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Hundreds to take part in Nailsea Music Festival

Monday, November 16, 2009

Organisers of Nailsea Music Festival are hoping the annual event hits the right note.

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Squad lists for non-league football teams in and around Bristol

Friday, November 13, 2009

Who made the squad for your local football team?

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Shirehampton boss to put friendship to one side

Friday, November 13, 2009

SOMERSET COUNTY: Mickey Tanner cannot wait to reunite with an "an old mate" but warned him: "I'm desperate to beat you!"

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North Somerset Council pay freeze for staff

Friday, November 13, 2009

Council employees in North Somerset are facing a two-year pay freeze as the cash-strapped authority tries to balance its budgets.

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North Somerset crematorium and cemeteries could be privatised

Thursday, November 12, 2009

North Somerset's crematorium and cemeteries are set for a £3 million cash injection if the service goes into private hands.

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Breastfeeding support for Nailsea mums

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A new support group for new and expectant mothers planning to breastfeed their children has opened in Nailsea.

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Nailsea tithe barn fundraising drive

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A final fundraising drive is being launched to raise the last £100,000 needed to restore a medieval barn in Nailsea to its former glory.

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Bristol party to mark Woolworths' 100th birthday

Bristol party to mark Woolworths' 100th birthday

Thursday, November 12, 2009

On what would have been popular high street store Woolworths' 100th birthday, former Bristol employees got together for a big party.

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Six-year-old Bristol children committing crime

Six-year-old Bristol children committing crime

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Three six-year-old children were among more than 70 boys and girls under 10 suspected of committing crimes in the Bristol area.

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Hunt for Nailsea train guard attackers

Hunt for Nailsea train guard attackers

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Three people are being hunted by police in connection with an assault on a train guard at Nailsea and Backwell railway station.

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Nailsea
Nailsea's economywas based on coal mining which began as early as the 16th century. By the late 1700s, the town had a large number of pits and was visited by the social reformer Hannah More who founded a Sunday school for the workers.
Nailsea's coal mines attracted John Robert Lucas, a glass manufacturer, in 1788 and the glass works he established eventually became the fourth largest of their kind in the United Kingdom. The works closed in 1873 but "Nailsea" glass is still sought after by collectors around the world.
The site of the glass works is covered by a supermarket car park lleaving it accessible for future archaeological digs. Remains of many of the old pits are still visible around Nailsea.
Population   18,000
OS grid ref   ST473703
Parish   Nailsea
District   North Somerset
Postcode   BS48
Dialing code   01275
Police   Avon and Somerset
Fire   Avon
Ambulance   Great Western
Euro Parlilament   South West England
UK Parliament   Woodspring



 

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