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Wells Journal
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Interiors expert Kate Rose Morgan shares some of her top tips to spark joy and happiness.
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May 29, 2025
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'I'm fit, have a full head of hair and love making tunes'
Sir Rod Stewart has “so much more music\" he wants to make.
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May 29, 2025
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Former captain returns to help the new generation
BRIDGWATER United Women have announced the appointment of Ellie Barton as the club’s new safeguarding and wellbeing director.
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May 29, 2025
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WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY...
MAKING SURE YOUR WISHES ARE CARRIED OUT AFTER YOUR DEATH IS SIMPLE IF YOU FOLLOW THESE RULES.
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May 29, 2025
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'Please don't let cobbler shop die out after 30 years of great service'
A COBBLER shop which has been in Shepton Mallet for more than 30 years is threatened with closure unless people in the town start using it again.
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May 29, 2025
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Award-winning balcony celebrates the role of bees
SHEPTON Mallet-based Protek, manufacturers of quality timber coatings and preservatives, is buzzing following its colourful debut appearance at RHS Chelsea 2025 in partnership with the charity, Bees for Development.
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May 29, 2025
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Turnell claims Salver but just misses overall victory
FORMER Millfield pupil Freddie Turnell finished second overall in the Brabazon Trophy, but claimed the George Henriques Salver by being the leading under-20 player from Great Britain & Ireland.
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May 29, 2025
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Thorner earns qualifying time with Festival win
WELLS City Harriers’ international athlete Elise Thorner travelled from her base in Flagstaff, Arizona - where she has been on a month's altitude training - to compete in the prestig-ious Sound Running Track Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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May 29, 2025
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Maxwell's Rolls-Royce under the hammer
John Densley is pictured at Junk and Disorderly in Shepton Mallet standing next to a Rolls-Royce that used to belong to Robert Maxwell.
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May 29, 2025
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IT'S HIGH TIME FOR SUMMER
COLOURFUL HANGING BASKETS CAN BE A FLOATING GARDEN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
2 min |
May 29, 2025
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'Villages doomed unless we supply good jobs to occupy young people'
VILLAGES across Somerset risk \"dying\" if more cannot be done to provide local jobs for young people, a local councillor has warned.
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May 29, 2025
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Air guitars at the ready with Oasis tickets on offer in charity auction
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an unforgettable charity auction, offering fans a once in a lifetime chance to see Oasis live in Cardiff on July 5th, 2025.
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May 29, 2025
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Report praise for fire service’s 999 response but tragedy highlights the progress needed
PEOPLE who dial 999 and ask for the fire service in Devon and Somerset, receive a good response according to the Service's latest inspection report - but serious concerns remain.
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May 29, 2025
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Top tips on how to keep your vet bills affordable
YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS CHAMPION
3 min |
May 29, 2025
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GOOD LOOKS, POWER AND PERSONALITY...
CHEEKY MINI JCW IS A TRIPLE THREAT THAT'S SURE TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
3 min |
May 29, 2025
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Weekend of outdoor thrills and activities
AN annual event celebrating getting active in the Mendip Hills National Landscape is set to return, offering a packed weekend of outdoor challenges and activities.
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May 29, 2025
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'Late summer' before decision over future of services is made
SOMERSET health bosses won't decide whether it is feasible to reopen key maternity services at Yeovil Hospital until at least the late-summer.
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May 29, 2025
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Blue & Gold up to second
TEAM Bath Netball moved up to second in the NXT Gen League table as they built on their victory over league leaders Loughborough Lightning by recording an excellent 61-52 away win at London Pulse.
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May 29, 2025
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'Prisoners' raise loads of loot for dementia cause
Shepton Mallet prison this month housed a group of 15 daring 'convicts', including TV personality Richard McCourt of Dick and Dom fame and renowned journalist Clinton Rogers.
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May 29, 2025
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Perfect record for ladies to secure Salimeg success
THE ladies played their annual competition for the Salimeg Trophy this week.
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May 29, 2025
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Proud moment as Norris secures Monaco success
LANDO Norris says he has realised a childhood dream and looks forward to his own kids telling everyone that their dad won the Monaco Grand Prix.
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May 29, 2025
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Perfect start for Serpents
THE Bank Holiday weekend brought a break from South West & Wales Baseball League (SWWBL) action, however there was still plenty of baseball on show.
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May 29, 2025
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Music’s much-loved Face
KENNEY Jones has been the heartbeat of some of rock and roll’s most important bands, starting in the 1960s with soulful rockers Small Faces, before forming the Faces with Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, and later joining ‘The Who following the death of Keith Moon.
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May 29, 2025
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Offer of free tickets for dads on their day
SHEPTON Mallet Prison are offering free tickets for dads this Father’s Day weekend.
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May 29, 2025
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Somerset continue their excellent form
REPORT BY PAUL EDWARDS
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May 29, 2025
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Butleigh alone in search for season’s first success
BUTLEIGH’S difficult start to life back in the West of England Premier League has carried on as they are now the only side in the Somerset Division yet to taste victory.
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May 29, 2025
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Sun beams down on school fayre
THIS year the sun shone down on Lovington C of E Primary School as they celebrated the annual May Fayre, on their beautiful field on May 17.
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May 29, 2025
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Charity trekkers far exceed their target
GOING for a walk with friends turned out to be a triumph for charity as an original target of £100 for Cancer Research UK had grown to almost £1,700 by the start of this week.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
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'Unwanted and unloved - but I'm determined to give kids better'
A POTENT mix of rebellion and vulnerability places children in care at an extraordinarily high risk of going missing.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
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To the thief it was just a van, but to a family battling to preserve their son’s dignity its loss is a cruel blow
THERE are bad days. And then there are the days that break something inside you.
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