EXTREME swimmer Haydn Welch will have to attempt his ice mile swim all over again because the water was two-tenths of a degree too warm to count. The Taunton jeweller, who is raising money for breast cancer charity CoppaFeel, travelled to Lake
A FUNDRAISING dinner at Bishops Barton B&B near Wellington coined in £769 for children’s charity CLIC Sargent.
A REPORTER at Newsquest Somerset said she was "humbled" after winning an award for the most promising trainee at the company. Kirsty James, who has been working for the company since 2011, was handed the Leanne Gibbons Memorial Award. The 23
THE games are coming thick and fast now for Taunton Town who play their second home match in three days when they take on Didcot Town in the Evo-Stik League at Wordsworth Drive tomorrow (3pm). This follows the Peacocks’ 2-2 draw with Mangotsfield United
TAUNTON Titans entertain high-flying Hartpury at Hyde Park tomorrow (3pm) on the back of a stunning victory. Their 28-10 success over Clifton in Bristol last weekend was just the tonic for Taunton’s battling rugby aces. It was not just Titans win that
RESCUERS are still searching for Peter Carver, 89, who went missing in Taunton three weeks ago. Police said CCTV footage showed a man matching Mr Carver's description entering the River Tone shortly after he was reported missing. Underwater
WELLINGTON Swords' young fencers have enjoyed more success at major competitions. In Bristol a round of the Leon Paul Junior Series was held attracting a large number of fencers from all over the country at a very high standard of fencing. Olivia
A DRIVER needed hospital treatment after being knocked out by another motorist, say police. Officers are trying to piece together what caused the incident in which a man pulled up on a dual carriageway, forced the car behind to stop, got out and
THEY say never to put all your eggs in one basket, but that is precisely the point when it comes to Stoke St Gregory School’s annual tradition of egg shackling. Teacher Lisa Daniels, who was photographed by the County Gazette egg shackling
GENEROUS ladies have been doing their bit to help kit out Musgrove Park Hospital. Fundraisers Lez Collins, Julie Webber and Jan Richards, also known as the Ball Ladies, raised almost £7,000 at a charity night at the Hobby Horse Inn on the esplanade
A MAN has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a shop in Minehead. Fire crews from Minehead and Williton were called to clothes printing shop Novel T's in The Avenue shortly after 8.30am today (February 8). They used breathing
Somerset’s Craig Overton made an impressive debut for the England Lions on their tour of Australia even though he ended up on the losing side. Victoria, who included Cameron White, David Hussey and Chris Rogers in their line up, opted to bat first
A FATHER from Wellington is dusting off his trainers to tackle the Bath Half-Marathon in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust after his son was diagnosed with leukaemia. Paul Musgrove, 57, will take on the challenge on Sunday, March 3 for the second
Taunton Town Under-18s lost 5-4 at Bishop Sutton in the Somerset Floodlight Youth League last night. The result leaves Taunton at the foot of the table with one win from six matches.
SOMERSET pace bowler Steve Kirby spent his Sunday with the Academy and Emerging Players at the County Ground and gave one of the youngsters a batting experience that he is unlikely to forget. Kirby who is due to fly out to South America next week as
THE nation’s spotlight shone on Watchet last week but it is not the first time the town’s harbour has inspired an act of bravery. Dockmaster George Reeder, 63, jumped into the wintry sea to save a baby whose pushchair had been blown into the water
FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze in a ground floor flat in the early hours of this morning, Friday, February 8. Smoke was billowing from the home in Creechbarrow Road, Taunton, when crews arrived at 1.22am. After checking everyone was out of the
A PAIR of young people are calling on council bosses to build a youth drop-in centre to one of Taunton’s poorest areas. Jayden Neville-Moore and Jonathon Monger, both 21, have made a documentary to highlight the need for a drop-in centre in Halcon
