John Thorne

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Former MP for Wellington, Rebecca Pow, has become co-chairman of an industries' climate change working group. ( )FORMER Wellington MP Rebecca Pow has been appointed co-chairman of the Environmental Industries Association’s (EIA) climate change working group. Ms Pow, who was Environment Minister in the last Conservative Government and author of the Environment Act, will focus on ‘debating and addressing the challenges of climate change in a rapidly evolving global landscape’.

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A man who broke into Alcombe Pharmacy, in Minehead, has died after appearing in court. (Tindle News)A MAN who appeared in court for burglary of a pharmacy in West Somerset earlier this year has died before he could be sentenced by magistrates. Also in the newsHomeless Nicholas Miall had admitted breaking into Alcombe Pharmacy, Minehead, and burglary with intent to steal. The offences happened on Saturday, March 15, and Miall was arrested at the premises by police who responded to an alarm call.

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Wellington town Cllr Sean Pringle-Kosikowsky has walked Hadrian's Wall to raise funds for local charities. ( )A CHARITY fund-raising walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall has seen Wellington town Cllr Sean Pringle-Kosikowsky nearly double the amount of money he wanted to collect. Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky set a £750 target for the 84-mile walk in support of the South West Heritage Trust and MIND in Somerset.

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Somerset Bus Partnership needs people to help with stalls in Minehead and Watchet. PHOTO: SBP. ( )BUS campaigners are looking for volunteers to help man stalls and promote buses in Minehead and Watchet over the next two weekends. Somerset Bus Partnership will be in Minehead on Saturday, June 7, from 10 am to 1 pm and in Watchet on Sunday, June 15, from 10 am to 3 pm.

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Wivey Pool committee wants to demolish these sheds and build a new pavilion on the site. PHOTO: Quantock Ecology. ( )PLANS for a £250,000 revamp of Wiveliscombe’s outdoor swimming pool have run into heritage objections. Wivey Pool committee volunteers want to build a new pool house to provide a warm area for swimmers and spectators, and to be used as a lifesaving skills training centre.