STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES NEWS IN BRIEF: Plans to stop boy racers in Cheddar Gorge, Axbridge man charged with hit and run accident on Cheddar Road and the results of the General Election in the Strawberry Line District.
Thursday, December 19th, 2019 If you’ve wondered why there are tyre marks all over the road in Cheddar Gorge then…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – Feature: the story of the Banwell woman who loved men in uniform and formed the village’s fire brigade and brass band – all to see fit young men obeying commands – and why not? – the strange world of Somerset’s Miss Emily Fazerkerley
One lived in a haystack, one joined the Serbian army and another set up her own fire brigade. The world…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – Business News: online firms like Amazon and supermarkets blamed for the collapse of retail company The Book People
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019. With only days before Christmas the book retailer The Book People has fallen into administration with…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – FEATURE: the scandal of why the Strawberry Line Railway was closed back in the 1960s (and the extraordinary last ever passenger service along the line)
It’s more than 50 years ago since the Strawberry Line was closed by the infamous Beeching axe writes Harry Mottram.…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – Theatre Review: And so it came to pass that an anarchic and highly enjoyable version of the Nativity took place in Bristol with Kid Carpet and a hedgehog wrapped in swaddling clothes
Review. Noisy Nativity, Spielman Theatre in the Tobacco Factory. Tidings of great joy on earth as Kid Carpet (Ed Patrick)…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Feature: escaping the Blitz, cider, a twist of baccie and life on the Quantock Hills in 1940s Somerset when life was a little less hectic
This article was written by Harry Mottram for the Bridgwater Mercury newspaper in 2015. High up in the misty folds…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Feature: land of Blue Remembered Hills and quiet railway stations – a description of the line when it was still in use
From Yatton to Wells and down the line An article written in 2014 by Alex Duncan on the Strawberry Line…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Feature: fast forward into the future and you could potentially cycle or walk from Yatton to Witham Friary if the land is opened up – just how far can the Strawberry Line go?
Cycle paths across Britain are expanding as more people use their bikes to discover the countryside. Originally the Strawberry Line…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES Feature: Bristol’s own Bluebell girl Gloria Sheaves – written by the writer, actor and director Theresa Roche in 2015
The life and times of the dancer Gloria Sheaves The former dancer who was born on 28 April 1913 at…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES NEWS: Check out the Axbridge Draft Neighbourhood Plan and make your comments and views known by Christmas Eve
The draft Axbridge Neighbourhood Plan is now available for you to have your say. December 24th, 2019, is the deadline…