And here's a brief look at some of the local stories making the news this Christmas Eve:
What's Up Doc?
'Doc Martin' star visits Langport.
Actor Martin Clunes is believed to have been seen 'in cognito' in a handful of Langport town centre stores last week.
The 62 year-old and his wife Phillipa, who were disguised as town councillors so they wouldn't be recognised, were nevertheless spotted by fans a number of times in Bow Street.
- and in a fine example of life imitating art, it's emerged Mr Clunes - now retired from acting - has recently applied to work at the GP surgery on North Street.
He even walked in to the premises and asked at reception if they had an interview date yet but was told nothing would be available until April.
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Anyone for Vertigo?
A Spanish firm which runs cable cars up and down volcanoes on the Canary Islands has confirmed it's put in a bid to build a link between Picts Hill and Bow Bridge.
HangingByAThread.Com, which is based in Madrid but has an office in Curry Rivel, says it hopes to have it up and running before the new housing estate just up from Kelways Roundabout completely shafts the town's traffic system.
[Artist's impression of Kelways Garden Centre staff trying to get home on the proposed new transport link]
Other town facilities like the primary school and doctor's are also bracing themselves to be utterly buggered by the new development.
"Depending on whether they're on fire or not, non-urgent patients may have to be treated in tents in the garden and after a 3-month wait" said a receptionist at Langport Surgery, "but only if they come in and tell me what their problem is first, in a loud clear voice so that everyone in the waiting room can hear" she added.
No change there then.
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PHOTO APPEAL
Historians are again turning to Carry On Langport readers in an attempt to dig out any long-lost unseen photographs of the town and its people.
A handful of rare images have already been sent in including a night in 1983 when the Freemasons parked properly around the Hanging Chapel, a picture of North Street back when cars used to move in both directions at the same time before the pavement was widened and going back further still - a blurred image of a portion of chips at the Wayside Cafe without cigarette ash in.
"We're hoping for even more rare gems this time round" said a spokeswoman for Langport Hysterical Society, "if anyone's got any pictures of Langport Town FC players using the sports club for post-match drinks that would be fantastic"
[Editor's Note: the contributor of the last line in this piece was keen to make clear this is aimed at the club not at the players. Sounds complicated and very political, we'll let you lot fathom that one out!]
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Confidential Langport GP Surgery documents found on park bench:
PATIENT: Priest Lane
AGE: Several centuries
CONDITION: Piles.
TREATMENT: Sort ownership, insurance, legal issues, health & safety.
EXPECTED RECOVERY TIME: With regular doses of Daktacourt & Proctosedyl, 3 years.
NOTES: Town Council involved? Double expected recovery time.
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AND FINALLY SOME NEWS JUST IN:
Hotel guest on way back up to room at Langport Arms accuses friend of putting magic mushrooms in carvery...
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That's it for this Christmas Eve folks. Thanks for the heads-up on a handful of these 'stories' and
keep'em coming in 2024.
Merry Christmas!
From all the staff at the Carry On Langport offices!
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