, 2025
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Squad taking shape at Robins
Frome Town manager Danny Greaves has made three significant appointments to his staff as the Robins continue their preparations ahead of the Southern League Division One South campaign.
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June 26, 2025
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The write stuff! Authors share their stories
For visitors and locals this summer there's fun, laughter, thrills and spills with a series of one-off live literary events in Bath featuring Julian Clary with Gaby Roslin, Bath-born Dame Jacqueline Wilson, actor turned bestselling thriller writer Richard Armitage and children's author Katherine Rundell.
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June 26, 2025
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Timsbury stand tall as halfway point of campaign gets ever closer
With one game of the first half of the season to go, Timsbury stand top of Division One in the Bristol & District League.
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June 26, 2025
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Iran attack was entirely justified
I wonder how many Brits welcomed the recent attack on Iran by the Israelis and the Americans, or asked themselves why the UK was not involved.
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June 26, 2025
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Remarkable Blast form continues on
Somerset continued their remarkable form in the Vitality Blast, cruising to a six-wicket win against Glamorgan on Friday.
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June 26, 2025
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Late partnership helps to secure win
Midsomer Norton needed a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership to secure anarrow win at Lansdown and edge fur- ther away at thetop of the Prem 2 Bristol/Som Division in the West of England Premier League.
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June 26, 2025
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Green flight tech cash and US tariffs lift for air sector
Aerospace firms in the West of England are set for a major lift-off following a £250 million injection into green flight innovation - with regional workers also poised to benefit from the end of punishing US tariffs.
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June 26, 2025
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Necklace with star-studded past goes up for auction
A pearl necklace that rubbed shoulders with Elvis Presley is expected to sell for thousands when it goes to auction next week.
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June 26, 2025
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Unmanned climbing gym opens
Bath's first dedicated boulder training facility is building a community of climbers in the heart of the city. LUMA Climbing gym opened its doors at the start of May.
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June 26, 2025
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Elderly targeted by funerals and care home ads
Older people say they are being “bombarded” by campaigns for funeral services, care homes and mobility aids by “out-of-touch” mainstream advertising, a study has found.
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June 26, 2025
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Keeping tabs on leaders
Maximum points for Frome sees them stay narrowly behind Chard
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June 26, 2025
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I want my kids to do sport but I'll never be a pushy parent
Olympian Dame Laura Kenny tells CAMILLA FOSTER about the “chaos” of motherhood and sport's important life lessons
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June 26, 2025
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Bid to build 365 new homes on 54-acre site
Plans have been lodged for up to 365 new houses on land between Westbury and Dilton Marsh.
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June 26, 2025
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Thrilling contest goes down to the final ball
Freya Kemp registered a superb unbeaten half century as Hampshire carved out a hard-fought five-run victory over Somerset at the Cooper Associates Ground to return to winning ways in the Vitality Blast T20 women's competition last Thursday.
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June 26, 2025
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Luxurious lodge has 'wow' factor and £3.5m price tag
A stunning Somerset house that marries Gothic revival architecture with European villa-style romance, and could have fallen straight out of the pages of an interior design magazine, is up for sale.
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June 26, 2025
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Plea after 'devastating' theft of bronze statues
The owner of a manor house has told how he has been left devastated after a gang stole four valuable bronze statues in a brazen overnight raid.
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June 26, 2025
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Council spared crash... for now
Warning as deficit ruling provides temporary reprieve - P2
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June 26, 2025
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Domestic abuse victims urged to report incidents
A “massive under-reporting” of crimes like domestic violence and rapes is hampering Avon and Somerset Police's work to tackle the problem.
3 min |
June 26, 2025
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Former air base radiation 'higher than normal'
Radioactive contamination has been found at a former military air-base in Wiltshire that has been converted into a business and retail park.
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June 26, 2025
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THROW SHADE
WONDERS THAT LIGHT UP DARK SIDE OF GARDENING
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