Alex Parnham-Cope
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'Too few pupils' prepared for next step, Ofsted tells Weston school (opens the original)
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A Weston-super-Mare primary school has been told improvement is needed after Ofsted questioned academic progress and teaching quality. Ofsted's latest inspection of Hutton Church of England Primary School, in Hutton near Weston-super-Mare, praised the school for its role in the local community, but inspectors also identified significant concerns over teaching, achievement and support for pupils in need. It found safeguarding standards were met and judged attendance, behaviour, early years provis
Ofsted finds ‘serious and widespread failures’ at Somerset children’s home (opens the original)
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A Somerset children’s home caring for vulnerable young people has been rated inadequate by Ofsted after inspectors found what they described as "serious and widespread failures" affecting children's safety, welfare and day-to-day care. A report by the Ofsted inspectors, conducted in August and published on September 22, found that children had harmed each other at the home and witnessed "physical altercations", while staff had sustained injuries. The privately-run home, operated by Aspris Childr
Hinkley Point C tunnel breaks through seabed beneath Bristol Channel (opens the original)
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Engineers at Hinkley Point C have completed a 620-metre tunnel beneath the Bristol Channel as construction of the new nuclear power station gathers pace. New images from the Somerset construction site show the completion of the major marine tunnel which has broken through the sea bed. The machine, named Sarah Guppy after the pioneering 19th-century Bristol engineer, has finished digging a 620-metre tunnel for the nuclear power station's fish return system. 'Massive overdevelopment' concerns as t
Council launches 'full review' into Bridgwater Fair animal welfare concerns (opens the original)
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Bridgwater Town Council has announced a review of animal welfare arrangements after concerns were raised following the horse market at this year's Bridgwater Fair. The concerns relate to domestic animals being allegedly offered for sale during the traditional horse market, which took place on Wednesday, September 30, as part of the annual fair. Images shared on social media show a number of domestic animals, including chickens, small birds and young rabbits being kept in cages and allegedly offe
Drought-hit Somerset reservoir reveals bridge hidden for 50 years (opens the original)
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A bridge that disappeared beneath the waters of a Somerset reservoir nearly 50 years ago has re-emerged after water levels fell to exceptionally low levels during one of the hottest and driest summers on record. The original Bessom Bridge has become visible at Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor after the reservoir dropped to just 28 per cent of its capacity. The crossing was submerged when the valley was flooded in the late 1970s as part of the creation of Wimbleball Reservoir, one of the South West's la
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