STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES NEWS: Cumberland Road closed ‘for months’ after part of it collapses into the River Avon (and it will cost £9m to repair it)
Major access road into Bristol closed due to landslip One the main routes into Bristol city centre has been shut…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Local Newspaper Review: wassailing for the school, the great water pipe controversy and Winscombe’s rugby players finally win
By Harry Mottram on Thursday, January 24, 2020 The Cheddar Valley Gazette leads with a story about the road between Wedmore…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Looking Back in Pictures: it’s 1953 and Axbridge Square is packed with people celebrating the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – and hats were definitely in fashion
This short article was written by Harry Mottram in 2013 An unusual view of Axbridge Square has come to light…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Looking Back in Pictures: it’s 1945 and the children of Cheddar hold a fancy dress parade to celebrate the end of the Second World War – but where is it taken?
This short piece was written by Harry Mottram in 2013 They stand in a line in the afternoon sun of…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Consumer News: When Premier FX collapsed on the sudden death of its owner, £11m disappeared leaving hundreds stripped of their life savings
Posted on 20th January 2020by Harry MottramEdit “I lost £180,000 when firm went bust” I lost £180,000 when firm went bust If…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Business News: Beales finally falls into administration (there’s one in Somerset) with fears for 1,300 jobs – but it will continue trading as KPMG seek a buyer or a pre-pack deal
The regional department store chain Beales with a branch in Yeovil and founded in 1881 has slipped into administration putting…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Looking Back: Bridgwater’s British Cellophane workers, the night of the 13 pints and how Harry Evans still hopped out of his hospital bed for a nightly pint despite only having one leg
This article was written by Harry Mottram for the Bridgwater Mercury newspaper in 2016. Last week’s article about Bridgwater’s factories back in…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES NEWS: AXBRIDGE PAGEANT – video – are pageants accurate portrayals of history with Dr Mark Freeman of UCL in London
Click here to see the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1M56D6Qs80 This is a conversation between Harry Mottram and Dr Mark Freeman of UCL…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES NEWS: Public meeting in Axbridge sees calls to amend housing association plans for new homes off Cheddar Road to include one bedroom properties and more parking
Public meeting about the new development at Mendip View Residents attended a public meeting in Axbridge Town Hall on Monday,…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – Local newspaper review: long faces in Axbridge over planning defeat, Banwell’s long wait for a bypass but victory for Shipham’s footballers
Planning defeat and musical Anne Higgs The Cheddar Valley Gazette leads on the green light given to developers to build 53 homes on…