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  • FOOTBALL: Irish stars as Peacocks extend lead to 13 points

    Evo-Stik South West Taunton Town 1, Cinderford Town 0 TAUNTON Town moved 13 points clear at the top of Evo-Stik South West after edging past Cinderford Town at the Viridor Stadium. In far from a vintage display by the hosts, Matt Wright's

  • Enjoy exclusive dining with top Exmoor chefs

    THE FIRST dates of the new CareMoor for Exmoor Dining Club have been released. Top chefs are supporting the National Park by holding special lunchtime and evening events celebrating their use of local produce and raising funds to help keep Exmoor

  • Petrol filling station and car sales showroom demolished

    THIS is all that remains of the filling station and car sales forecourt at Cross Keys after the bulldozers got to work. BP Oil UK Ltd is redeveloping the petrol filling station to include a sales premises, replacing underground tanks and installing

  • Norovirus alert at Musgrove Park Hospital

    RESTRICTIONS are in place on a number of wards at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, because of the winter norovirus bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. Alison Wootton, acting director of patient care at Musgrove, said: “Norovirus is highly contagious

  • FOOTBALL: Peacocks host Cinderford ahead of big FA Trophy tie

    TAUNTON Town welcome Cinderford Town to the Viridor Stadium tonight (ko 7.45pm), aiming to add to their 10-point advantage at the top of the Evo-Stik Southern League West standings. This game - rescheduled from November 25 due to a clash with the

  • Motorists urged to take care in icy conditions

    MOTORISTS in Somerset being urged to take care in icy conditions. Somerset Road Safety has asked to people to make sure they do not drive off until all the car windows in your vehicle are completely clear. There have been two crashes on Somerset

  • RUGBY: Wivey rack up points in home encounter with Nailsea

    Somerset Premier Wiveliscombe 60, Nailsea & Backwell 14 WIVELISCOMBE, lying in second position in Somerset Premier, proved too strong for the north Somerset team who in the past have been a difficult proposition, writes Roger Bellamy.

  • WEATHER: Frosty, bright and cold in Somerset

    TODAY will be cold and bright, with frost this morning for many places in Somerset. Temperatures will stay around the 5C mark during the daytime. This evening it will be slightly warmer but we can expect rain and wind spreading eastwards as

  • Two released from car on its side after crash near Taunton

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out to help rescue an adult and child following a crash near Taunton last night. Crews were called out to Staple Fitzpaine just after 6pm last night (Monday, December 11) after the car landed on its side and the two casualties