Storm clouds gather for both firms Two of the nation’s under pressure business sectors have been showing signs of economic stress in the last two years as shoppers forsake the high street and the airline market becomes saturated. Flybe have been reported by Sky News to be in trouble although the firm has denied reports […]
Details of the event will be released soon but the recruitment and information evening on Sunday, January 26th, is an appeal to those residents who haven’t yet signed up to come along and find out what’s involved. The Axbridge Pageant 2020 is over the bank holiday weekend in August, Saturday to Monday, August 29-31, in […]
In the Cheddar Valley Gazette the lead story is about the proposed development of 53 houses on a greenfield site in Axbridge. A public meeting is to be held on Monday, January 13, at 6.30pm, in the town hall to discuss the application which has been opposed by the town council and many residents. Controversy over housing […]
The publicity photo shoot for the Axbridge Pageant went very well today – thanks to all involved – this is an unofficial snap from my mobile phone – the proper ones will be out soon thanks to Marc Le Galle and Ian Mason. If you wish to take part in the event over the August bank holiday […]
This article was written in 2015 by Harry Mottram for the Burnham and Highbridge weekly News. He’s updated it slightly but the interviews still give a vivid picture of a time when Somerset was under attack. IT WAS the night when the Luftwaffe attempted to bomb the train at Highbridge, only to be thwarted by a quick […]
In October 2017 Highbridge Caravan Centre was badly damaged in a fire that destroyed 161 caravans and £2m of damage. The owners managed to recover the business and it is once again one of the town’s main employers and business hubs. The following article was written by Harry Mottram in 2015 for the Burnham and Highbridge News […]
Somerset has been enriched by immigrants since the year dot. Although it’s Syrian immigrants who make the headlines today but in the 1940s it was Italians who came to the county – as prisoners of war or POWs. Writing for the Bridgwater Mercury back in 2015 Harry Mottram reported on some of the stories of […]
The year 2019 has closed on a sorry chapter of dishonest trading by the business man Neill Stuart Malcolm John whose firms were wound up by the Insolvency Service. John, along with his then partner Clair Hunnisett, became known as the Bonnie and Clyde of the print industry as they took online orders in cash […]
This article was written by Harry Mottram for the Bridgwater Mercury newspaper in 2015. High up in the misty folds of the southern Quantocks lies the hamlet of Merridge with its farms, its farm cottages and its… well that’s it. Except for Pines Café and the Traveller’s Rest Inn of course. And it’s at the […]
Looking for great networking opportunities in 2020? Business to Business Lunch, South Somerset, January 22 Hornsbury Mill, Chard Our B2B lunches are becoming one of the most popular in the Chamber events calendar, giving guests multiple opportunities to network with different people throughout the delicious two courses. These events are a great way to increase […]
Currently Bristol Water are building a pipeline from Cheddar to Barrow using part of the Strawberry Line as their conduit for the work. Before this work they wanted to construct
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Join the Chamber – the organisation for businesses in or connected to the town and the self-employed and interested parties If you would like to join the Axbridge Chamber of
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Harry’s illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. If you would like more information contact him on harryfmottram@gmail.com. There are more illustrations, cartoons and articles by Harry at www.harrymottram.co.uk
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From The House on the Square to Dodgy Keeper… Stretchmark Theatre stages plays written by Harry Mottram. It effectively began in 1997 with the pantomime Humpty Dumpty staged in Axbridge
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Stories relating to the area of the Strawberry Line between Yatton and Wells
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New book on one midwife’s journey Midlife to Midwife by Linda Mottram After a bad day childminding and following one too many glasses of wine, this book takes you through
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STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – Theatre Review: And so it came to pass that an anarchic and highly enjoyable version of the Nativity took place with Kid Carpet and a hedgehog
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Harry Mottram regularly creates cartoons for a number of magazines and newspapers Sometimes they are one off for a particular feature, or as part of a feature he’s written, or
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