Altrincham 0-1 Yeovil Town
Yeovil achieved a 12th-placed finish in the National League thanks to a 1-0 win over Altrincham at the J Davidson Stadium.Town hit the front just over a quarter of an hour in courtesy of Tommy Knowles when he picked up a pass from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton before cutting back and slotting into the bottom corner.Altrincham…
Heidi Loughlin defies medics to survive 7 years with terminal cancer
Image caption, Heidi Loughlin has beaten the doctors' odds to survive seven years beyond their initial prognosisA mother who was given just 12 months to live in 2015 has defied doctors and said she was "stubbornly" clinging on to life.Heidi Loughlin, from Portishead, found out she had breast cancer when she was pregnant with Ally…
County Championship: Somerset beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 246 runs
Jack Leach took his 23rd five-wicket haul in first-class cricketLV= County Championship Division One, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (day three)Somerset 591-7 dec: Abell 142, Renshaw 94, Gregory 89, Lammonby 76, Hildreth 53Gloucestershire 186: Leach 5-49 & 159: Bethell 61; Leach 3-41Somerset (23 pts) beat Gloucestershire (1 pt) by an innings & 246 runsMatch scorecardSomerset steamrollered…
Western Storm beaten in Charlotte Edwards Cup opener
England prospect Issy Wong took 2-28 in Central Sparks' win over Western StormLauren Winfield-Hill struck 96 from just 51 balls as Northern Diamonds cruised to victory over Lightning in their opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Fellow England opener Tammy Beaumont made 59 in Lightning's reply but they fell 39 runs short of Diamonds'…
Bath bus passengers injured in incident with lorry
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, The Wellsway is closed between Banwell Road and Oolite Grove and motorists are advised to avoid the areaA man, woman and child who were passengers on a bus have been injured after an incident involving a lorry.Emergency services were called to the A367 Wellsway in Bath just after 13:20 BST…
Rise in repair shops as people try to reduce waste
Image source, Natalie WainwrightImage caption, The Ilminster Share and Repair shop opened in FebruaryA rise in environmental consciousness combined with the current cost of living crisis has seen a number of repair shops crop up across the west. It also follows the unlikely television hit of recent years - The Repair Shop.In Ilminster, Somerset, a…
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