ARE you planning on having a flippin' good time tomorrow (February 12)? The County Gazette wants your Pancake Day race photos. Each year hundreds of people young and old take part in traditional pancake races - and we want you to share snaps from
PROMISING rugby player Joe Lewis, of Wellington School, has been called up to the England Under 16 squad. The selection comes after the winger played his part in the South West region's 43-24 victory over the North at Coventry and is the first
SEA birds found covered an oily substance along England’s south coast have gone through the first round of washes at the West Hatch Wildlife Centre near Taunton. Staff and volunteers have been busy decontaminating more than 300 guillemots and razorbills
MEET three smiling ladies – members of Wellington's new Women’s Institute. Almost 50 women attended the group’s launch in the hope of making new friends, learning new skills and becoming part of the WI community. The group has been set up for
TWO of the wooden pigs that used to 'live' in Orchard Shopping Centre, in Taunton, were back there today. They have undergone a makeover by two local artists and are about to embark on a Snout and About tour of the town. They will then
PROMISING young musicians will get expert training in a former fire control centre when it is converted into a regional centre of excellence. Hestercombe House is being handed over to the body that runs Hestercombe Gardens, with the Guildhall School
FRESH eyes are what Minehead’s first vision manager believes are needed to help revive the town. Stephen Hooper must come up with a formal action plan by March but says he is already brimming with ideas and will be raring to go by then. Minehead
JUNO Temple, a former Somerset student, has won the Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs. Ms Temple starred in the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises and previously appeared in other high-profile films, including Atonement, alongside Keira Knightley
A MAN had to be cut free after he became trapped in a vehicle following a road traffic accident. Firefighters were called to the crash between a car and a minibus at 9pm yesterday (February 10) in Brendon Road, Watchet. Initial reports suggested
AN elderly woman who had fallen over in her home was rescued by firefighters. The fire and rescue service was alerted by the woman's daughter who was concerned that she had not been in touch. Crews who attended her home in St James Court, Taunton
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a quad bike on fire in the early hours of this morning (February 11). The vehicle was completely destroyed in the incident near Langford Budville church shortly after midnight. A fire and rescue service spokesman
SOME of the biggest names in sport will be coming to Taunton later this month when Somerset County Cricket Club and Bath Rugby join forces to host a special sportsman’s dinner. The event will be held at The County Ground on Thursday, February 21
THE February edition of your glossy magazine for Somerset, Society, is out now. As well as some fantastic photographs from society events around the area, the magazine features a spicy interview with chef, presenter and author Emma Grazette, a
