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     <title><![CDATA[Exmoor Food Festival]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Exmoor’s finest independent food and drink producers have joined forces to host a fabulous nine-day feast for food lovers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Council's Campaign to Cut CO2 Consumption]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset Council has officially launched its Carbon Management Plan, which aims to cut the council’s carbon footprint by 20% before 2015, the equivalent to 905 double decker buses full of CO2!*]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[First phase of workhouse project complete]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first phase of a project to restore a Grade II* listed former workhouse, Sir Gilbert Scott Court in Williton, to its former glory has reached its conclusion with the successful completion of ten homes adjoining the historic building.  ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Police Tackle Antisocial Behaviour in Blenheim Gardens]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police in Minehead, in partnership with West Somerset Council, are taking action to tackle alcohol related anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Blenheim Gardens, Minehead.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Businesses urged to explore opportunities on proposed development at Hinkley Point]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset Council is urging local businesses to explore opportunities relating to the proposed developments at Hinkley Point and local off-site developments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Act now to have your say]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Voters in West Somerset are being sent their annual voter registration forms that could make the difference between having or losing your say on the issues that affect you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Last chance for next year's tourism trade]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tourism businesses have until September 15 to snap up a place in Exmoor, Coast and Quantocks, the area’s not-for-profit visitor guide.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Somerset Seeks LGA Support ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Somerset councils are moving a step closer to setting up a ‘New Nuclear Local Authority Group’, with an official request for backing from the LGA (Local Government Association).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Williton Time Capsule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Local families and residents are being invited to bring or nominate items for inclusion in a unique time capsule for Williton. Whilst traditionally buried in the ground to be unearthed at a set date, this time capsule will be available online so that residents and visitors can celebrate and reflect on what the town is like now and at any point in the future.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Council Offices Win Grade A Rating]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset Council’s new offices in Williton have been given the highest A rating on its Energy Performance Certificate.  The building is saving the council over 81 tonnes of carbon and more than £18,000 in energy costs every year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Watchet youngsters advise - don’t leap into the unknown]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Young people from the historic port of Watchet have jumped at the chance to warn others of the dangers of leaping into the sea from cliffs and harbour walls – sometimes known as tombstoning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Council pledges support for rural housing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A national campaign group is congratulating West Somerset Council for signing up to a new charter aimed at getting more affordable homes built for local people in rural parts of the county. 
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     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Red Arrows a roaring success]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 20,000 people packed the promenade as the first Minehead Summer Festival got off to a flying start yesterday, August 11.  Crowds basked in glorious sunshine as the Red Devils and Red Arrows put on breathtaking daredevil displays.  ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New website highest riser in official ratings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset Council’s new website has been announced as the highest mover in charts released by Sitemorse, an independent company that monitors all local authority websites for quality, compliance and availability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Housing Expo hailed a huge success]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The second annual Housing Expo for Somerset’s private sector landlords has been hailed a huge success. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Red Arrows fit to fly at Minehead Summer Festival]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Red Arrows, the dynamic aerial display team, has today been declared fit in time to fly at the Minehead Summer Festival on Wednesday, August 11*.  ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Open community support meetings to discuss proposed new Hinkley Power Station associated development]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sedgemoor District Council and West Somerset Council are giving support to communities to understand EDF’s second stage proposals for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.  EDF has already consulted communities in the spring about their initial proposals for developments  of worker accommodation, freight handling and transport routes associated with the site. Sedgemoor and West Somerset Councils helped generate responses to these proposals from a broad range of community stakeholders.
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     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Red Devils join Red Arrows at Minehead Summer Festival]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Red Devils, the famous official team of the Parachute Regiment and the British Army, is joining the renowned Red Arrows aerial display team in a spectacular event organised by Butlins and supported by West Somerset Council.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New loan scheme tackles barriers to business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset’s would-be entrepreneurs who want to start up businesses and companies looking to expand now have a second chance of getting financial help if they have been turned down for loans by banks and mainstream lenders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dates of West Somerset's Area Panels]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dates for the rest of this year’s West Somerset Area Panels have been released today.  The panels bring together clusters of parishes so that local issues and problems or suggestions for improvement can be discussed by local authorities and other interested parties.
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     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tourism Businesses urged to take early bird offer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tourism businesses in Exmoor and West Somerset are being urged to make the most of a price freeze and a 10% early bird booking offer on the area’s main tourism brochure, Exmoor 2011 - the visitor guide for Exmoor, coast and Quantocks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Council’s low carbon success]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The carbon footprint of every local council in England has been published for the first time and West Somerset Council has been named as one of the country’s lowest emitters of CO2.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Second Expo for Local Landlords]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The second Somerset Landlords Expo is being held on July 14 at the Sedgemoor Auction Centre, Junction 24, North Petherton, from 3pm – 8.30pm.  ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Council Snaps into Action]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple from Shropshire who spent three weeks enjoying West Country lost their treasured memories as they returned from the tour in their motorhome.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Five friends attempt Three Peaks Challenge for charity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A team of five friends from West Somerset, Exmoor and North Devon who have all been affected by stroke have pledged to attempt the notorious Three Peaks Challenge on August 14 to raise awareness and money for the Stroke Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Boundary Changes in West Somerset]]></title>
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The Boundary Commission for England is undertaking a review of West Somerset Council’s boundaries and wards to reflect the change in population and growth in some areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Opportunities for West Somerset businesses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Businesses in West Somerset are being urged to make the most of potential new opportunities offered through the proposed new nuclear building programme.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Flying the Flag for Armed Forces Week]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chairman of West Somerset Council, Cllr Eddie May, and members of the Royal British Legion paid tribute to the nation’s servicemen and women as they raised a special flag on Monday, June 21, in honour of British Armed Forces Week.
