THE bosses of a pirate radio station in Taunton say they’ll be back despite being shut down for the second time in five months. A spokesman for the industry watchdog said the raid on Rage FM on Friday morning was part of an inquiry into “radio
A SIX-year-old girl is back at school for the first time since before Christmas after bravely battling leukaemia. Lauren Down, from Wrantage, is in full remission, but things looked bleaker when she started to feel unwell last October. But
THE Kentucky Cow Tippers and support act Nick Girone-Maddocks will be entertaining an audience tonight (Thursday) at the Bluegrass @ The Beambridge event being held at The Beambridge Inn, Wellington. Nick will also be returning to Wellington next
GOLFERS trying to save their club from being sold off to a farmer have built a war chest of hundreds of thousands of pounds to mount a counter bid. They are hoping the owners of Taunton Vale Golf Club, in Creech Heathfield, will scrap plans to
THE Taunton Deane Dragons – which have provided a colourful spectacle on local streets all summer – have been recaptured and now being cleaned and repaired. The trail ended on Sunday and organisers are getting them ready for their next appearance
TAUNTON members of an organisation which pushes for equal rights for women are celebrating its 80th anniversary. This year marks the 80 years since the formation of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), of which SI Taunton
WEST Hatch RSPCA Summer Fair and Dog Show has been hailed “a resounding success” by organisers. The event earlier this month included stalls and games for children, face painting and a visit from Malcolm the Magician. There was also a record number
WILLITON’S WW1 Remembrance project is underway this week, all gearing up to a commemorative service on Saturday (September 20). An exhibition is taking place at the Village Parish Council offices in Killick Way each day, open from 9am-5pm.
WELLINGTON Police Station is now open four days a week and for double the number of hours. The station’s new opening hours, introduced on September 1, are 10am-2pm Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Before the changes the police station
JO Cubbon has announced she is to retire as chief executive at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital in the New Year. During over six years of her leadership, Musgrove has been graded as an outstanding hospital by the Care Quality Commission, regularly
SENIOR carer Debbie Sparkes, who manages the Mulberry Wing for people living with dementia at Nynehead Court, has been nominated for a national Carer Award, run by the publication Caring Times. If Debbie is successful when the awards are announced in
