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A QUIZ night will take place at Taunton Town Football Club next Thursday (September 5) at 8pm. Entry to the event costs £2 per person with teams up to five permitted.

BUSKERS are being invited to liven up Taunton’s open spaces and be in with a chance of performing in front of thousands of people. Musicians have until Monday, September 9 to apply to Taunton Deane Council to perform in areas such as Castle Green

WEST Somerset Council is hoping new signs and information points will help point the region’s tourists in the right direction. The new Enterprise Park signage and Minehead town centre business directory signs will help tourists and new visitors

DULVERTON’S open mixed doubles tournament has been re-arranged for Sunday, September 29 at 2pm. The club is looking for a maximum entry of 12 pairs. A draw for partners will take place on the day for the Round Robin event. The entry fee is £2

A BASEBALL club is being formed in Taunton with the aim of competing in the South West league next year against teams like Plymouth Mariners, Torbay Barons, Exeter Spitfires and Bristol Bats. Indoor training sessions are due to start on October 9 at

ORGANISERS of the Taunton 10k have reassured runners that this year’s race will go ahead – despite a hike in the cost of road closures. Somerset County Council has taken on responsibility for road closures from district and borough councils and

THE Bowmen of Danesfield are hosting a tournament featuring 110 archers at Danesfield School in Williton on Sunday. Spectators are welcome at the all-day event which finishes about 3.30pm. The prestigious event will feature longbow, bare bow

TAUNTON'S Unicorn Badminton Club starts its new season at Taunton School, Staplegrove Road, on Friday, September 6. Juniors (8-16) play from 5pm and seniors take over the courts from 7pm and prospective members are being sought to replace members

CLUBBERS in Taunton can look forward to TWO nightclubs opening in the next couple of months. The former Que Pasa site in High Street will be transformed into a bar and nightclub called L8, and as its name suggests it is set to open later than other

A MOTORCYCLIST died following a collision with a car near Wellington last night (August 29). The incident happened at around 7.10pm at Quarts Moor in Wrangway. Two fire engines from Wellington and a rescue tender from Taunton attended the scene

TAUNTON Deane MP Jeremy Browne voted in favour of possible UK military action in Syria. The Home Office minister was in the House of Commons yesterday (August 29) to vote on a Government motion to intervene in the troubled country. Yeovil MP

JANE Austen’s tale of hapless romance, Pride and Prejudice, popularised for millions thanks to Colin Firth’s wet-shirted Mr Darcy, comes to Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre on Thursday, September 5. It comes reinvented by the celebrated Chapterhouse Theatre

A PROTEST song recorded by Queen guitarist Brian May to voice opposition to the badger cull is rapidly climbing the charts. Actor Brian Blessed’s unique vocals are featured on ‘Save The Badger, Badger, Badger’, which is the most popular track in

A FAMILY says cats in their village are being used as target practice by people with air and pellet guns. The Whitlam family’s pet was left blinded after being shot, and they are warning other pet owners in Cotford St Luke to be wary of a similar