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Horticulture fears labour shortage despite scheme extension >More in © Neil Hall/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Soft fruit growers fear time is running out to recruit foreign workers to pick crops this spring as additional labour recruitment companies have not been announced by the Home Office. Farming unions welcomed the UK government’s decision to extend its Seasonal Workers Pilot (SWP) scheme to allow 30,000 visas for temporary farmworkers to enter the UK for a maximum of six months. Although the pilot numbers are increasing, it will still not be enough to meet the...

Burnham and Highbridge Mayor presents four residents with Civic Awards Four residents from Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge were honoured for their outstanding service to the local community by being presented with Civic Awards by the town’s Mayor on Sunday (April 18th). A special outdoor ceremony was led by Mayor Cllr Mike Facey in Burnham’s Marine Cove gardens, with just a handful of people present to comply with Covid restrictions. Jan Bonus, Pauline Smith, Terry Cornelius and John Chinn received their awards from the Mayor and Deputy Mayor Cllr Andy Hodge for their service to the commun...