TAUNTON has less than three weeks to make sure it is in tip top condition for this year's South West in Bloom contest.

Judges Richard Budge and Kim Parish will hit the town in the morning of Wednesday, July 11.

Taunton is competing against the likes of Bath and Weston-super-Mare in the large town/small city category for the chance to win the Tesco Cup again.

The winning entry will be announced at a special ceremony in St Ives, Cornwall, in September.