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  • AMAZING dogs rescue 80 sheep from Dorset floods

    writes Jack Wright FIVE fearless sheepdogs waded through flood water to save nearly 80 sheep from drowning in the River Stour in Dorset. The dogs - Bee, Ghost, Blaze, Jack, and Kea - swam through strong currents to round-up the flock, working

  • Beware of tractor GPS guidance system theft, police advise

    Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a warning after receiving two reports of thefts of tractor GPS guidance systems. The thefts both took place overnight, with the first on Wednesday December 4, where two Starfire GPS systems were stolen in Crediton

  • Warning as 70mph winds and up to two inches of rain forecast

    Wind gusts of up to 70mph are expected for the west of the UK this week and forecasters are warning of the potential for transport disruption. Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of Scotland and England will bear the brunt of the gales throughout

  • Sedgemoor Livestock Market report, Saturday December 14

    The market report from Sedgemoor Auction Centre for Saturday, December 14, is as follows. The total stock was 4627 head. A cracking store cattle trade to £1250. First couples of the year to £185. 63 Dairy cattle. Auctioneer's comments: Greenslade

  • Dog swept away by River Avill after heavy rain hit Somerset

    writes Alice Simmons A DOG was swept away by the River Avill after heavy rain hit Somerset. HM Coastguard Watchet was called to the incident at River Avill, Dunster Beach, on Saturday (December 14) to reports of a dog being swept away by a river