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Airport gives our appeal a Pounds 500 lift 

Bristol International Airport is the latest West Country business to get behind the Western Daily Press 'Her Spirit Lives On' appeal.

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Primary schools get bad marks from Sats 

Rising numbers of primary schools are failing to give the majority of their pupils a decent grounding in reading, writing and arithmetic,...

Capital adventure 

Living in the West Country certainly has its perks - a laid back lifestyle, beautiful surroundings, fine produce and plenty of culture.

Miami nice 

It's up there with New York and California as a top US tourist destination and after just a few days in Florida, it's easy to see why.

To cut a long Tory short 

Aprospective Conservative MP from Dorset who has dropped four barrels from his multi-barreled name has become David Cameron's ultimate...

40-stone man 'too heavy' to have cremation 

The family of a Somerset man who was deemed too heavy to cremate is urging the Government to tackle the issue of cremation among obese...

Village where residents can live to a ripe old age 

Ask anyone who lives in the Somerset village of Montacute and they'd probably say they live in one of the best areas in the country.

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Victim urged brother to slow before fatal crash 

A Somerset teenager told his brother to slow down and grabbed the steering wheel in a bid to prevent the crash in which he died, an inquest...

TV's Kara shows the right Spirit 

Actress Kara Tointon took time out from her hectic panto rehearsal schedule in Bristol to join the Western Daily Press Her Spirit Lives On...

ATP 10 years Festival: Butlins, Minehead 

People living in and around Minehead may have wondered what was going on this weekend. The usually sleepy winter seaside resort was invaded...