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Big pat on the back for Watchet

SIR — May I say how wonderful the Watchet community spirit is, particularly after another extremely successful festival weekend, organised by Watchet Live, a super bunch of enthusiastic, generous people who spend many hours of their free time putting together a programme of entertainment for local people and visitors alike.

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More a wind tunnel than a bus shelter

SIR — I was initially pleased to see the heading ‘Bus shelter reaches crossroads’ in last week’s Free Press but astonished when I realised it referred to the defunct shelter by Cliff’s Cabs.

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I’d build speed bumps myself

SIR — I would like to point out the very dangerous situation that exists in the narrow top end of West Street, Watchet.

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Twenty years of twinning

‘TWINNERS’ in Minehead celebrated a 20-year-link with their counterparts from the French town of St Berthevin during a special anniversary visit dubbed one of the best on record.

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Angry villagers will fight for their future

PEOPLE living in the shadow of Hinkley Point have vowed to take on the might of power giant EDF Energy after firmly rebutting the company’s proposals for work associated with the development of a new nuclear power station.

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Cruise couple rescued from mudflats

A WEEKEND cruise down the Bristol Channel came to an abrupt halt on the notorious mudflats off Blue Anchor for a couple from Weston-super-Mare.

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Heroes ball silences vicious tongues

ORGANISERS of a charity ball already hit by the theft of an advertising banner are now having to battle against a malicious rumour that their event has been cancelled.

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‘Our animals will starve’ say alpaca farmers

FLEDGLING farmers Christopher Drewett and Veronica Bowden fear they could be forced out of business after becoming embroiled in a lengthy planning wrangle with West Somerset Council.

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Minehead EYE opens in full

A FUN-packed weekend is being planned to celebrate the official and full opening of the new Minehead EYE youth and community centre.

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Police warning after thieves dupe pensioner

TWO men posing as security experts talked their way into the home of an elderly Minehead woman and stole her pension book.

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Farmers’ wait for new Cutcombe market is over

THE wraps have finally come off a £1.

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Park members to be warned against recording meetings

MAKING audio recordings of Exmoor National Park Authority’s meetings could “change the nature and culture of meetings”, members will be told when they meet to discuss the issue next Tuesday.

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Festival comes of age

THE spirit of festival came of age in Watchet last weekend as thousands of fans celebrated three days and nights of live music.

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Students notch up records

THE hard work and hours of studying paid off for students across West Somerset on Tuesday when they received their eagerly anticipated GCSE results.

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Town set to vote on fate of rail bridge

A REFERENDUM or town poll could be held to decide if Watchet’s railway footbridge - closed to the public for almost a year following fears over its safety - is replaced.

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People scream out for Oliver's inventions

EXMOOR’S own award-winning inventor Oliver Blackwell is branching into the world of medicine after creating two new pieces of equipment specifically for health care professionals.

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Police bag drugs worth £24,000 at cannabis factory

POLICE seized £24,000 of suspected cannabis plants and arrested one man in a drugs bust on a house in Watchet.

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Councillor dogged by vicious emails

DOG owners vented their fury this week at controversial proposals aimed at cleaning up Watchet’s Memorial Ground.

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Snazaroo safe and ready to expand

THE future of more than 50 jobs at a Minehead face and body paint firm has been secured after its expansion plans were given a helping hand.

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Vandals mar railway gates campaign

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the removal of new gates at the Goviers Lane railway crossing in Watchet have presented a petition to railway chiefs.

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