Poll ‘Children must eat less sugar’, experts warn
HEALTH experts have warned that North Somerset children need to cut back on sugar as a fifth of youngsters aged four and five were found to be overweight or obese.
Panto cast pay a visit to children’s hospice
CHILDREN who spent Christmas in a hospice got the chance to meet their favourite fairytale characters when the pantomime cast from Weston-super-Mare’s Playhouse paid a visit.
Queen’s honour ‘deserved by the whole village’
A LYMPSHAM man says he is ‘flabbergasted’ to have been given a medal from the Queen.
Midwife makes honours list
A MIDWIFE from Somerset has also featured on the New Year’s Honours list.
Queen gives medal to village helper Maureen
MAUREEN Matthews has been given national recognition for her hard work making people’s ‘lives a little better’.
Medal honour after five decades of saving lives
A DEDICATED lifeboat volunteer has been recognised for his long service to saving lives at sea in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
Heroin and cocaine dealer jailed
A MAN has been jailed for trying to sell heroin and cocaine in Weston-super-Mare.
Former deputy headteacher arrested on suspicion of owning indecent child images
THE former deputy headteacher of a Weston-super-Mare primary school has been arrested on suspicion of owning indecent child images and trying to incite a child to take part in sexual activity online.
New display at Weston museum
A NEW photography exhibition has opened at one of Weston-super-Mare’s museums, featuring more than 140 images.
French medal for Weston war veteran
A 90-YEAR-OLD Weston-super-Mare veteran has been awarded another medal to add to his collection.
