POLICE and firefighters were called to a car fire in Wellington. Firefighters put out the flames using a compressed air foam branch and two breathing apparatus. The interior of the car was 75 per cent damaged in the incident at Perry Elm at
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a three-vehicle crash on the M5 this evening, Friday, March 27. Three engines attended the incident at Junction 26 at Chelston at around 7.30pm. Everybody was free from the vehicles by the time the crews arrived.
TAUNTON School music student Freddie Cooney has won a prestigious award from Durham University. The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is worth £2,000 per annum and involves a highly competitive process. Freddie has been an oboist in the school orchestra
TWO lucky locals from Taunton have made it through to the regional finals of Mecca’s Star Search competition to find the nations new singing sensation. The hopefuls, Shirleymarie Davis and Sabrina Wells, representing Taunton will perform live with
THE churchyard in Bradford-on-Tone has been given a clean up by offenders doing work in the community as part of their sentence. Community Payback supervisor Andy Lowder said: “The groups have worked hard and a lot of work has taken place with
A FURNITURE re-use project which helps families across West Somerset has received its 10,000th item of furniture. Engage West Somerset is a charity which supports groups across the district and the furniture re-use project is one of its initiatives
RESIDENTS at the Manor Nursing Home enjoyed a tea party last week with some special guests. The Mayor and Mayoress of Taunton – Dave and Renee Durdan – attended the tea party along with Rebecca Pow, the prospective Conservative MP for Taunton Deane
FORMER England and current Somerset cricket captain Marcus Trescothick is joining the Taunton School coaching team. Trescothick, 39, has been appointed cricket development coach from the start of the summer term next month (April). He said:
HOME Secretary Theresa May has told the County Gazette she would like to see a blanket ban on legal highs. In an exclusive interview in our offices in St James Street, Taunton, today, Friday, March 27, Mrs May said the incidents of anti-social
A PAN left on the hob at a property in Dobree Park, Rockwell Green, Wellington caused alarm for the fire service this morning. Two appliances from Wellington were called to the property at 10.41am after reports of an alarm sounding and a smell of burning
OKOKO might have closed it's doors on New Year's Eve but now a new nightclub is set to open its doors tomorrow night (March 28). Zinc Bar and Club will be made up of five individually themed zones including an "opulent and luxurious" Zinc Bar, an "
CHILDREN'S Services run by Somerset County Council have been branded "inadequate"by Ofsted in another damning report published this morning, (March 27). Now a team from Essex County Council have been asked to work with Somerst County Council to
A NEW service is being launched to help identify and support victims of child sexual exploitation. The initiative in Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire has received £1million Government funding. Police and partner agencies Barnardo’s will combine
A THREE-year-old boy was left “covered in blood” after picking up needles and tissues in a park. Zaiden Kearley’s horrified mother said the toddler has been given a clean bill of health, but she is furious he was “seconds from picking up a life-changing
