MP DAVID Laws went back to school today (Friday) - to inspect the latest building at Combe St Nicholas Primary School. Head Stuart May and chair of governors Lesley Cole offered a guided tour through classes one, two and three where Mr Laws took the
TOUR of Britain organisers have revealed which roads will be closed in Chard when the South-West leg of the race sets off from the town in September. Crowshute Link will be closed from 5am-1pm on September 9 as cyclists go under starters orders. Mitchell
CHARD business Numatic have been making a clean sweep after their new apprentice came top at an awards ceremony in London. Daniel Pearce, 21, who lives in Axminster was declared winner of the Apprentice of the Year at the Plastics Industry Awards at
WAYFORD Manor in Crewkerne will hold a charity fundraising event for first responders who save lives across the region every day on Sunday, June 29. The event aims to raise money for the Crewkerne and Merriot First Responders who are called to the scene
JOBS are on the line at Chard's Oscar Mayer factory as part of a raft of cost-saving measures. Last month, the News reported that the ready-meals giant was considering ways to increase its profitability after a take-over by an Icelandic company fell
BLUES band Crawfish is playing The Green Dragon, Combe St Nicolas, tonight (Friday). The four-piece Somerset outfit are returning to Green Dragon for the venue's popular free music night. Vocalist and bass player Francis Veale lives in Chard, Bill Pitt
BLUES band Crawfish is playing The Green Dragon, Combe St Nicolas, tonight (Friday). The four-piece Somerset outfit are returning to Green Dragon for the venue's popular free music night. Vocalist and bass player Francis Veale lives in Chard, Bill Pitt
