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        <title>Somerset runner Heath Hughes-Davies wins 10 races in a row</title>
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        <author>jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts</author>
        

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        <title>Rugby: Weston firsts suffer fifth straight defeat despite late fightback</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare fell to a fifth consecutive Regional One South West defeat as Launceston took maximum points at the Rec.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>What's on in Weston-super-Mare this week: November 5-11, 2026</title>
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        <author>jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts</author>
        

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        <title>Bowls: St Andrews win two games out of three against Nailsea</title>
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        <title>Hornets lose 47-31 at Lymm despite late fightback and bonus-point tries</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hornets RFC earned a try bonus point despite a 47-31 defeat at Lymm, with Josh Sheppard scoring twice in the second half.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Ian Humphris</author>
        

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        <title>Football: Oldmixon hit 14 in latest Weston and District results</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oldmixon United hit 14 goals as the Weston Super Mare &amp; District Football League saw a string of emphatic victories.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts</author>
        

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        <title>Weston-super-Mare seek first league win in five games against in-form Braintree Town</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare AFC host Braintree Town at the Optima on November 7, seeking a first league win in five games against the in-form visitors.]]></description>
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        <author>dan.wilkins@newsquest.co.uk | Dan Wilkins</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Wrington Redhill held Imperial to a 0-0 draw despite playing the final half-hour with 10 men after Jaiden Morris was sent off.]]></description>
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        <title>Flooded greens cancel Seniors competition as Follenfant team win at Wedmore</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For once it was actually a fairly quiet week at Wedmore.]]></description>
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        <author>dan.wilkins@newsquest.co.uk | Dan Wilkins</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Somerset retained the Haines Cup with a narrow 10.5-9.5 victory over Gloucestershire in the annual golf match at Mendip Spring.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts</author>
        

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        <title>Stormy weather forces Weston-super-Mare AFC game to be abandoned at half-time</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare AFC had their home game against Billericay Town called off in the first half after stormy weather intervened.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Weston RFC collapse at St Austell sees side drop to 10th in table</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare RFC suffered another Regional One South West defeat at St Austell despite tries from Huw Morgan and Stuart Souch.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Chris Heath</author>
        

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        <title>Hornets Colts edge thrilling 39-26 win over Royal Wootton Bassett</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hornets Colts beat Royal Wootton Bassett 39-26 in a thrilling rugby clash, with Jack Saxton scoring twice and Harrison Jay and Anthony Deacon also crossing.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Ian Humphris</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Veteran second-row Ashley Russell will play his 462nd game for Weston-super-Mare’s 1st XV on Saturday in the Regional 1 Tribute Ale South West home game against Launceston, setting a new club record.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>St Andrews edge rivals Hutton for first Woodspring Shortmat League win</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Woodspring Shortmat League champions St Andrews edged home against close rivals Hutton for their first victory of the season.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Eighteen-year-old wicketkeeper and batter Thomas Rew, who plays club cricket for Taunton St Andrews, has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2029 season.]]></description>
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        <title>Portishead Town Colts hit 16 as 80 goals rain in across Weston football league</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Goals flowed across the Weston-super-Mare and District Football League, with Portishead Town Colts winning 16-0 and 80 scored overall.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts</author>
        

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        <title>Rugby: Exmouth run in 10 tries to beat Weston-super-Mare 66-38</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare RFC suffered a third straight defeat as Exmouth ran in 10 tries to secure a high-scoring Regional One South West victory.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Chris Heath</author>
        

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        <title>St Andrews win by 39 shots but suffer narrow defeats in both Clevedon clashes</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[St Andrews came close to winning all three of their matches in the first national championship weekend of the indoor season.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:48:51 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Weston-super-Mare AFC face in-form Billericay after six-goal defeat</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare AFC will be hoping to return to winning ways on Saturday (October 24) when they welcome Billericay Town to the Optima Stadium.]]></description>
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        <title>Hornets edge Loughborough Students 51-45 in seven-try thriller</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hornets beat Loughborough Students 51-45 in a thrilling National 2 West rugby clash, with seven tries apiece and Jamie Elswood’s kicking proving decisive.]]></description>
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        <title>Ange Tanner claims seven-point Wedmore win as Tolchard lands double</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weston Beach Race 2026 construction work begins on Weston-super-Mare beach as North Somerset Council warns visitors]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Worle Juniors launches its first girls’ football team, managed by Adam Haysom, to compete in the Bristol League this season, backed by local sponsors.]]></description>
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