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HOCKEY: Maiden victory for Chard A
CHARD Hockey Club’s men’s and ladies 1sts both suffered heavy losses on Saturday. The ladies travelled to Winscombe 2nds for their first Sedgemoor Division 1 match of 2019, and were beaten 3-0 by the side sitting in third. It leaves Chard third
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Thousands handed to good causes thanks to carnival
DESPITE a dour forecast of strong wind and rain Chard Carnival has given a welcome boost to a host of local groups and good causes. Charity cheques were handed out to a number of beneficiaries from Chard and the surrounding area, with more than
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Have you lost these rings? Police in Somerset want to trace owners
POLICE are trying to return these suspected ill-gotten rings to their rightful owners. Officers seized them as part of an ongoing investigation in Yeovil. The jewellery includes: *three solitaire rings with colourless stones; *a ring set
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BOWLS: Paxton battles back to win pairs title
SOMERSET bowls star Robert Paxton claimed his second mixed pairs title at the World Indoor Bowls Championships, after he and partner Ellen Falkner bounced back from being trounced in the first set to win on a tie-break against Helen Carman and Nick
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A stadium and 295 homes - controversial Chard site gets new plans
PLANS to relocate Chard’s largest football team alongside nearly 300 new homes have been submitted, three years after the high court threw out similar plans. The controversial Mount Hindrance site was subject to a fierce planning battle, which
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School purchases new life-saving machine after generous sponsor
A NEW defibrillator has been installed at a school in Crewkerne. A new AED machine has been given to Ashlands First School after it was fully sponsored by A J Wakely and Sons. It’s part of a Department of Education plan to encourage schools
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Man smashed window at Taunton pub to get back in after fracas, court told
A MAN who was thrown out of a Taunton pub following a fracas with two other males inside then returned and smashed a widow after hammering on it to get back inside. Robert Wesley Stafford Rowe was in the Winchester Arms with a woman when the two
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FOOTBALL: Cup heartache for gutsy Blues
Somerset FA Women’s Senior Cup Quarter-final Brislington Ladies 2, Ilminster Town Ladies 2 (7-6 pen) ILMINSTER Town Ladies suffered penalty shootout agony, after fighting back from 2-0 down at Brislington. Sunday’s quarter-final pitted
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IN JEOPARDY: Chard Carnival 2019 may be cancelled
CHARD Carnival 2019 could be thrown into jeopardy if more volunteers are not found to help the event stay running. The carnival committee chairman, Jason Baker, told a packed Guildhall that if they unable to find more people willing to come forward
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Boost for Somerset Day preparations as two new backers unveiled
TWO major new backers have been announced ahead of the 2019 Somerset Day celebrations. Organisers have revealed Street-based shoe giant, Clarks, and master butcher Pynes of Somerset, are both signed up to fly the flag for Somerset ahead of the event
