Written to Somerset County Gazette ON reading your page with the heading ‘In the dock’ a fortnight ago, I read with interest about the tractor driver who ‘landed in court’. It says that he drove his tractor to the pub for a pint after work.
writes Paul Jones FIREFIGHTERS in Somerset spent hours tackling a large fire involving a pile of hay overnight. Crews were called to Thorngrove, Middlezoy, at just after midnight to reports of the hay blaze. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue
writes Ellie Maslin FIREFIGHTERS battled through the night to control a barn fire after it was believed to have been hit by lightning. The barn contained machinery and approximately 30-50 tonnes of hay which was found to be well alight when fire
writes Emma Ferguson A farmer from Cornwall has reached the all-important 100, celebrating his centenary birthday in Helston. Harold Stephens, originally from the Burras area and more recently living in Penhellis Nursing Home, reached the milestone
writes Aled Thomas A SMALLHOLDING in Blunsdon could be the latest patch of green space lost to homes. Bellway Homes has applied to Swindon Borough Council for permission to build 55 houses on fields behind Turnpike Road, just south of the Cold
Council-owned county farms are in terminal decline, which means future generations of young farmers – and our communities more broadly - won’t benefit from these wonderful assets, according to a new report launched by CPRE, the countryside charity.
