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Dementia Awareness Week: Alzheimer's Society invites Somerset...

AS Dementia Awareness Week approaches, the Alzheimer's Society is inviting Somerset residents to 'open up about dementia'. The Alzheimer's Society and Somerset County Council public health are...

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Riverside Chinese Restaurant in Cheddar prosecuted for food...

The Riverside Chinese Restaurant in Cheddar has been prosecuted by Sedgemoor District Council for five food hygiene offences. The case was heard by Taunton Magistrates Court on May 12, when the company...

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Dementia Awareness Week: What is dementia?

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. All this week we will be trying to answer the most common questions people have about dementia, stories from people who have experienced the effects of dementia,...

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Dementia Awareness Week: What are the signs?

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. All this week we will be trying to answer the most common questions people have about dementia, stories from people who have experienced the effects of dementia,...

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Dementia Awareness Week: Five things you should know about...

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. All this week we will be trying to answer the most common questions people have about dementia, stories from people who have experienced the effects of dementia,...

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Dementia Awareness Week: Caring for someone with dementia

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. All this week we will be trying to answer the most common questions people have about dementia, stories from people who have experienced the effects of dementia,...

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Dementia Awareness Week: It's time to go into a care home

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. All this week we will be trying to answer the most common questions people have about dementia, stories from people who have experienced the effects of dementia,...

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Weston Hospital will not be privatised

WESTON HOSPITAL will remain within the NHS after nearly 18 months of talks about its future. All hospitals were required to achieve Foundation status by March this year. But the North Somerset general...

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The Great Galactic Bike Hike from Yatton to Winscombe on June 15

On June 15 the Strawberry Line welcomes The Great Galactic Bike Hike that will run between Yatton and Winscombe. Last year The Great 'themed' Bike Hike successfully drew in a crowd of over 300 people...

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Weston Hospital 'NHS only' future welcomed by UNISON

NEWS that Weston General Hospital will not be privatised has been labelled a 'victory for common sense' by a UK union. Weston Area Health Trust, which runs the hospital, had previously advertised for...

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Cheddar's Steve Sayer says helmet saved his life when his bike...

A 20-YEAR-OLD from Cheddar is urging cyclists to put on their helmets after he nearly died after smashing his head against a car window at 25mph – crumpling his dad's £3,000 bike. Steve Sayer, who...

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Stay safe on a bike: Why should you wear a helmet?

Why wear a helmet? Luke Griggs, spokesman for Headway, the brain injury association, said: "The evidence is clear: cycle helmets save lives and reduce the risk of sustaining brain injuries. "We all...

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Cheddar Boy Racers: Two drivers tackled for bad behaviour in...

In the evening of Sunday June 15 several vehicles were reported to be in the area of Cheddar Gorge. A spokesman for the police said: "Police attended, examined several vehicles and as a result two...

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Cheddar's Steve Sayer says 'thank you' for 'overwhelming' support

"I would like to thank all those first on the scene of my bike accident who made sure that my neck injury was not worse than it was. "Special thanks go to Sara Wagstaff, Clare and Jan Horackova, Sea...

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Cheddar's deadly roads and reckless drivers need to be tackled,...

HOW many more people must die before something is done? This is the question the people of Cheddar Valley are asking as another person loses their life on its notorious roads. Motorcyclist David...

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Avon and Somerset Police want you to be 'road smart'

AS part of the Cheddar Valley Gazette's campaign to improve road safety, we are urging drivers to take part in a free two-hour session that could save their life.Avon and Somerset police have launched...

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Winscombe Dental surgery report revealed

Privacy and health issues were the reasons for the temporary closure of Winscombe's dentist. Woodborough Dental Practice has been closed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after failing three out of...

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Somerset Cricket Club hosts School of Excellence with Winscombe...

A group of keen young cricketers from Winscombe had the chance to take part in Somerset County Cricket's School of Excellence last weekend, and in between coaching sessions were able to watch the one...

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Ex-Kings of Wessex student has 'Britain's biggest trout pout'

An ex-Kings of Wessex student claims to have Britain's most luscious lips. Hannah Page, who used to live in Mark, insists 'I love my lips. They are the best in Britain'. It's just as well she is happy...

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Ebola in Somerset? Man quarantined in Weston-Super-Mare Hospital

A MAN was quarantined for suspected Ebola at Weston-super-Mate hospital this morning. Ebola is the deadly virus that has killed hundreds of people in West Africa in the past few months. The man,...

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