A NEW restaurant will be opening in Taunton later this month, following a six-week refurbishment. Toby Carvery, the chain carvery, will be opening on April 28 at the old Blackbrook Tavern on the Ilminster Road. The restaurant has seating for over
NORTH of Richmond Road and south of the road beyond Chip Lane in Taunton will be closed to drivers later this month as work on the next phase of the Northern Inner Distribution Road (NIDR) starts. The NIDR is a multi-million pound project commissioned
DUNSTER Castle had a bit of a chocolatey mishap over the Easter weekend – its Alice in Wonderland chocolate Easter egg hunt proved so popular it ran out of eggs on the second day. A message on the National Trust website said: “The Easter bunny
POLICE were called to reports of an overnight break-in at the Yorkshire Building Society in The Avenue, Minehead at about 7.15am today (Thursday) in which a safe was taken. It was found in the car park at the rear of the building. Police enquiries
A BURGLAR who tried to apologise to homeowners after being caught trying to set fire to their sofa has avoided jail. Paul Grundy, 37 of Westford, Wellington, was given a suspended jail sentence at Taunton Crown Court on Tuesday. The court heard
TO celebrate the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton asked its customers to donate an Easter egg to its charity Egg Mountain. The eggs were gathered up last Thursday, and leisure centre manager Marcus Ballyn had the honour
A COFFEE morning held at Taking Shape in Taunton, in aid of a Somerset charity raised £71. The event was organised to raise money for Headway Somerset, an organisation which helps residents in Somerset live as independently as possible after brain
LEGAL action is being taken to remove a group of travellers after they set up pitch at a site near Taunton earlier this week. A group of three caravans and four cars broke into the park and ride site at Henlade on Monday evening (April 6).
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a Minehead shop in which a large amount of jewellery was taken earlier this week. One or more offenders forced their way into Hidden Treasures in The Avenue between 2pm on Monday (April 6) and 10.30am on Wednesday
TRADERS in West Somerset have been celebrating after the Easter Bank Holiday brought sunny weather and their busiest weekend of the year so far. The Easter bunny made off with the chocolate eggs at Dunster Castle on day six of their ten-day Alice
The Halcon One Team was created two years ago, being pulled together by the local police and the Conservative-run borough council, to improve lives and keep vulnerable children and adults safe. Conservative councillor Jane Warmington, the executive
THERE will be a single central telephone number for all Citizens’ Advice Bureaux in Somerset from Monday, April 13. The adviceline, charged at local rate, will be open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and can be contacted on 03-444889623.