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Germaine Greer tops the bill at Porlock Arts Festival]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Germaine Greer and Marcia Willett are among the leading lights at this year’s Porlock Arts Festival, which takes place on September 9 – 12.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insulation advice on your doorstep]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents across West Somerset will be able to find out more about free loft and cavity wall insulation on their doorstep later this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clean Sweep for Council]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Streets in West Somerset have been declared the cleanest in the country according to figures from the government watchdog, the Audit Commission.  None of the district’s streets has standards that fall below an acceptable level and they were also found to be free of litter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Designers for Exmoor Visitor Guide]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Exmoor Tourism Partnership (ETP) has announced the appointment of new designers for the area’s flagship tourism guide, Exmoor 2011, The Visitor Guide to Exmoor, Coast and Quantocks. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A Public Invitation to Honour the Country’s Armed Forces]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cllr Eddie May, Chairman of West Somerset Council, is inviting local people to a special flag-raising ceremony to honour people currently serving, and those who have served, in the country’s armed forces. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chairman Celebrates Parish Champions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two local people who have worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others in West Somerset have been recognised by the Chairman of West Somerset Council, Cllr Eddie May.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Red Arrows come to Minehead]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The world’s most famous aerobatic daredevil display team, the Red Arrows, are coming to the popular seaside resort of Minehead this summer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Exmoor Panel advises against using Chinese lanterns]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Exmoor Panel is alerting local people to the potentially high risk of sparking fires when using Chinese lanterns.  The warning follows an incident where a lantern landed in a field in the Dulverton area.  Fortunately, while no damage was done and no livestock harmed, the Panel sought advice from the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, which advised against using Chinese lanterns in the area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Drive against dog fouling ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dog owners are being urged to act responsibly and clear up after their pets in advance of a drive against dog fouling.
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     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Foodscores for West Somerset]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two schools, a bevy of pubs and a pasty company are among local businesses earning a top score of five stars for their great food hygiene standards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[West Somerset Council Leadership Election Results]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday, May 19, the following members were elected:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Exercise 'Dugal' on Exmoor]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Safety Top of Council’s Christmas Shopping List]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cross Farm Park Fun Day for Future Makeover]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Second Spectacular Fireworks Display for Minehead]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Government Office South West (GOSW) has confirmed that it does not wish to call in the decision of West Somerset Council’s Planning Committee to grant planning permission for a Morrisons store, petrol station and associated parking in Minehead.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Puppet Extravaganza coming to Tropiquaria]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Young people and directors of the Minehead EYE, an exciting project to provide West Somerset with a multi-million pound purpose-built extreme sports and youth centre, celebrated a landmark in its construction by touring the site to see progress for themselves this week.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The call of the wild will thrill visitors on an exclusive weekend to experience Exmoor’s iconic stags clashing in fierce combat during the annual red deer rut.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[West Somerset Council’s Planning Committee resolved to approve an application for a supermarket and petrol station on Vulcan Road car park, Minehead, at its meeting yesterday, Thursday, September 10.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Young volunteers have been busy helping to keep Minehead well-tended and attractive for residents and visitors this summer.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The seventh annual Porlock Arts Festival, which runs from September 10 – 13, looks set be a big box office hit. Tickets for the main speakers, former poet laureate Andrew Motion, biographer Michael Holroyd and novelist Margaret Drabble, are flying off the shelf.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Businesses in West Somerset wanting to cash in on internet success can benefit from three free ICT courses being held at Minehead Nexus Business & Conference Centre in Alcombe in October.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[2,500 new homes will need to be built in West Somerset according to Government guidance that anticipates housing needs over the 20-year period, 2006 - 2026. ]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Tourism bosses are urging local businesses to snap up a 10 per cent discount in Exmoor 2010 before the August 7 deadline.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Tourists and locals alike can enjoy surfing more than the sea at the popular holiday resort of Minehead. A new internet corner has just been opened for public use at West Somerset Council’s Visitor Information Centre on the town’s seafront.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Belle Vue children’s play park in Washford has enjoyed a makeover, thanks to the £36,000 Play Builder funding successfully secured by Somerset County Council and West Somerset Council last year.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Stogursey’s hanging baskets are blooming marvellously this summer, thanks to teamwork between British Energy’s Hinkley Point B and Stogursey Parish Council.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Experience the call of the wild this autumn as Exmoor’s iconic stags clash in fierce combat during the annual red deer rut.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dishonestly failing to notify the council of changes to his circumstances while in receipt of housing and council tax benefits led to the conviction of Ian Ware, aged 41, of The Glebe, Timberscombe, at Minehead Magistrates Court on November 21, 2008.
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     <description><![CDATA[to thrill this Christmas! With Christmas coming, West Somerset Council is reminding event organisers and the owners of licensed premises to apply for Temporary Event Notices (TENS) now to ensure their celebrations are stress-free.]]></description>
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