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ARMED Forces charity SSAFA Forces Help Somerset is collecting at Sainsbury's in Hankridge Farm, Taunton, throughout this week until Saturday (May 19).

TAUNTON Deane Cricket Club hope their ground will be fit to play their first match of the season at the weekend. Less than three weeks ago, the ground was under three feet of water after torrential rain caused the Sherford stream to burst its

HUNDREDS of fitness fanatics pounded the streets of Wellington as they embarked on another gruelling Taunton Deane Triathlon. Hardy folk tackled the challenging course on Sunday, which involved a 200m swim, a demanding 12.5k bike ride and an energy-sapping

THE Unicorn Badminton Club in Taunton has just celebrated its 50th birthday. Originally formed out of the remnants of the Kingston Road Bowling Club with its residual funds of £1 17s 3½ d, by 1966 the club had moved to Priorswood School and finances

SOMERSET cricket legend Marcus Trescothick said it will be an honour to carry the Olympic Torch through his home town next week. The 36-year-old is currently recovering from ankle surgery but will gamely hobble a 200-metre stretch of Wellington Road,

COMEDIAN Miranda Hart and TV presenter Fern Britton are among celebrities backing a campaign to recruit more foster carers in Somerset. Celebrities and local foster carers are sharing their favourite family recipes – click on the link for details

IT WAS a step into the unknown for these Queen’s College pupils as they took a trip to London to visit the Houses of Parliament. The tour, organised by Taunton Deane MP Jeremy Browne, started off at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the children

Somerset have been informed by Cricket South Africa that Francois du Plessis is no longer available for this season’s FLt20 Cup. Du Plessis was expected to join the County in place of Chris Gayle as their second overseas player alongside his fellow

TAUNTON & District Snooker League’s Presentation Night will take place at St Andrew’s Club on Thursday, May 31, at 7.30pm. A race night will be open to all members of the league, there will also be a buffet provided by St Andrew’s and the

POLICE have released footage of a woman they would like to speak to following a theft in ASDA Taunton. On April 6, a woman attended a self-service checkout at the store and took £30 left by the previous customer. Officers would now like

EMERGENCY services were called to a car crash at Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, this morning (May 15). The single-vehicle incident happened at around 7.50am. Nobody was trapped.

OVER £500 has been raised for Musgrove Leukaemic Group Somerset through charity collections in Taunton and Wellington. Money will be used to provide equipment at Musgrove Park Hospital, including the Ward Nine, the Beacon Centre and the Children’s Unit

AWARD-winning concert harpist Keziah Thomas will perform a varied programme of music at St Luke's Church, Simonsbath, this Saturday (May 19) at 7.30pm as part of the Simonsbath Festival. Keziah, who has performed at New York's Carnegie Hall to rave reviews

HEATHFIELD Community School Under-16s sevens side competed in both local and national tournaments over the spring term. They entertained Blundells School, Millfield School and King’s School in warm-up games and gave an excellent account of themselves

A WEST Somerset woman who is deaf and suffers from Coeliac disease is helping to raise awareness of both conditions. Deb Buller, from Stogursey, is launching a West Somerset Coeliac support group through the Coeliac UK charity. Coeliac disease (pronounced