THE Military Wives’ Choir drawn from the families of 40 Commando based at Norton Manor Camp and RMB Chivenor will be headlining a concert in Williton next month. The concert on September 20, is part of a Commemoration Service organised by Williton
A TAUNTON girl is all fired up for a surprise trip to Legoland after her mum nominated her to receive a special thank you for supporting her through her studies with the Open University. While many parents across the country are bracing themselves
DONATIONS this week to help buy equipment for the Beacon Centre cancer unit at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton amounted to £1,088.03. Money donated to the Somerset-backed Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment (SURE) appeal comprised £647.75
REVELLERS enjoyed ten hours of live music on Taunton’s Castle Green during Parrot in the Park. The event on Sunday, organised by The Apple and Parrot pub, featured top tribute acts and local musicians.
WHEN amateur dramatists look for strong prose and comic flair, more often than not they’ll turn to the river of work by Alan Ayckbourn CBE. This September Wellington’s long-serving acting company, The Civic Players, begins its show run of 1970s
A TAUNTON man who has been researching his wife’s uncle, killed in the Battle of the Somme, said all war heroes deserved to be named and remembered. David Macdonald, who lives in Galmington with his wife, Joan, said he had always been interested
MOVES to make Wellington a dementia-friendly destination for individuals living with the condition are afoot, thanks to a fresh commitment from the town council. Taunton-based charity Reminiscence Learning is urging every business to help raise
“CORNHILL could be Wellington’s Bath Place” – this is the hoped-for vision for the town’s historic street alley, says a senior figure promoting Wellington trade. Ian Stock, chairman of Wellington Business Association, formerly Wellington Chamber
WHEN the Rev Simnel organises a Great Village Bake Off to raise money for church funds, little does she suspect that murder and mayhem will follow. What is Lady Victoria Sponge trying to hide? Who has upset Ma Baker? Why have Mr and Mrs Bakewell
A LIMITED number of tickets are now on sale to see highly recommended Scottish comedian Alan Francis headline a night of silliness at Taunton’s Brazz brasserie on Thursday, September 11. Francis won Channel 4’s ‘So You Think You’re Funny Award’
BURSTING on to the lawns to the banging of the drum, The GB Theatre Company’s fiery farce truly lived up to Shakespeare’s title, The Comedy Of Errors. The acting troupe, led by founder and Tauntonian Barrie Palmer, kept the pace rapid, the quips
A SKETCHBOOK of swans is scattered across the walls of the Creative Innovation Centre in Taunton. The art show ‘gets’ what many of us already knew: swans are no ordinary beasts. Minehead artist Peter Lazare used to lead a “double life”, following
MILLIONS of viewers tuned in to see Sally Barker on BBC talent show The Voice. On Tuesday, September 17, at 7.30pm, she will be in concert at Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre. Tickets cost £15 at www.brewhousetheatre.ticketsource.co.uk
THE Great Dorset Steam Fair rolls into Blandford Forum on Wednesday for five days celebrating the heritage of engineering. A galactic mixture of sounds is promised from more than 100 fairground and street organs, steam whistles and sirens and vintage
EIGHTEEN years after Twister spiralled on to our cinema screens, storm chasers return as new director Steve Quale and his special effects wizards unleash tornados on an unsuspecting town in this found-footage action thriller. Veteran storm chaser
A QUINTET, quartet and a trio are lending their musical gifts to a Somerset Flood Relief Fund concert on Saturday August 30. The performance starts at 7.30pm at St Peter's Church in North Newton. Tickets cost £5 from Eileen Tipper (01278-662399
COMEDY film The Grand Budapest Hotel will be screened at Dulverton Town Hall on Friday, August 29 at 7.30pm. The film recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the
A MOTHER with everything to live for committed suicide, a coroner has ruled. Carol Kellie, who lived in Stoke St Gregory with her 16-year-old son, was found dead by her father on January 24. The court heard how the 38-year-old had battled with
A BUILDING repair company in the Blackdown Hills has won new contracts which will enable it to create more jobs in the area. The Property Consortium Group, which is based at the Culmhead Business Centre, was set up in Taunton but operates across
PUBLIC Health at Somerset County Council are undertaking a review of contraceptive and sexual health services in the county. As part of this process they are gathering the views of the public and service users. For a paper copy of the questionnaire
RESIDENTS across Somerset are hoping to benefit from improved internet speeds as extra funding is announced. Councils across Devon and Somerset are working together to invest £38 million into connecting 95 per cent of us with superfast broadband
ANYONE starting a business in Somerset can access free expert coaching worth £1,000 from School for Startups to get their company off the ground. Thanks to funding from the Plymouth and South-West Peninsula City Deal, the intensive six-week accelerator
A BEAUTICIAN who found a syringe in the middle of the path to one of Wellington’s three dragons at Lancer Court says she is “disgusted” by her discovery. Amy Sipthorpe, 25, spotted the syringe at around 8.30am last Friday “just yards away from
