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Page last updated at 15:43 GMT, Wednesday, 25 November 2009


PEOPLE & PLACES

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Funeral planned for Melanie Hall
A funeral is planned for murder victim Melanie Hall in the city of Bath where she was last seen alive in 1996.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Gillingham 1-0 Yeovil
Simeon Jackson scores his 12th goal of the season to give Gillingham their first ever league success over Yeovil.

Pride of Somerset Youth Awards
Get your nominations in for this year's awards which celebrate inspiring young people in the county.


NATURE & OUTDOORS

Hunt for snowy
Exmoor is asking for help to find ballerina and parrot - Exmoor's toadstools


MORE LOCAL NEWS

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Porn found on councillor's laptop
A former councillor is disqualified from holding office after "illegal and pornographic material" was found on his laptop.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Trescothick admits tour dilemma
Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick tells the BBC he is unsure whether to travel abroad with his club again.

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Video bike to tackle road safety
A motorcycle equipped with a video camera is to be used by police aiming to educate bikers and cut deaths


RELIGION & ETHICS

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


MORE LOCAL SPORT

FROM BBC SPORT >>
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.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
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

Somerset carnival on world scale
Somerset is the home of Europe's largest illuminated carnival but how do other countries celebrate carnivals?

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


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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