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Body found at Nailsea and Backwell railway station

Body found at Nailsea and Backwell railway station

Thursday, October 29, 2009

An investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found on an embankment at Nailsea and Backwell railway station.

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Nailsea pub landlord fuming over smoking shelter ban

Nailsea pub landlord fuming over smoking shelter ban

Monday, October 26, 2009

A Nailsea pub landlord may have to pull down a smoking shelter he put up outside his inn as councillors said it "adversely affected the character of...

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Tyntesfield House restoration work

Tyntesfield House restoration work

Monday, October 26, 2009

Finishing touches are being made to a temporary structure built to protect Tyntesfield House from the elements.

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Ex Bristol officer is jailed for four years after using power to obtain sex

Ex Bristol officer is jailed for four years after using power to obtain sex

Saturday, October 24, 2009

A former policeman, who used force computers to track down "vulnerable" women and start affairs with them, has been jailed for four years.

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Former Bristol police officer jailed for misconduct

Former Bristol police officer Kenny Lewis has been jailed for misconduct

Friday, October 23, 2009

A former Bristol police officer who had sex with a pole dancer while on duty and cavorted with three other women has been jailed for four years. Kenny...

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Former Bristol PC found not guilty of rape

Former Bristol PC Kenny Lewis has been found not guilty of rape

Friday, October 23, 2009

A former Bristol police officer has been cleared of three rape charges by a jury.

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West trio make encouraging starts in Spain

West trio make encouraging starts in Spain

Friday, October 23, 2009

West golfers John E Morgan, David Dixon and Chris Wood enjoyed a good start to the Castello Masters in Spain.

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Adam gets some family assistance at Saltford

Friday, October 23, 2009

Somerset County League round-up: Saltford's young supremo Adam Rider has turned to his family to help him through his fledgling career.

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Thousands of Royal Mail post office workers go out on national strike

Thousands of Royal Mail post office workers go out on national strike

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thousands of postal workers are manning picket lines across the country today at the start of national strikes as a war of words erupted over the...

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Bristol area parents' deadline for school places

Bristol area parents' deadline for school places

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Parents across the greater Bristol area have until tomorrow afternoon to apply for places for children starting primary and secondary school next...

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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
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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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