• Turning to the dark side of Somerset

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 18/02/12

  

  Big cats on the loose in Somerset are not just a recent phenomenon. In his latest book Somerset Tales, author Jack Sweet recounts the story of the night that two lions escaped from separate Somerset "menageries" in 1895. One was swiftly shot but the other caused panic among the audience as they witnessed it claw the proprietor and head off into the night. Fear quickly spread to the local community but a hunt was mounted by...

• Dad's thanks for accident saviour who found son collapsed in road following crash

  By Shepton Mallet Journal at 11:15 on 16/02/12

  

  A 24-year-old man is recovering in hospital after his car crashed into a tree on the A371 near the Bath and West Showground late on Friday night. This week his father has praised the good Samaritan who found his son collapsed at the side of the road and raised the alarm. Car salesman Marcus Cliffe, of Alweston, near Sherborne, was driving home from his job in Bristol just before midnight when his blue Toyota Yaris left the road,...

• Is it pantomime time in town? Oh yes it is!

  By Shepton Mallet Journal at 11:00 on 16/02/12

  

  Shepton Mallet's pantomime is up and running to the applause of eager audiences. The curtain rose on the spectacular first night of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves on Tuesday night. There are now just four more chances to see the pantomime being staged by the Shepton Mallet Theatre Group at St Paul's School in the town. There are just a few tickets left available to buy at the door for performances tonight, tomorrow and Saturday night ...

• Chance to create logo for carnival

  By Shepton Mallet Journal at 11:00 on 16/02/12

  

  So – what does Shepton Carnival mean to you? What images burst into your brain when you think about the town's big event of the year. How would you sum up the very essence of Shepton Carnival? If you have any bright ideas for a logo for Shepton Carnival then organisers need you. They are inviting the whole community to put their thinking caps on and enter their competition being launched this week. There are three age groups...

• Last chance to pick your chip champion

  By Wells Journal at 11:00 on 16/02/12

  

  The hunt for the best providers of the nation's favourite takeaway in mid-Somerset reaches its final stages today. To mark National Chip Week from February 20-26 we want our readers to tell us where the best chips in mid-Somerset can be found – and those chippies which have been collecting nominations for the best chip shop have until 5pm today to get their votes in. The Central Somerset Gazette winner will take part in a...

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