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Taunton park and ride saved with a further £135,000 of taxpayers' cash

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Damaged bridge in Taunton park now closed

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Closing date announced for town shop and Post Office

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Somerset parents urged to stop young 'tombstoning'

Young girl hit on head during disorder at Somerset school

Drugs, cash and knife seized after CCTV showed couple apparently dealing drugs in Somerset town

'You acted like a caveman' judge tells bank worker in pub attack

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Drink, drugs and theft - latest court news

£11million needed to bring Somerset mental health funding up to national level

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Free vintage and salvage market taking place in Taunton

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PICTURES: Were you at the Business to Business dinner at Taunton Rugby Club?

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'We have some of the most helpful railway booking staff in the country'

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Stylish Moorcroft heads 20th Century sale - selling for more than £4,500

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Thousands pack into Vivary Park as Sir Tom Jones rounds off a weekend of concerts

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First Bus to raise ticket prices on some Somerset buses

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Dog owner hit with £2,335 court bill for not protecting the animal from danger

Tributes flow as Taunton Deane MP's husband Charles Clark is remembered

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Dremora scoop top prize in the Gazette's Battle of the Bands competition

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RACE FOR LIFE

Hundreds take part in Race for Life in Taunton

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SOMERSET SHOW

Crowds flock to Somerset Show at Taunton Racecourse

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Megan O'Neill and The Dunwells supporting Sir Tom Jones in Vivary Park

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Woman assaults on-duty police constable - court latest

LETTER

'The magic money tree is alive and well for the Conservative Party'

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PHOTO GALLERY

Thousands enjoy Bananarama concert in Vivary Park

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Taunton pub that closed last month has re-opened

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Jason Donovan performs in Vivary Park, Taunton

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Dave Hankin Big Band’s in full swing at Tacchi Morris

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Can you spot yourself in our crowd photos of the Aswad concert in Vivary Park?

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Taunton Toad Trail underway after spectacular launch - where to get your maps

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Crowd photos and Hazell Dean in Vivary Park

Bridgwater Quayside Festival returns this month

Village property destroyed in blaze

£1,000 reward offered in search for man with Somerset links

DRAMATIC RESCUE

Injured woman rescued from water by firefighters

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WATCH OUT! Check where the police mobile speed cameras are this week

Did the Cricket World Cup hit Taunton house prices for six?

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LETTER

'There is no flexibility with nuclear - do we want it on our coastline?'

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LETTER

'We hear so many negative comments about the NHS - but not Musgrove'

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Man jailed over bomb threat on train bound for Weston-super-Mare

Thug sentenced to 10 years for vicious attack that left man brain damaged jailed for another assault

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House badly damaged in major blaze

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Sice joins final acts announced for Shiiine on Weekender

VIDEO & PHOTOS

The Taunton Toad Trail has been launched - now you have to find all 22 of them

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Missing tortoise turns up buried alive and well in family's garden

Controversial plans for 180 homes thrown out by council

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VANESSA'S COLUMN: Brewhouse welcomed a rare treat

Meet the Chef

MEET THE CHEF: Max and Philippe open wine bar in heart of Taunton

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Lightning Seeds and spectators at Vivary Park concert

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UTTER MADNESS: Thousands turn out for concert in Vivary Park

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Fire in flat balcony overlooking train station

LETTER

'Are private schools causing traffic problems in Taunton?'

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Taunton Toad Trail launches in Orchard Shopping Centre today

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'IT'S DANGEROUS' - warning over tombstoning in Taunton's River Tone

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LETTER

'Thanks for helping us - we will be back!'

Woman was barred from five-star hotel restaurant - because of her GUIDE DOG

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Taunton streets ahead in poll to find best Cricket World Cup ground

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See what the council has done about this mess in town centre street

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Deliveroo food service set to launch in Taunton

Work to widen A358 Toneway to commence soon

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Watchet hears plans for bio-manufacturing industry on Paper Mill site

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Don't miss this weekend's FREE Somerset Show

Plans for new £91.5m surgical centre at Musgrove Park Hospital go on show

Taunton primary school given 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Burglar who stole cash and other items must pay £4,000 compensation - court latest

Should Taunton and West Somerset become a frack-free zone?

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Plans submitted for new town cinema

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BIG INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW: Andy Parsons heals the nation on new tour...

