THE number of adoptions in Somerset this year has risen again for the third time in a row. Somerset County Council revealed that for the financial year in 2012/13 a number of 51 children were successfully adopted. That’s 13 more than the previous
T wasn't just Chris Froome who was riding quickly across France this summer... Students, teachers and parents from Wellington School had their own mini Tour de France. The 20-strong team made up of Year 9, 10 and 11 students pedalled from Bordeaux
A PROJECT to build a multifunctional youth building has been given £25,000. Trident Youth & Community Centre, in Galmington Road, Taunton, will use the cash to replace its rundown building with a timber-framed construction with storage, an
SOMERSET'S rain-hit County Championship match with Nottinghamshire was abandoned as a draw this afternoon. The Cidermen, who were asked to follow on after failing to add to their overnight total, were 141-2 when the rain came with Nick Compton unbeaten
WURZELS legend Tommy Banner has spoken out in support of celebrities who choose to discuss their illnesses in public. Tommy, who lives in Taunton, said the likes of Sir Michael Parkinson – who recently revealed he is battling cancer – help promote
BUYING the freehold of the West Somerset Railway may not be the best way of securing its long-term future, it has been claimed. West Somerset Railway Plc, which holds the lease and licence to operate the railway, says it is continuing discussions
A MAN has been seriously assaulted following an altercation in Watchet. The incident occurred around midnight on Friday evening (August 2) into Saturday morning (August 3). The 25-year-old man was assaulted in Swain Street after a row near
A TRAGEDY was narrowly avoided at Dunster Country Fair, where a rider was thrown from her bolting horse towards a four-year-old girl. Pictures have emerged this week showing the runaway animal ending up just inches short of the child, who was lying
10:52am JAMES Rashbrook has appeared in court charged with robbery in connection to the incident at Lloyds Bank in Taunton yesterday. Mr Rashbrook, of no fixed abode, did not enter a plea during a brief hearing at Taunton
SOMERSET County Council has been branded "inadequate" for how effective child protection services are. A damning Ofsted inspection concluded that the service "is not doing what is required to keep chidlren and young people safe". The inspectors
A HOME Office enforcement team arrested five suspected illegal immigrants after swooping on three Somerset restaurants. The Bangladeshi men, aged between 21 and 39, were taken into custody last Wednesday evening after raids on Posh Spice, Britannia
A TEENAGER from Taunton has spoken of his struggle with a rare memory disorder which means he needs constant reminders to do everyday tasks like brushing his teeth. Ricky Dean, 19, lost the capacity to make memories when his brain was starved of
ON Your Bike, a charity providing work and training for people struggling to find employment, has opened a new depot by the taxi rank at Taunton Railway Station. The charity also recycles scrapped bikes to sell on and offers a bike repair service
A HAT-TRICK of theatrical triumphs makes it official – Taunton’s School’s dramatists are the best in the country. Not only did Year 11 students’ “thrilling” one-act production of Burn Up secure the National Drama Festivals Association trophy at
