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Crowds turn out as war criminal Mladic is buried with military honours
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (462+ words) Ratko Mladic was buried on Monday with military honours and crowds attending as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since the Second World War. Thousands…...
War memorial fenced off while improvement work takes place
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) The war memorial in Taunton’s Vivary Park will be fenced off until the middle of next month after repair work began this week. The 104-year-old, 26-foot-high monument is being stabilised over the coming four weeks. The steps are being temporarily…...
Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary amid nuclear weapons uncertainty
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (564+ words) Hiroshima has marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticising major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence....
Taunton revealed as lost resting place of WWII liberation hero
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (690+ words) After decades of mystery, the quiet crematorium on the edge of Taunton has been revealed as the final resting place of the Brigadier who led the liberation of the Channel Islands in 1945. Ground-breaking new research has confirmed that Brigadier Alfred…...
Somerset woman who served in World War II celebrates 99th birthday
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) A WOMAN who has lived in Taunton and Minehead and served in World War Two has celebrated her 99th birthday. Peggy Sussex marked the milestone surrounded by family, friends, and fellow residents at Minehead Care Home, where the team organised a…...
Claimed site of unexploded World War Two bomb to be turned into 27 homes
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (749+ words) New homes can be built on the site of an alleged unexploded World War Two bomb in Somerset following a ruling by the Planning Inspectorate. The Yarlington housing association was granted permission on appeal in April 2019 to build 27 new homes…...
Minehead war memorial to honour veterans who fell in Burma restored
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (247+ words) A tribute in Minehead to veterans who fell in the Burma campaign during the Second World War has been restored. The work on the Burma Star War Memorial, sited in Blenheim Gardens, was carried out to coincide with the 80th anniversary…...