Axbridge News: Bristol Water confirm Cheddar Reservoir 2 is on – and give the real reason for the delays
By Harry Mottram: Six years after it seemed the diggers where about to move in to excavate Cheddar Reservoir 2…
Axbridge News: the real reason why the levels in Cheddar Reservoir were so low this summer despite the unseasonably heavy rain
October 11, 2024 By Harry Mottram: It was a paradise for wetland birds, swan, ducks, coots and waders such as…
Axbridge News: Cheddar Reservoir owners hit by £16 million costs after pollution causes illness in Devon as plans for a second reservoir appear to stall
Cheddar Reservoir News: In 2021 the Pennon Group based in Devon and whose main firm is South West Water acquired…
Axbridge News: everything you wanted to know about the Annual Axbridge Charity Progressive Supper but were afraid to ask – including the things you should never do on the night
By Harry Mottram: Trying to explain how a progressive supper works is like trying to explain the off-side rule in…
Axbridge News: from torturing 17th century Catholics to ancient fire festivals – the history of Somerset carnivals is diverse – as Axbridge gears up for this year’s carnival on September 21
By Harry Mottram: It might be me but I don’t think we should celebrate the torture and execution of 17th…
Axbridge News: a groovy modern pop festival take on Shakespeare’s celebrated comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set to be staged in the Town Hall
By Harry Mottram: Written in around 1595 in a very different England, A Midsummer Night’s Dream remains one of William…
Axbridge News: Part 4 of Dr Laura Carter’s history of Kings of Wessex as comprehensive education arrives and the school enters a new era in the 1980s
By Harry Mottram: This is the final part of former student of Kings of Wessex Dr Laura Carter’s short history…
Axbridge News: Part 3 of Dr Laura Carter’s history of Kings of Wessex as we move into the 1970s and the dawn of comprehensive education – and Keith Herring takes charge as ‘an outsider’
By Harry Mottram: Following the second part of Dr Laura Carter’s history of the senior school in Cheddar changes are…
Axbridge News: The Summer of Love is set to return to Axbridge for just one night on August 17 – be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
By Harry Mottram: Some things don’t change. In 1967 – during the Summer of Love as it came to be…
Axbridge News: Harry’s Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle ride in aid of two Axbridge charities to start on 9th August after getting the all clear from medics
By Harry Mottram: As you may know I was badly injured when a motorist crashed into me from behind while…