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Portishead Lawn Tennis Club hosting 2024 Open Day
Members of the Portishead Lawn Tennis Club are hosting an Open Day on Sunday May 5th to attract new players for the start of the 2024 summer season. The tennis club, which is located on Portishead's Esplanade Road, will be hosting the Open Day
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A charming period property in the small hamlet of Puxton
This charming period property occupies a position on a private driveway just off Puxton Lane, in the small hamlet of Puxton. The origins of the seven-bedroom dwelling, named Glebe Cottage, date back more than 400 years and over time the property
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The strange life of the oil beetle
ACTIVE from about now and into high summer, oil beetles are quite rare nationally but less rare in the west country. They are up to 3cm long, have a glossy sheen with something of the manner of wearing a tail coat. The violet oil beetle (Meloe
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North Somerset local says that parking charges would be 'detrimental' to town
A PORTISHEAD local has claimed that it would not be "appropriate" to impose parking charges in the town. In a letter written to the North Somerset Times, the local writes: "The proposed parking charges North Somerset Council hope to impose on Portishead
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Hundreds of jobs on offer at Bristol Airport's Spring Careers Fair
More than one hundred jobs will be on offer at Bristol Airport's Spring Careers Fair. The airport is preparing for its busiest Summer season and in anticipation of the rush, is hosting the event on May 13. Over a dozen employers will be represented
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Four-car crash on A370 ‘not linked’ with the newly redesigned junction, council says
A FOUR-CAR crash on a Somerset A-road on Friday was “not linked” with a newly redesigned junction, the local council has insisted. One person received hospital treatment for an injury not considered to be life-threatening after the four vehicles
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Bid to improve Clevedon Pier’s use for its ‘original purpose’ under new plans
IMPORTANT work could soon happen on Clevedon Pier to improve access for ships to dock. A planning application to North Somerset Council warned that the wooden fenders on the landing stage at the end of the pier were “in poor condition” and seeks
