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  • Can you give Moggie the cat a new home?

    A PLAYFUL and friendly cat is looking for a home after recovering from a serious leg injury. Last month, the County Veterinary Clinic in Kingston Road, Taunton, took in the animal after a charity was unable to help due to a lack of available funds

  • Canal group fights on in face of cuts

    A CANAL group is battling to keep the popular Bridgwater & Taunton Canal looking its best despite dwindling funds. Many visitors enjoy fishing and boating along the canal as well as appreciating its flora and fauna. However, funding from

  • Young medics among Taunton School's successes

    IT was another summer of success for Taunton School who reported a stunning set of exam results. An impressive 83% of sixth form students achieved A* to C grades across A-level and International Baccalaureat results combined. Headmaster Dr

  • More support for town's homeless

    HOMELESS people in Taunton are to get more support to help them settle into normal living accommodation. The Taunton Association for the Homeless is planning to expand its work giving emergency accommodation to those who have been sleeping outdoors

  • Hamlet gets hammed up in seedy Soho

    WATERFRONT Theatre Company is booting up to round off The Regal Theatre’s August programme of entertainment in Minehead with The Prince Of Denmark Street, a musical by Fred Owen, based on Hamlet. Playing from Thursday to Saturday, August 28-30,

  • Fear of flooding: the facts and the future

    A NEW report on better ways to tackle the floods which devastated communities on the Somerset Levels has been released by the Bishop of Taunton. The Rt Rev Peter Maurice completed a walkabout of communities which suffered the worst of the winter