Local news from the Chard and Ilminster News covering Chard and Ilminster, Crewkerne, South Somerset

Pub rallies for Help for Heroes

7:30pm Sunday 14th March 2010

FUNDS for the Help for Heroes services charity were boosted over the weekend with a number of events at the Bell and Crown Inn in Chard.

Brigade's conman warning

7:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

CONMEN posing as fire officers have tricked their way into a number of homes to steal money, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service claims.

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Police horse name competition

1:10pm Sunday 14th March 2010

AVON and Somerset Police's latest recruit is looking for a new name - and primary school children have been invited to help.

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Step it up for St Margaret's

12:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

WE’RE calling on 1,000 women to put their best foot forward in aid of St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice for the charity’s Night Strider event on Friday, July 9.

Fire warning on thatch properties

10:00am Sunday 14th March 2010

OWNERS of thatched properties are being advised to check their chimneys.

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Chard school lands science prize

7:50am Sunday 14th March 2010

MANOR Court Community Primary School in Chard has received a cash award to help develop science teaching.

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Stanley's second chance at Ferne

7:10pm Saturday 13th March 2010

FERNE Animal Sanctuary has helped to save the day for stray Stanley the Akita who was on the verge of being put to sleep.

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Look out for bikes campaign

1:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

DRIVERS are being asked to ‘Look Out for Bikes’ in a road safety initiative aimed at reducing the number of bikers being killed and injured on Somerset roads.

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Music Man auditions

12:20pm Saturday 13th March 2010

CHARD Light Operatic Society holds auditions on Monday for its production of The Music Man.

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