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ENTRIES are open for the Rotary Club of Taunton’s 50/50 Cycle Ride on Sunday, June 9, starting at Wellington Road from 10am. For an entry form and details contact Jacky Ford on 01823-277057 or ford-jacky@sky.com

THE Children’s Hospice South-West was delighted to receive a donation of £900 from parishioners at St Michael the Archangel Church in Galmington, Taunton. Annabel Martin and Robert Rollings, from the charity, collected a cheque from the Rev Colin

TAUNTON Deane MP Jeremy Browne has visited William Hill bookies to see what the company does to help people addicted to gambling. The visit follows a County Gazette feature last week in which a former head teacher warned of the dangers of too many

FIRE chiefs in Somerset could merge with colleagues in neighbouring Avon to limit the impact of multi-million pound grant reductions over the next two years. Talks are being held to discuss all opportunities for working together, including the

TAUNTON’S RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre is appealing to people who have adopted pets to send in their details and photographs to help celebrate the centre’s 50th anniversary this year. The 50 best stories submitted will be included in an anniversary

PUPILS arriving at a primary school were greeted by an unsightly pile of rubbish dumped outside the gates by a fly-tipper. Mum-of-two Justine Baker, a district councillor, said a mattress, a TV set and a chair were left outside North Town Primary

A NEW social badminton club is starting at Kingsmead School in Wiveliscombe tomorrow. The club is open to all and will be run every Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm. The cost is £3. For more information call Sarah Payne on 01984-623891 or email sarah@huishmoor.freeserve.co.uk

PROSTATE Cancer UK is calling on supporters from across the South-West to saddle up for its second Jurassic Classic cycling event on Sunday, August 11. Setting off from Exmouth, the event offers cyclists a choice of three routes – 50km, 100km and

VILLAGERS in Bishop’s Hull won’t need to go into town for stamps, banking and paying bills when their post office re-opens next month. The service, which closed in November 2010, will be run alongside the village stores, in Bishop’s Hull Road from

A WOMAN in her 20s had to be cut from her car after it rolled onto its roof on the verge of the A39 near Minehead today (February 19). The Nissan Micra left the road at Bratton shortly after 8am and the driver was trapped by her legs but was conscious

HUNDREDS of food donations from housing association staff and residents have been welcomed by Alcombe-based West Somerset Food Cupboard.  In 2012, the volunteer-led food bank delivered 563 food parcels to people in need in the district, with numbers