NATIONAL pub chain J. D. Wetherspoons, is preparing to set up a new town centre pub in Bridgwater. A deal to transform the Friarn Court Hotel into a Wetherspoons pub is due to be finalised in the next couple of weeks. The proposal follows months of behind-the-scenes
GENEROUS well-wishers in Bridgwater are tucking into a fundraising drive to help people in the poorest parts of the world. The scheme is proving to be a big hit with shoppers, office workers and visitors, who are flocking to the church every Thursday
CONSTRUCTION company Stansell, with offices in Taunton, has contributed another strong set of half year results released by parent company Morgan Sindall plc on Tuesday (August 14). Stansell saw its turnover rise 20per cent to £38.4million over the first
PLANS are being drawn up to provide a state-of-the-art soccer site in Bridgwater. Investigations are under way to earmark a massive 30-acre site, which will feature different-sized football pitches and new changing rooms. Leisure chiefs at Sedgemoor District
ROADSIDE banks and verges across Somerset are being tidied up ten times quicker than before thanks to an environmentally friendly machine. The Banksman device, one of the first of its type in the country, cuts back verges and uncovers gullies. ATMOS Construction
AVON and Somerset Police are to carry out their largest-ever public consultation in a bid to improve the service it provides. A questionnaire will be included in Chief Constable Steve Pilkington's annual report, which is to be delivered to all 634,000
