BLACKDOWN Youth Club's first fete and art and photography exhibition raised almost £600 for St Margaret's Hospice. Visitors flooded into Deane Discovery Centre and browsed the exhibition and stalls while Somerset band, In the Shade, provided
LEONORA Mullins received a special visit from Taunton Deane Mayor and Mayoress Steve and Diana Brooks as she celebrated her 100th birthday. Leonora, of Taunton, also celebrated with friends and family on May 9 at Taunton's Orchard Portman House. Pictured
BISHOPS Lydeard FC Under-13 Girls have done the double this season winning the league and league cup. They won every game this season, scoring 78 goals and conceding only 12 . Joint manager/coach Helen Frounks is seen (back left) with Mia Loveridge
TAUNTON and Somerset Hospitals Nurses League, set up in 1957 for former School of Nursing trainees to stay in touch, held its last meeting last week. Due to changing training methods, there have been no new members for some time and the league folded
HOT on the heels of a 27-date UK tour, which climaxed with a sold-out show at The Scala, The Milk have announced details of a brand new single for the summer and a string of live dates for May and June (Bristol Cooler on May 31). The soaring ‘Every Time
GOVERNMENT plans to charge VAT on the cost of static caravans could be 'catastrophic' for tourism in West Somerset and see jobs lost, industry leaders have warned. A delegation of bosses from holiday resorts across the region travelled to London this
AS part of Music Is GREAT Week - launched May 14 - a DVD compilation celebrating the most iconic British live music acts is being released. It includes film footage and audio of legendary performances and is now available to mark the start of the GREAT
THE closing weeks of the Three Horseshoes Skittles League saw a number of exciting matches — including a rare draw between Bottoms Up and Kiss Me Harders who both scored 394 pins. But it all came down to the final with the top two averaging teams
A DEVELOPMENT of 40 new affordable homes has been opened at Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, by Knightstone Housing Association and SHAL Housing. Thirty of the properties are for social rent, with ten for shared ownership. The scheme, which includes flats
SOMERSET 2nd XI lost out to their Surrey counterparts, who included Mark Ramprakash in their line-up, in the Championship match at Reigate Priory. After being put in to bat first, Somerset openers Alex Barrow (17) and James Burke shared a partnership
PHASE one of Taunton High Street’s makeover is complete – with the next phase imminent. The project, led by architects Reed Holland and backed by Taunton Deane Council and Project Taunton, aims to revitalise the scruffy 1970s layout and revive it as
FIREFIGHTERS helped to rescue a Jack Russell dog in the early hours of this morning (May 14) after it had become stuck under a beach hut at Dunster. The alarm was raised just after midnight and one fire engine from Minehead was sent to the
TWO budding footballers from Taunton will be gunning for stardom when they play at the Emirates Stadium in London on May 20 to represent the Arsenal Soccer Schools South West in the 3 v 3 World Cup. Ethan Osbon plays for Tiverton Youth
DISGRUNTLED residents in Milverton have pulled the plug on joining a steering group to discuss proposals for the contentious Creedwell Orchard development. The group was put forward by developer Notaro in an attempt to liaise with villagers about what
