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      <title>Village backs widow's safety campaign</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:01:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Photo: Bumper fish caught from jetty</title>
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      <title>Berrow classical music festival to open</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BERROW Classical Chamber Music Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a three-day event in St Mary's Church which opens today (Thursday July 3rd).]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[SIX members of Burnham-On-Sea's Coastguard team were awarded Commendations by the UK's Chief Coastguard during a special ceremony in Weston on Tuesday (July 1st) following their work during the 2007 Gloucestershire floods. More...
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      <title>Date set for Brean's TV appearance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BREAN Down will take centre stage in a brand new primetime BBC One drama series due to hit our TV screens later this month. ]]></description>
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      <title>People power saves Burnham green</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE Reverend Christine Judson, Curate of St John's Parish Church in Highbridge, was ordained as a priest on Saturday (28th June) by the Bishop of Taunton. ]]></description>
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      <title>In photos: Tai Chi in the park</title>
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      <title>Award is icing on the cake for Burnham lady</title>
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      <title>Mayor launches new information boards</title>
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      <title>Park 'n' ride scheme confirmed for Burnham</title>
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      <title>Burnham residents shocked after crash horror</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A BURNHAM-On-Sea family says they are fortunate to have escaped injury after a car dramatically ploughed into the front of their home during the early hours of Saturday (June 21st). More...]]></description>
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      <title>Photos: Burnham Smile Walk 2008</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:04:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[OVER 30 colourfully dressed walkers strode out for charity when Burnham-On-Sea's annual Smile Walk took place on Sunday afternoon (June 22nd).]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[BURNHAM-On-Sea's Ritz Cinema hosted the gala screening of Disney's new blockbuster movie 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' in aid of a Burnham charity on Friday evening (June 20th). ]]></description>
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      <title>Rain fails to stop play at Brent Knoll!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:03:39 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Highbridge car blaze extinguished</title>
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      <title>Photo special - David Bellamy in Burnham</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:02:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[TELEVISION star David Bellamy visited a Burnham-On-Sea holiday park on Friday afternoon (June 20th). ]]></description>
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      <title>Power cut blacks out 50 Highbridge homes</title>
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      <title>Car fire tackled in Berrow - photos</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:01:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>'Life-threatening injuries' for motorist</title>
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      <title>Highbridge Hotel's future set to be revealed</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:14:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE owner of the fire-ravaged Highbridge Hotel plans to hold a meeting during the next fortnight to unveil his plans for the site. More...]]></description>
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      <title>New information panels unveiled in town</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:12:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Smile Walk to be held in Burnham on Sunday</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:12:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[DOZENS of brightly coloured costumes will be on show at Burnham-On-Sea annual's Smile Walk this Sunday (June 22nd).]]></description>
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      <title>Burnham Mayor thanks war bomb expert</title>
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      <title>Exclusive video of Burnham yacht rescue</title>
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      <title>River Brue Arts Fesrtival announced</title>
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      <title>Young Jack's family thank air rescue team</title>
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      <title>Large grey seal washed up in Burnham</title>
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      <title>Highbridge's Walrow Bridge re-opens at last!</title>
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      <title>Burnham pool to hold enrolment day</title>
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