SASHA Burns, of Milverton, is the new director at the Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital. She was a radiographer at Musgrove Park Hospital for nine years and a senior manager in private health companies. She also studied management at Somerset
FORMER Somerset cricket captain Brian Langford has died aged 76. Off-spinner Langford was unlucky never to play for England and once bowled eight maidens in a one-day game. Born in Birmingham, he grew up in Bridgwater, where he attended Dr
TRADING Standards says there are concerns over the safety of chainsaws and other power tools being sold cheaply by doorstep sellers in Somerset. A spokesman said though the items appear to be reasonably priced, the buyer often has no redress if
THE former Octagon Chapel on Taunton's East Reach is to be converted into an antiques saleroom. Greenslade Taylor Hunt has bought the property, built in 1964, and plans to relocate from its current antiques department in Winchester Street.
THE number of TV gambling adverts is getting out of hand and they should be banned, a former Somerset head teacher claims. Dave Dibb says viewers are bombarded with adverts from betting companies during sports programmes. He is calling for
HUNDREDS of swimmers made a splash for charity at the 25th Soroptimist Swimathon. So far £11,400 has been raised for St Margaret's Somerset Hospice, Friends of Somerset Young Carers, Taunton Opportunity Group and the National Blind Children's
SEVERAL disillusioned GPs are considering a career change due to increased workloads and Government targets, it has been claimed. A leading Somerset doctor says many are frustrated at increasing emphasis on targets rather than face-to-face patient
CRIMESTOPPERS is trying to trace this man in connection with a fraud offence carried out on January 5 in Watchet. Anyone with information should call the organisation anonymously on 0800-555111 as soon as possible.
