STEAM train rides to Santa's grotto were the star attraction at the Isle Abbotts Playgroup Christmas event yesterday (November 29). Santa is pictured with youngsters and organisers in the village hall. Other entertainment included face painting, raffle
ST Margaret’s Hospice’s children’s shop in Bridge Street, Taunton is marking its one-year anniversary and the Christmas season with a colouring competition. People can enter for 50p for the chance to win prizes. All entries will be displayed in the shop
THE Minehead Museum raised £175 for museum funds when it hosted a concert featuring The Acorn Shanty Crew. The Crew sang two sets to include working sea shanties, mostly collected by Cecil Sharp from Jon Short of Watchet, and some items from Captain
IMPROVED skills training and better mental health facilities for young people are just two of the priorities highlighted by local people in Wellington and West Somerset under a new government initiative. Community and voluntary groups in 120 areas around
COUNCIL bosses say they have helped small shop owners in Taunton Deane save over £200,000 in business rates. A publicity drive resulted in many premises applying for rate relief up to £1,000 after being sent application forms with their bills, and
FIRE crews rescued two people from the River Tone in the early hours of yesterday morning. The Fire Service received a call reporting a person in the river at Coal Orchard. Two fire appliances from Taunton and the Specialist Rescue Team from
HARD-hit shops in Taunton have been given a one-off Christmas present from council bosses. Parking in Taunton’s 19 town centre car parks will be free from 2pm for the rest of the afternoon on Saturday, December 6. The move is Taunton Deane’s way of
BLENHEIM Gardens in Minehead is being considered as an entry into the prestigious Green Flag awards by West Somerset Council. The gardens are currently undergoing a makeover thanks to a £5,000 grant from the council to restore the park. Work
A GROUP of Year 11 students from West Somerset College attended an exclusive masterclass in construction from McGoff & Byrne’s contracts manager Harry Galloway at Butlins in Minehead. The 15-year-olds, all construction students, enjoyed a tour
A FORMER GP who was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this summer has been named the new chief executive at Taunton’s Murgrove Park Hospital. Dr Sam Barrell has a wide background in the NHS and was named as one of the Top 50 most inspirational
WATCHET’S Tropiquaria Zoo looks set to be awarded extra funding to relocate animals that will be disturbed by the building of a roundabout at Washford Cross. Last month, the County Gazette reported Tropiquaria would have to re-house three species
