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  • "Slow" progress at failing West Somerset College

    PROGRESS at West Somerset College is still “far too slow”, according to inspectors. The news comes in a report by Ofsted after the second of five visits from one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors. The report by Jim Sage, of HMI, concluded: “The college

  • The Old Hospital building in Minehead has sold for £350,000

    THE Old Hospital building in Minehead was sold for £350,000 at auction earlier today - and it wasn't to Minehead Development Trust.  The identity of the highest bidder is unknown and it is unclear what is to be done with the building. Minehead

  • Help for children in Halcon ward of Taunton thanks to funding

    A NEW community facility will be created in the Halcon ward of Taunton to provide early years provision for children in one of Somerset’s most deprived areas. The centre will be built thanks to new funding, it was announced on Tuesday by childcare

  • George Osborne visits Sheppy's Cider near Taunton (March 26)

    GEORGE Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited Sheppy’s cider near Taunton today, (March 26), to hear how the support he announced in last week’s Budget will help the cider industry in the South West and across the UK to grow.  The visit

  • Taunton post office moves 20 yards down the road

    THE relocated Post Office in Station Road, Taunton, was officially opened by Taunton Deane Mayor Cllr Dave Durdan yesterday, Wednesday, March 25. The facility now operates from Station Road Convenience Store, a few doors down from the previous

  • 2014 Care Act coming into force from April 1

    IN a few days the system of assessing and meeting social care needs for adults will change. From next Wednesday (April 1), much of the 2014 Care Act comes into force. Support will continue to be accessed via assessments but the rules the local

  • Multi-academy trust in West Somerset given the go-ahead

    A MULTI-TRUST academy in West Somerset has been given the green light by the Regional Commissioner for Schools, Sir David Carter. The proposal will see Dulverton’s All Saints Church First School, Dulverton Middle & Community School, Exford

  • Somerset bus firm fined £6,875 by Traffic Commissioner

    THE boss of a public transport company hauled before the Traffic Commissioner for the third consecutive year says his buses are now “operating at a level where they should be”. WebberBus was fined £6,875 - £125 for each of its 55 vehicles – for