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The Independent (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
They dared to dream but in the end had to concede that the FA Cup does not always yield fairytales. Paulton Rovers, the village team from Somerset, had the honour of playing in the first round for the first time and the excitement of a moment in the national spotlight, but found their opponents to be as ruthlessly professional as they had been generous hosts.
Dipz Cricket World (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's a fact of life that sportsmen, no doubt pressured by their agents, focus more than ever before on their bank balances rather than their clubs. Employment laws have given the 'employee' far more power, with contracts worth very little. As money has poured into English football, the notion of one-club players has pretty much passed into history. Will the same happen to cricket? This summer saw the...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Somerset side Paulton Rovers 'live the dream' against Norwich City.
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The FA Cup dream is over for Paulton Rovers from Somerset who are soundly beaten by Norwich City.
upside down in cloud (Free subscription) | yesterday
What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. Leigh Woods, on the Somerset side of the Avon Gorge, can be a bit variable in its wildness. At dawn you may meet the local wildlife, as Geraldine Taylor often has. On Friday around lunchtime, you are more likely to meet a dog walker trogging...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
About 20,000 people paid up to £125 each, but the Big Green Gathering was cancelled at the last minute. Months later some are still waiting for their money People who booked tickets for a leading green festival cancelled in July are growing worried they will not be refunded, even though some handed over their cash almost a year ago, Guardian Money can reveal. Up to 20,000 people were expected...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
See pictures from the world's largest illuminated carnival
Bob the Birder (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Purple Sandpiper, Draycote Water : Photo taken by Dave Hutton Purple Sandpiper : Photo taken by Max Silverman Purple Sandpiper with Dunlin, Draycote Water :Photo taken by me with a very small camera! Friday 6th November 2009 It had been a difficult journey fom the depths of deepest Somerset. We had foolishly let the Sat nav take the strain and it simply wasnt up to it, guiding us through the back streets...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Somerset village of Paulton welcomes the cameras and Norwich City in the biggest mismatch of the FA Cup first round How amusing it would be to catch a glimpse of the expressions on the faces of the Norwich City players as their team coach winds its way through a corner of Somerset on Saturday morning, into the village of Paulton, passing the former miners' houses dotted along Winterfield Road...
Made by Milla (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
As part of my new job curating the gallery space here at college i'm delighted to let you know that we are putting out a call for artists to submit proposals to use the space next year. Here's the details: Where: Bath Spa University Gallery, Weston College- University Campus When: 1-12th Feb and 1-26th March (both sets of dates include time for installation) Who: Artists from any discipline that have...
Suzy's Vintage Attic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Next Saturday (14Th November), I will be going to the V&H Fair with Alan and Miss P. Youpi !... If you haven't been there before, it really is worth the day out. It will be the perfect place do to some Christmas shopping and to treat yourself, as well as meet fellow bloggers . You will NOT be disappointed! Michele & Jayne (the organisers of this fair), have kindly agreed for Alan to photograph...
The National Pages Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Bridgwater Carnival in Somerset is Europe’s largest illuminated carnival and is an amazing procession of approximately 120 floats (or ‘carts’ as they are known locally) all illuminated with thousands of bulbs. Each cart is also very lively with tens of performers all wearing bright outfits and performing highly professional synchronised dancing and singing. A spectacle [...]
The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Local Bloggers are beginning to produce a few good examples of effective scrutiny of Local Councils. In this piece David Keen , who is a Vicar in Yeovil and writes regularly for my Wardman Wire political site, gives an account of a local controversy in the Somerset town of Somerton, which has lead to a number of resignations from the Town Council. Further, some national commentators are beginning...
Wildlife Conservation: Heart of the Levels Wildlife... (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
An enthusiastic visitor to Green Down to see the real thing! My photograph. Photograph by "Somerset and Bristol Butterfly Conservation" I shall be going along to the Annual General Meeting of the Somerset and Bristol Butterfly Conservation Group on Saturday. Looking at their web site I found details of working parties for Jan and Feb at local reserves, generally clearing scrub. Here are some...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving of a woman from Weston-super-Mare following a three-vehicle collision.
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