A CASUALTY was taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at premises on Roughmoor Industrial Estate, Williton just after 6pm this evening. Firefighters and an ambulance attended after carbon monoxide detector
HE is credited with saving countless lives and shortening the Second World War by two years. He was voted the 21st Greatest Briton of all time in a popular BBC series. And yet when Rachel Barnes of Blagdon Hill, near Taunton, tells people that her
WEST Somerset Council’s cabinet has backed a decision which could see several groups in the district miss out on cash from the Hinkley C Community Impact Mitigation Fund. The County Gazette reported last week how nine groups had applied for money from
AN “EXCEPTIONAL young man with a huge future ahead of him” died after a collision with a taxi while he walked home from a night out with friends, an inquest heard. Former Richard Huish College student Ross Paterson was returning home in the early
TAUNTON-BORN violinist Darryl Way, formerly of Curved Air, makes a very rare return to play at the CICCIC on November 21 at the launch evening of his old friend Tony Girardot’s New Horizons art exhibition. In a music career spanning over 40 years
POLICE say one of the shops selling legal highs in Taunton has today told officers it will stop stocking them immediately. The owner of Wicked, in East Reach, explained his decision to stop selling new psychoactive substances (NPS) during a meeting
A NEWCOMER arrives on the retail scene in Taunton on Saturday when Saltrock opens its new store. It’s all happening at 18 Fore Street at 9am when the the firm will celebrate the launch with opening offers. “It’s been an incredible few months
AS part of this year's Dulverton by Starlight celebrations, the tenth and final display of nativity sets will take place at Dulverton Town Hall on Sunday, December 7, from 2pm-6pm. This year there will be a special exhibition featuring nativity
BRAZZ comedy was on the cards once again as I embarked on my final comedy review for the County Gazette. Having visited many comedy events over the past few months, you would have thought I’d figured out the basics of where to sit by now. Unfortunately
TAUNTON Deane Council is installing 80 metal bins across the borough. The old plastic bins will be recycled. Smaller, pole-mounted bins are also being replaced with larger receptacles to increase capacity. The litter bins were funded from an underspend
PROPOSED council cuts which could see up to 82 mobile library stops lost in Taunton Deane and West Somerset have been described as “disgraceful”. Somerset County Council is consulting on wide-ranging changes to library services across the county
