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Crews across Cornwall battle major fire involving agricultural building
Fire crews in Cornwall have been tackling a massive barn fire since the early hours of this morning (Saturday). It involves a barn full of bales described as “well alight”, with the intensity of the fire burning through much of the building.
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Family dining at White Row Farm near Frome
Eating out with our toddler can be, shall we say, interesting. Will he eat anything on the menu? Will he sit still for longer than 30 seconds? Will everyone else in the venue hate us if he starts pretending to be a T-Rex? So, we arrived at White Row
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Fire service 'unable to remove' stranded cow from river in Somerset
UPDATE: The cow has now been rescued. A fire service spokesperson said: "The cow has now been rescued from the River Parrett by our Bridgwater technical rescue team, assisted by the farmer!" A COW is currently stuck in the River Parrett, in Bridgwater
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'Being an ex-farmer and wanting to help people, I thought it was a worthy cause'
I JOINED FCN in 2022 – the same time I became a chaplain. I was talking to Maureen, who is secretary of the Somerset branch, and she asked if I would like to join. 'Being an ex-farmer (I gave up dairy farming in 1999) and wanting to help people, I
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Young farmers take on three peaks challenge next week for charity
TEN young farmers are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for charity next week. On Tuesday, July 16, the Devon YFC team will attempt to climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales in just 24 hours.