FIRE crews and police were called to a Minehead pumping station after flood water triggered a gas alarm today (August 4). Two fire appliances were called to reports of an alarm sounding at a pumping station in Mart Road at around 4.39pm. Wessex
CAMPAIGNERS against an idea for a potential wind farm in Wiveliscombe have formed a group. More than 100 members have joined Friends of the Hills in a bid to stop wind turbines being built on the fields surrounding the town. As reported in
SOMERSET limped to 188-9 by the end of a weather-interrupted day in the Championship against Nottinghamshire at the County Ground. The Cidermen, who began day three on 70-1, lost eight wickets while adding just 118 runs in 47 overs. Notts made
A NETWORKING event for online businesses in Somerset has been hailed a success. The event, organised by Evosite, whose team is pictured above, took place at Junction 24, near Bridgwater, last month. Evosite boss James Shakespeare said: “We
THE majority of players on the staff at Somerset CCC will be remaining at the County Ground after the Club announced that it had successfully reached agreements with eight of the 11 who are out of contract at the end of this season. Tom Abell, Alex
AN appeal to equip the cancer unit at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital is nearing its next landmark. Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment (SURE) has now raised almost £350,000 for the Beacon Centre since it linked up with the County Gazette
A SPECTACULAR array of costumes and floats made this year’s Watchet Carnival one to remember. Hundreds of people lined the streets on Sunday, despite the showers, to watch the colourful procession parade through the town. Carnival Queen Sophie
PATIENTS in Somerset with urgent but not life-threatening symptoms, or requiring urgent health advice or support out-of-hours should still ring 111. Health bosses stress that the service will continue despite NHS Direct saying it is pulling out
THEY may have won awards in country music’s heartland, Nashville, Tennessee, but they haven’t forgotten their Somerset roots, which is why bluegrass duo Southern Folk are getting ready to play at Porlock village hall on Saturday, August 3. Southern
