Latest Chard News

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  17th May 2013
  CHARD: Helping hand from Asda PUBLIC voting has again gone in favour of the Chard based charity Special Horses for Special Children as the Taunton branch of Asda announced them the winners of their bi-monthly Community Life token collection.
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  17th May 2013
  CHARD: Allie finishes first marathon By Marion Draper FORMER Holyrood School student, Allie Collins, ran the London Marathon this year for the first time raising more than £1,000 for the Beacon Centre.
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  17th May 2013
  CHARD: Thanks to local hero FOLLOWING the fire at Buckland St Mary Primary School on St George’s Day, pupils, staff, parents and governors have thanked local hero Mark Drew with a card and gift, for raising the alarm when he spotted smoke coming from a small area of the roof.
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  17th May 2013
  CHARD: Community justice takes a new direction AFTER a two year period of adjustment, the Community Justice Panel which has helped local offenders and their victims negotiate mutual outcomes, without prosecution, will soon be completely run by a trust.
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  17th May 2013
  CHARD: Mayor’s final thank you ONE of the last official duties for councillor Cathie Morrison in her second term as mayor of Chard, was to share out the funds raised at her charity events.