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Page last updated at 17:03 GMT, Tuesday, 24 November 2009


NATURE

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Driver hurt when lorry overturns
The driver of a lorry which overturned on the A46 at Cold Ashton near Bath is treated for serious injuries.

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Gillingham v Yeovil
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Gillingham and Yeovil in League One.

Hunt for snowy, parrot and scarlet
Exmoor National Park Authority is asking people to help them find ballerina, snowy and parrot - Exmoor's colourful toadstools.


NATURE & OUTDOORS

Grasshopper comeback
Scrubland is cleared to make way for rare grasshoppers


MORE LOCAL NEWS

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Cancer treatment centre may move
More than 4,000 sign a petition after a review recommends some gynaecological cancer services should move from Bath to Bristol.

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Lab fire 'started deliberately'
A fire in a school science laboratory in Somerset may have been started deliberately, investigators say.

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Man finds job after eBay auction
A man from Somerset finds a job after being unemployed for six months after auctioning his services on eBay.


RELIGION & ETHICS

'Walk Thru' bible
Paulton people are set to explore the New Testament in six hours


MORE LOCAL SPORT

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Bath chief wants Stevens return
Bath chief executive Nick Blofeld tells disgraced prop Matt Stevens that the club would welcome him back after his drugs ban.

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Denman faces big Hennessy burden
Somerset's Denman will carry 12lb more than his nearest rival in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup.

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Yeovil 1-1 Charlton
Ten-man Charlton are denied victory by resolute Yeovil at a wind-swept Huish Park.


THINGS TO DO

Polish celebration of singledom
The polish community in Somerset holds a traditional folk celebration to mark St Andrew's Night.

Artist, 94, publishes sketches
A 94-year-old artist from Castle Cary publishes a collection of sketches which date back over 30 years.


PEOPLE & PLACES

Supermodel helps Somerset duo
Two Somerset women help to take supermodel Naomi Campbell to Tanzania to raise awareness of infant mortality.

New park and ride opens
A new park and ride for Taunton opens for business, amid concerns that it will cause traffic congestion for people in the village of Henlade.


ARTS & CULTURE

Talking books
A village converts an old BT phone box into possibly the world's smallest library


BBC INTRODUCING

Glastonbury unsigned
The annual hunt to find the best unsigned acts to play Glastonbury begins


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Who's your favourite?
Vote for your Sports Personality of the Year in the West


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