Somerset County, England News

A TEENAGER who had his foot amputated after a hit and run motorcycle crash said this week he feels lucky to be alive.

A YOUNG Watchet woman was killed and several people were badly injured in a spate of car accidents across the district.

Thieves have stolen more than 30 Poppy Appeal collection tins from bars, restaurants and banks in Bristol.

ARRESTS have been made following a number of shed and garage break-ins in Burnham and Highbridge.

Pupils gather outside the gates of Downend School, on May 1, 2009 in Bristol, England.

A WOMAN who died after being in collision with a car on the A358 near Williton on Sunday has been named as 20-year-old Gemma Bate.

A 20-YEAR-OLD boatbuilder died of smoke inhalation after a late-night chip pan fire at his home on the Devon and Somerset border.

THE South Somerset Peace Group will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday, November 24.

AN inexperienced motorcyclist was on the wrong side of double white lines when he collided head-on with a 4x4 in the bends at the top of Thorncombe Hill on the A358 near Halsway.

A SENIOR hospital consultant left her two dogs to waste away to skin and bone with no food or water while she was at work, a hearing was told.

FOR his last concert with Yeovil Chamber Choir, conductor James Henderson presents a choice selection of his favourite choral pieces on Saturday in South Pethertona s Church of St Peter and St Paul.

A A 3MILLION private investment in a crematorium and cemeteries has been rubber stamped by council chiefs.

An epileptic New York driver who mowed down a British couple with his dustbin lorry has been jailed for at least 20 years.

Elderly and vulnerable residents in Weston-super-Mare are being warned to be on their guard against a group of rogue traders operating in the resort.

LOCAL people are being given the chance to be part of a world record attempt at Ham Hill Country Park in December when organisers will try to plant 500 native trees in just one hour.

CAR buyers in Yeovil who thought they had missed out on the A 2,000 scrappage discount scheme have been given another chance to take advantage of the initiative.

A father who crashed into a tree on black ice in perilous road conditions was more than two-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit and was not wearing a seatbelt, an inquest heard.

AN inquest into the death of a man who fell from a motorway bridge in Bridgwater on Thursday is likely to be opened today or tomorrow.

A patch of scrubland in Portishead could soon house a huge Sainsbury's supermarket - only 250m away from two other supermarkets.

Bruce Springsteen performs on the Pyramid Stage during day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset on June 27, 2009 in Glastonbury, England.