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  • 'Tough winter ahead for Somerset businesses'

    UNSURPRISINGLY, it appears that Somerset businesses are in this difficult trading position for the long-haul. The Government’s announcement in early November that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) now has a five-month extension until March

  • 'Foxy' British pub run by Mark Hix set to open in December

    OWNER of The Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis, chef and restaurateur Mark Hix is set to open a British pub near Crewkerne. The Fox Inn, Corscombe (just over the border in Dorset), is set to open on December 10. The pub was bought by local residents

  • 'Somerset Tories have simply voted to stay in power'

    SOMERSET County Council Conservatives have voted to cancel the next election and simply stay in office. It's such a bizarre sentence to read in a democratic country but unfortunately you read it correctly. The excuse that this will have to be

  • Warning over rise in Land Rover thefts

    LAND Rover owners are warned to be on their guard, as thefts are back on the rise after a decrease between April and June of this year. Traditional Land Rover Defenders, in particular, are in high demand since production ceased in 2016, and rural