Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
A TOTAL of 28 cats have been poisoned in neighbouring towns. Some 19 died recently after drinking antifreeze in Bridgwater, Somerset.
Caroline's Miscellany (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
The town of Bridgwater in Somerset is still known for its annual Carnival , and many people who travelled to the south-west before the M5 was built remember the smell of its Cellophane factory, but it has a far more curious claim to fame. Now almost forgotten is the invention there of a bizarre early computer called Eureka. John Clark grew up in the surrounding area, and became a printer in the town....
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
By Peter Harrison A MULTI-million-pound, state-of- the-art dairy has been opened in Somerset, providing nearly 10 per cent of the nation's milk. Already the Robert Wiseman Dairies facility at Bridgwater is producing four million litres of milk each week.
Life From The Front Line (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
This morning i'm off to Bridgwater in Somerset, and in order to keep my company carbon footprint low i'm going by train. I've already encountered the confusion of the railway, having worked out a route and price online, only to be told at the ticket office that
This is Bath (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Somerset League Timsbury Athletic were beaten 3-0 at Bridgwater Town Reserves on the opening day of the Somerset County League Premier Division season. Having lost several experienced men over the summer, co-managers Sam Gurner and Aaron Dix ...
This is Bath (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Somerset County LEAGUE Timsbury Athletic begin a new campaign in the Premier Division on Saturday with a tough trip to Bridgwater Town Reserves. After a good first half of the season last year, new joint managers Sam Gurner and Aaron Dix experienced ...
PETA Europe's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The number of cats that have been poisoned by antifreeze in the Somerset town of Bridgwater, has now risen to 18 – seven of these have been in the last week. There is speculation among the close-knit community and the media than an ‘animal-hating maniac’ is responsible for these tragic deaths, but as yet the [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
A deranged cat poisoner is spreading terror among pet lovers in Bridgwater, Somerset, in the west of England.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
ROBERT Wiseman Dairies claimed yesterday it was beginning to reap rewards from its new Somerset factory, as it announcing a deal to supply the Co-Operative Group's retail
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Workers at the Argos distribution centre in Bridgwater, Somerset, vote to go on strike over pay.
SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
The funeral took place last Thursday of Howard Andrews, known as Andy, who had been Britian's oldest surviving International Brigader. FUNERAL TRIBUTE FOR HOWARD ANDREWS by Dave Chapple, of Bridgwater Trades Union Council Taunton, Somerset, 22nd May 2008 If Andy was here, he would say: ‘what are you making all this fuss for: don't mourn, organise!’ So with that [...]
This is Bath (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
Cycling Organiser Tim Reeves managed to pick the warmest day of the year so far for Somerset Road Club's 10-mile time trial, held on the Bridgwater flats, near Axbridge, last Saturday. The first man home was Kalas Road Team's Stuart Dodd who ...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 14/04/2008
UK bomb disposal experts detonated a huge, 1,500 pound WWII German mine at Bridgwater Bay, Somerset yesterday. The explosion was awesomely awesome, as can be seen here. Remember, Hong Kong Disneyland is built on lots of unexploded WWII ordinance, left to marinate in salt water and slowly become inert. Let's hope that process is ticking along nicely. Tick tick tick. (via Gizmodo)...
Blue Crab Boulevard (Free subscription) | 14/04/2008
A 1,500 pound World War Two German mine was destroyed on Stert Island in Bridgwater Bay, Somerset on Saturday morning. The leftover ordnance was discovered by a local fisherman. A huge 1,500lb Second World War German mine washed up on a beach was detonated by bomb disposal experts yesterday. Authorities [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Julian Owen reviews a benefit concert for the Joe Strummer memorial charity Strummerville in Somerset.
