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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Team Bath's Matt Weston wins skeleton gold for first GB medal - Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world, making history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina and securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.
  • Farm park reopens after losing animals in fire - Several animals were killed after a fire broke out at Animal Farm Adventure Park in November.
  • Student who forgot thesis after brain injury graduates - Dr Cole was left with post-concussion syndrome after a motorbike accident in Iceland.
  • Concern over rise in otter deaths on rural roads - A wildlife charity says it has seen an increase in injured or dead otters being reported.
  • Solar farm would have 'unacceptable visual impact' - Plans for the 64-acre farm are now the subject of a public inquiry.
  • Repairing potholes like 'darning fishnet tights' - Somerset drivers are facing bills of hundreds of pounds due to road damage, it is claimed.
  • New pumps could be installed to protect flood-hit area - The government will see whether installing pumps all year round will better prepare for floods.
  • Sister Sledge announced as final new festival act - Sister Sledge join Craig David, Blue and Madness at a new beach festival in Weston-super-Mare.
  • Queen 'horrified' by domestic abuse calls - Queen Camilla speaks to 999 call handlers to hear how they deal with domestic abuse calls.
  • Plans to restore 'very valuable' steam engine - West Somerset Railway Association said it needs up to £3m to return Ditcheat Manor to working order.
  • Helicopter factory decision due 'by end of March' - Three thousand jobs could be at risk if the government contract does not go ahead.
  • 'Park and bus' facility linking two towns opens - The site has 200 free car parking spaces, which the council hopes will help ease traffic.
  • Concern over plans for 24-hour adult gaming centre - The adult gaming centre would be based in the former WH Smith shop, which is currently empty.
  • 'Engineer' beavers released into the wild - The National Trust hopes the animals will help reduce flooding in the region.
  • Trams or rail could be used in new airport link - Proposals for a mass transit system to serve Bristol Airport have been unveiled.
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