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Central Somerset Gazette
Struggles find a new low as Butleigh suffer big loss
BUTLEIGH'S struggles in the Somerset Division hit a new low as they were hounded by hosts Ilminster in a ten-wicket rout.
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June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'Risk to communities of scrapping £2 cap'
A LOCAL MP has warned that scrapping the national £2 bus fare cap would devastate rural communities already grappling with limited transport options and rising living costs.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
High fives all round for beef breed champions as Oscar milks it!
IT was another year, and another great show, with some innovative changes in the livestock lines.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Smeed to the fore as Blast campaign begins perfectly
WILL Smeed made light work of Essex’s meagre total on Sunday as 2024 runners-up Somerset made it two wins from two to begin their Men's Vitality Blast campaign.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Heading into final game in control of own destiny
TEAM Bath Netball will go into the last match of the inaugural NXT Gen League season with their destiny in their own hands after strengthening their grip on second spot with an excellent 50-36 away win at Manchester Thunder.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Successful week for men
THE ladies were due to play their first Wild League this week, however the weather intervened and the match had to be cancelled.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Brewers cook up a storm
GAME week nine of the South West & Wales Baseball League took place on Sunday, with only the Taunton Pistols taking to the diamond at Taunton Green.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Education partnership to help bolster schools’ rugby
THE RFU is joining forces with ICE Education to deliver a national programme of support for school rugby leaders across England.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'Home building just a tiny fraction of what's causing county's environmental problems'
SMALL house-builders in Somerset are still struggling to deliver new homes as a result of the “catastrophic” phosphates crisis.
5 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Care staff in the running for awards
CARE staff in Glastonbury are celebrating after many of their team were announced as finalists at their annual company awards.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Bird involved in late drama
FORMER Millfield pupil Sam Bird was involved in late action across both races at the weekend's Formula E Shanghai E Prix, but for contrasting reasons.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Claims of genocide don't bear scrutiny
RECENTLY I've seen plenty of people happily accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza on social media and on this opinion page.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Show chiefs hail the stars and stalwarts of the farming world
FROM stalwarts of the show circuit to rising stars of veterinary medicine, the opening of the 160th Bath and West Show was marked by a celebration of long service, rural community achievement and promising future talent.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Pair left fighting for lives following crash
A TRACTOR driver and a motorcyclist were both fighting for their lives after a serious crash near Glastonbury.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Xanh scores victory at the home of golf in Rule Trophy
GOLF ROUND-UP
3 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
No more funds for project after critical audit report
NO further funding will be provided for a flagship regeneration project in Glastonbury following a damning audit of its finances.
6 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
IT'S KONA BE A MUST
LATEST VERSION OF HYUNDAI'S STANDOUT SUV OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
3 min |
June 05, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
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
Central Somerset Gazette
IT'S HIGH TIME FOR SUMMER
COLOURFUL HANGING BASKETS CAN BE A FLOATING GARDEN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
‘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
Central Somerset Gazette
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.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
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.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Life in full colour
Interiors expert Kate Rose Morgan shares some of her top tips to spark joy and happiness.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
How getting to Buckingham Palace will require heroic effort from dad
LOCAL entrepreneur Henry Quinlan who owns an eco-supermarket called Earthfare which he ran with his late father Andrew will climb Mont Blanc, cycle 875km, row across the English Channel and run 120km in a gruelling tribute journey ending at Buckingham Palace.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
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.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
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.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Suspected arson destroys caravan
A FIRE in Glastonbury destroyed a caravan and filled a garage with smoke.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Satisfaction guaranteed
MARION MCMULLEN DISCOVERS HOW A ROCK ANTHEM WAS BORN 60 YEARS AGO
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Perfect record for ladies to secure Salimeg success
THE ladies played their annual competition for the Salimeg Trophy this week.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'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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