FIREFIGHTERS and police worked together to free a casualty from the roof of Taunton's Iceland supermarket, in Crescent Way, this evening. Fire crews from Taunton and Bridgwater attended the scene at around 5.45pm, after a call from the police. A fire
RESIDENTS in Fivehead, Curry Mallet and Isle Abbots are breathing a sigh of relief after plans to build a large solar farm on their doorstep have been withdrawn. The communities had set up a website and an action group to help combat plans to build
THE trustees at Taunton Association for the Homeless are looking for a new boss after John Shipley stood down as chief executive last Friday. Mr Shipley has led the organisation for five years and is credited with putting in place strong foundations
FIREFIGHTERS say the cause of a caravan fire in Somerton this evening remains unclear. A crew was sent to Pauls Bridge just after 8pm and found the derelict caravan on fire. Police have also been called.
YOUNG people from the Taunton and Wellington area have been telling MP Jeremy Browne of the benefits of the Government’s Community Service scheme. The initiative, for 40,000 16- and 17-year-olds nationwide, aims to widen their horizons and give
A GRAND beer and cider festival will take place at Somerset County Cricket Club in Taunton later this month. The event will feature 18 different beers – one from each of the first-class cricketing counties. There will be three bar areas and
After nearly folding just 18 months ago, the West Monkton Scout Group is back on its feet following the hard work of its volunteers. The group’s revival has been demonstrated by the AGM presentation evening held in July, during which Scout Leader
THEY might both be aged over 80 but a Taunton couple are preparing to travel to Africa at the end of this month to help vulnerable children. John and Jane Rowell, who live in the Blagdon Retirement Village, lived and worked in Malawi over 40 years
CHARITIES in Somerset and Devon could land a cash jackpot of thousands of pounds, thanks to your County Gazette. The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett, owner of Newsquest Media Group, which publishes regional newspapers, websites
SOMERSET continue their hunt for T20 glory when they face Surrey in the quarter-finals at the Oval today (4.15pm). Keep checking this website for updates.
A CONTROVERSIAL planning application to bring a national coffee chain to the centre of Minehead has been given the green light the second time around. Costa has been granted permission to turn 2 Wellington Square, the old Blockbuster premises,
