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Vehicle fire:Large; BS40 7; 01-Jun-2025 15:49:23

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Vehicle fire:Large; BS40 7; 01-Jun-2025 15:49:23

Vehicle fire:Large; BS40 7; 01-Jun-2025 15:49:23 admin 3:16pm 01 Jun 2025 Two Fire Engines were mobilised to a reported farm telehandler on fire in a field near Cheddar. On arrival crews confirmed this telehandler was well alight and requested a water bowser to also attend. Crews extinguished the fire using: 2 Breathing apparatus 1 Hose reel jet The vehicle was totally destroyed by the fire and the cause was accidental. Date 3.49pm - 01 June 2…Read Article

Axbridge Review: Ofwat gives the green light for Cheddar Reservoir 2 as long as the wetlands are protected

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Axbridge Review: Ofwat gives the green light for Cheddar Reservoir 2 as long as the wetlands are protected

By Harry Mottram: Back in March Government Minister Emma Hardy met Susan Davy the CEO of South West Water who own the reservoir at Sharpham Road to view the proposed project to build Cheddar Reservoir 2. Although anecdotally surveyors have been seen in the Cheddar Valley area assessing the potential site of the new reservoir which is expected to lie to the south of the current one no announcements have been made by the utility about when constru…Read Article

Holcim UK has continued its renewable energy roll out in Somerset

Holcim UK has introduced solar technology to its Callow Plant near Cheddar, UK, which is home to a hard rock aggregate quarry, ready-mix concrete plant and b...Renewable Energy · Cheddar See the Story

How dark underbelly of collective Jellycat toys wreaking havoc on innocent lives

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HEARTBROKEN Elaine Moodie stood surveying the devastation after her beloved business was ransacked by thieves. But Elaine’s shop doesn’t sell jewellery or electronics – and the gang’s main target wasn’t the cash in the register. Jon RowleyElaine Moodie, owner of The Gorge Bear Company, in Cheddar[/caption] Jon RowleyThieves stole thousands of pounds worth of Jellycat soft toys from the shop[/caption] SWNSCCTV captured yobs snatching Jellycat sof…Cheddar · Cheddar See the Story

Win 2 Night Glamping Stay in Cheddar and a bottle of Cheddar Gin at ThePrizeFinder

Enter this competition to Win 2 Night Glamping Stay in Cheddar and a bottle of Cheddar Gin on ThePrizeFinder.com. Check out hundreds of other great competitions in the Short Breaks competition category.Cheddar · Cheddar Read Article

Investigating a strange theft

Police in England are investigating a case of a major robbery at a teddy bear shop in the town of Cheddar, where two thieves broke into the store in the early hours of the morning.Cheddar · Cheddar Read Article

Axbridge Review: local history newsletter Retrospect runs the story of the construction of Cheddar Reservoir back to the 1930s when it was built using steam power, picks and shovels

From the current issue of Retrospect – the journal of the local history society: Newsletter of the Friends of King John’s Hunting Lodge – the Axbridge and District Museum Trust. With investigations going ahead rapidly for a proposed second Cheddar reservoir right on our doorstep, this is an appropriate time to look at the way the first project was tackled in the 1930s, using steam power and an army of 400 men. Axbridge’s own freelance journalist…Cheddar · Cheddar Read Article

Chilling moment yobs steal £20k worth of Jellycats in bizarre night-time raid

THIS is the chilling moment multiple yobs stole £20,000 worth of Jellycat soft toys in a bizarre night-time raid. The Gorge Bear Company in Cheddar, Somerset, was brutally ram-raided by at least two thieves at around 4.40am on Sunday who took countless numbers of the beloved plushies. SWNSThis is the moment a yob grabbed countless Jellycat soft toys in a horrific night-time ram-raid of a store[/caption] SWNSThe thieves broke into the independent…Cheddar · Cheddar See the Story

Wales & West Utilities apologises for ongoing closure of road between Wedmore and Cheddar

Wales & West Utilities has apologised to motorists for the ongoing closure of the Cheddar Moor Road (B3151) between Wedmore and Cheddar. The work had been due to finish by March 5th but is ongoing and is scheduled to finish by April 11th. One resident told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “The road has been closed for 6 weeks already. The diversion route is chaotic, there have been accidents, and there are queues up to a mile long.” A Wales & West Utilities …Cheddar · Cheddar Read Article

Work to build new reservoir serving Burnham-On-Sea area 'will start by 2029'

Work to construct a reservoir in Cheddar will begin by 2029 after the government promised £84m in funding, a water company boss has confirmed. Susan Davy, head of South West Water, says it is still in the planning stages of constructing the reservoir alongside an existing one at Cheddar. Known as Cheddar 2, the site could provide drinking water for 40,000 homes. Water minister Emma Hardy, who recently met Ms Davy at the site, said the reservoir …Work · Cheddar Read Article