ILMINSTER NEWS: Every little helps in Race for Life
Posted: 17th July 2017
A GROUP of ladies from the Tesco store in Ilminster certainly stuck to the company’s motto when they took part in a Race for Life event. They ran - some may have walked some of the way - the 5k course at the Taunton centre of the Bridgwater & Taunton College on Sunday (July 16, 2017) along with hundreds of other females to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Sara…
SOMERSET NEWS: Murder investigation launched after man found dead
Posted: 11th July 2017
POLICE have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 40-year-old man at a house in a Somerset seaside town. Emergency services were called to reports of an assault at a property on Churchill Close – off Worston Lane – in Burnham-on-Sea at 11.56pm on Monday (July 10, 2017) night. Police announced on Tuesday (July 11, 2017) afternoon that sadly a 40-year-old man…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Police appeal for witnesses after service station robbery
Posted: 11th July 2017
POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery in Merriott. A man walked into Broadway Service Station on Broadway at approximately 11.30am last Monday (July 3, 2017) and stole a significant quantity of cash from staff inside. The offender then fled the scene in a dark coloured vehicle which was waiting further up the road. The vehicle drove off in the…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Retirement party for a “true servant to the local community”
Posted: 10th July 2017
AN Ilminster firefighter who has dedicated the past 32 years to helping to keep people safe has been given a magnificent send-off at his retirement party. Family, friends and colleagues past and present came together at Ilminster Bowling Club on Saturday (July 8, 2017) to wish Andy Miller well in his retirement and thank him for all he had done. A friend and former…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Bonners the Butchers win more awards
Posted: 5th July 2017
FOUR further top awards have been won by Bonners the Butchers of Ilminster. The successes came at the recent National Federation of Meat Traders’ annual open competition for all retail butchers and farm shops in the country. The Silver Street butchers picked up two gold awards for their steak and Otter Ale pies and for their steak and stilton burgers. There were also two…
SOMERSET NEWS: Grotbags actress Carol Lee Scott dies aged 74
Posted: 5th July 2017
A SOMERSET actress, who became a familiar face on TV shows in the 1980s and 1990s with her comic ghastly character of Grotbags, has died. Carol Lee Scott, who lived near Bridgwater, died on Monday (July 3, 2017) at the age of 74. She started her career after moving to London singing in local pubs alongside her regular job working at a record department in a Rumbelows…
SOMERSET NEWS: Grotbags actress Carol Lee Scott dies aged 74
Posted: 5th July 2017
A SOMERSET actress, who became a familiar face on TV shows in the 1980s and 1990s with her comic ghastly character of Grotbags, has died. Carol Lee Scott, who lived near Bridgwater, died on Monday (July 3, 2017) at the age of 74. She started her career after moving to London singing in local pubs alongside her regular job working at a record department in a Rumbelows…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Help to shape the future of the town
Posted: 3rd July 2017
ILMINSTER Town Council has thrown down the gauntlet to local people to get involved in shaping the future of their community through the Neighbourhood Plan Development Group. At the first of four neighbourhood planning workshops there was plenty of lively debate and ideas in what was a positive meeting. Ilminster has benefited from a Community Plan for several years…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Money pours in at charity tea parties
Posted: 2nd July 2017
MONTHLY charity tea parties at the Archie Gooch Pavilion in Ilminster have been a huge success and have already raised more than £2,000 for different groups and organisations. The next tea party is being held on Sunday (July 2, 2017) in aid of the town’s Warehouse Theatre and has been given a Mad Hatter theme. Go along to the Archie Gooch Pavilion at Ilminster Town FC in…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Mayor hosts Civic Service
Posted: 26th June 2017
THE Ilminster Mayor, Cllr Val Keitch, held her Civic Service on Sunday (June 25, 2017) at the Minster where she welcomed council dignitaries from around the county. Mayors and Deputy Mayors from across Somerset descended on Ilminster for the service which was conducted by Rev Nigel Done. There were bible readings from the Mayor, Cllr Keitch, and the Deputy Mayor of…
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