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2023 - 2 - 17
Army parade and flypast to take place in Wincanton (Somerset Live)
A local regiment will exercise its "Freedom of the Town" after it was granted the honour seven years ago.
It entitles the regiment to exercise a right to march through the town with colours flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed. The parade will step off from St Peter and St Paul Church at 10.05am. The Yeovilton army regiment is now fully operational and established in the local area. The Freedom was an honour granted only to troops which had earned the trust of the local population, either through some valiant action or simply by being a familiar presence. More than 150 officers and soldiers from 1st Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Royal Naval Air Station, will march through the town next week. The regiment has a strong affiliation with Wincanton, having been awarded the Freedom of the Town seven years ago.
Council paints yellow lines AROUND parked car at dangerous junction (Somerset Live)
Work to install double yellow lines to stop cars parking at a dangerous junction in Portishead could not be completed - because of parked cars.
They did what they were able to and will return as soon as possible to complete the work. Local resident Reyna Knight said: “The whole point of asking for yellow lines was to stop cars parking there. This week, after years of pressing for traffic measures, contractors arrived to paint the short section of lines. [ junction ](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/portishead)very dangerous. Instead, contractors painted AROUND the car, leaving a vehicle sized gap. For years, people living in
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