WELLINGTON’S civic service takes place at 9.45am on Sunday at St John The Baptist Church, in High Street. The service will also include the harvest festival and the congregation are invited to take along non-perishable food items to be donated to the
A RECORD 19,000 potholes have already been filled in on Somerset’s roads this year – with even more to come. Roads across the county cracked up after the worst snow in a generation at the start of 2010. Highways teams have been working flat out to bring
CARE Focus Somerset has announced the finalists for its 2010 Care Awards ceremony at Taunton’s Wellsprings Centre on Friday, October 15. The awards, in their fourth year, celebrate and recognise the outstanding people who work in and support the care
Somerset had to contend with rain and a determined Dale Benkenstein at Chester le Street today. Play didn't get underway in the County Championship match until late in the afternoon. When it did Durham won the toss and elected to bat. By the close
WATCHET Bowls Club Ladies are one step away from emulating Watchet Men. The ladies have reached the final of the Fear Plate, the equivalent of The Wedmore Plate. The ladies played Knowle, Bristol in the the semi-final at Street on Friday and, as in
TAUNTON Ladies made a brave effort to reach the final of the Somerset Fear Cup against Backwell Ladies but lost the match by five shots (52-57). Their opponents were down by six shots after 17 ends but fought back to win in the last two ends. Scores
AN organisation that aims to protect Taunton’s past and future buildings could fold due to falling membership. A recruitment drive aims to save Taunton and District Civic Society, but the chairman has warned members may have to “bow to the inevitable
TICKETS for the CB40 final at Lord's have gone on sale. The match, in which Somerset will face Warwickshire, is on Saturday at the home of cricket. Adult tickets are available at £30 while tickets for Under-16s are priced at just £5. Anyone wishing
There are many myths & exaggerations about health & safety - children can't go on school trips or play conkers; you can't use ladders at work - it's no wonder that businesses are put off. The examples above aren't about real health & safety as required
THE Rev Deborah Kirk has joined Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit. She is pictured being welcomed by the Rev Bruce Thompson, Superintendent Minister, at a service at Temple Methodist Church, Taunton, attended by over 300 members
AROUND 16 people die every week in Somerset from smoking-related diseases, a survey shows. Figures from the Local Authority Health Profiles for England claim that 811 people over 35 died last year from conditions such as cancer and heart disease
TAUNTON'S Musgrove Park Hospital has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an inquest into the death of an 87-year-old man from pneumonia. Roland Holbrow was not seen for more than five hours after being admitted to the hospital on August
A GALA charity event in aid of Crimebeat will be held at Wells Cathedral on Saturday, September 25, at 7pm. The event will feature the sounds of Wells Cathedral Girls Choristers and Wells Cathedral School Big Band. Ticket prices range
TAUNTON Deane MP Jeremy Browne has visited Shelter Somerset in Taunton to meet the charity’s staff and people accessing the local drop-in advice sevice. Shelter Somerset helps people with a wide range of housing problems, from mortgage arrears to problems