PICTURES

Hours of family fun at Creech Party in the Park

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Man arrested following reports of 'drunk driver' at Taunton supermarket

Does this note prove there are plans for a 16,000-home 'new town' on the outskirts of Taunton?

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Motorcyclist dies following crash near Williton

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Callous thieves steal gifts from Blackdown Hills wedding

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Spectacular Taunton Toad Trail launch event on Saturday with 22 fibreglass amphibians around the area

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Fraudster invented false customer refunds to pocket £5,000 for himself at H. Samuel jewellers

Two people arrested at Taunton Station after knife detector installed

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Big names appear at Vivary Park this weekend

Football team rally round to help teenager whose mum was told he wouldn't survive

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Deaths of two estate agents a day apart

Residents voice concerns over plans to remove trees in Minehead

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Royal pair set to visit Somerset as part of National Park celebrations

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Cringey video of boss who pestered employee for 'Harvey Weinstein style sex'

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Sport

Taunton darts ace Pipe topples big names en route to first PDC final in four years

Kelly and Abell steer Taunton to vital victory

Somerset surrender top spot after innings defeat

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Sport

PICTURES: Somerset Women edged out by Devon

Banton digs in but Somerset in deep trouble at Yorkshire

"You think you've seen it all... unbelievable!" - Buttler reacts to incredible World Cup final

WORLD CUP GLORY: Buttler deals telling blow in dramatic super over

UNDER THE COSH: Somerset on back foot at Yorkshire

CRICKET: Skipper Gregory relishing Lions test

FRUSTRATION: Somerset toil in the field as Yorkshire build lead

PRE-SEASON: Young guns fire Peacocks to victory over Robins

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Lee hails "aspirational" Titans as former skipper returns to Hyde Park

FOOTBALL: Syme selected by England for Euros campaign

Young Somerset trio selected for prestigious Bunbury Festival

Taunton streets ahead in poll to find best Cricket World Cup ground

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Preview: Somerset forced into changes as title challenge heads to Headingley

Taunton Town fixtures: Away trip first up ahead of Bank Holiday derby

Shepherd and Robbins win Jubilee Trophy at Oake Manor

TEN YEARS ON: Trego's "innings of a lifetime" inspires record run chase against Yorkshire

Runners take on Quantock Beast

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National sport

Nigeria can learn from mistakes – Iwobi

Mosquito adds extra bite to McIlroy’s practice round

Essex beat Warwickshire to knock Somerset off top spot

Christiaan Bezuidenhout craving revenge on return to Royal Portrush

Josh Kroenke admits criticism over Arsenal leadership ‘hard to take’

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Khan claims he and Pacquiao will fight in Saudi Arabia

A closer look at the four US golfers who lifted the major trophies in 1982

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Property Plus

Spectacular necklace wows at antiques sale

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PLANNING APPLICATIONS

What's planned in Somerset...

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10 property pitfalls which could scupper a house sale

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PROPERTY NEWS

New analysis finds the tenant fee ban will save UK renters £192 million a year

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PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The latest plans for Somerset

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Collectors sale offers glimpse of history

Missing Lewis Chessman bought for £5 could be worth £1m

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Business

Waitrose unveils test of plastic-free shopping

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BUSINESS

COLUMN: Tips for staying safe in the cyber age, by Paul Aplin

Deal could see M&S offer home delivery service for the first time

COLUMN: 'Make vital tax change before government deadline', says Paul Aplin

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HMV bought by Canadian firm - Taunton store is SAFE - but others in south west closing

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Farmer

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Another dog dies from Alabama Rot in Cornwall - the third this year

'Don't limit safety to just one week' says NFU this Farm Safety Week

Farming still has the highest rate of fatal injury

Devon mourns Duchess as she passes away at Paignton Zoo

Large dairy herds are growing rapidly in size and productivity

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National news

European Commission’s new president confirmed by MEPs

MEPs back von der Leyen as first woman head of European Commission

‘I had one thought and that was people’s lives needed to be saved’

One giant treat for mankind: Moon landing recreated in chocolate

Labour’s NEC urged to auto-exclude members where irrefutable evidence of racism

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Senior officers hail ‘tremendous’ bravery in face of London Bridge attackers

Estate condemns hen harrier death in ‘illegal trap’

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