News in Midsomer Norton and Radstock

Oldest football club gets welcome boost from Town Council

By Susie Watkins

13th Dec 2019 | Local News

The Green Army gets some help to fight back

It is the oldest football team of its type in the UK, but councillors have heard a bleak assessment of the current state of the game for Welton Rovers.

The club, which was founded in 1887, provided the opportunity for the mining community of Midsomer Norton and Radstock to play and watch football. But now the games are often watched by fewer than 50 supporters, the players get "pennies" in expenses and the full time steward was let go because the wages were more than the club could pay.

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Jacob Rees Mogg thanks constituents for his re-election in Midsomer Nortonseat in Midsomer Norton

By Susie Watkins

13th Dec 2019 | Local News

Jacob Rees Mogg pictured earlier this week out in the Radco coffee shop in Radstock

The Conservative Jacob Rees Mogg has thanked voters after being re-elected to the seat of North East Somerset with 28,360 votes, a share of 50.4 per cent.

Mr Rees Mogg posted on Twitter. " Many thanks to the constituents of North East Somerset for re-electing me. It is an honour to serve you."Labour's Mark Huband came second with 13,631 votes and Nick Coates for the Liberal Democrats in third place with 12,422, an increased share of the vote of over 13 per cent. The Green's Fay Whitfield won 1,423 votes while Shaun Hughes, an Independent got 472 votes. The turnout was 76.4 per cent, up 0.7 per cent on the last election.

Mr Rees Mogg was first elected in 2010.
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Jacob Rees Mogg retains his seat in Radstock

By Susie Watkins

13th Dec 2019 | Local News

The Conservative Jacob Rees Mogg has held the seat of North East Somerset with 28,360 votes, an increased majority on the last election's result with a share of 50.4 per cent of the vote. Labour's Mark Huband came second with 13,631 votes and Nick Coates for the Liberal Democrats in third place with 12,422 votes. The Green's Fay Whitfield won 1,423 votes, while Shaun Hughes, an Independent got 472 votes. The turnout was 76.4 per cent, up 0.7 per cent on the last election.

Mr Rees Mogg was first elected in 2010.
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Where is Radstock's good samaritan who helped save Bambi?

By Susie Watkins

12th Dec 2019 | Local News

A lady with a big heart helped save a deer which had been hit at an accident black spot near Radstock - but she has yet to come forward to be praised.

At that stage the deer was just sat in the middle of the road, holding its head up but was breathing heavily. It didn't look as though it was going to die, but it also didn't look as if it was going to get up.

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