A SEX attacker, dubbed the Beast of Bath, who has admitted assaulting a number of women across Bath city centre, is a former student at Kingsmead Community School in Wiveliscombe. Firefighter Adrian Warburton - also known as Michael - preyed on women
A WEEK of interviews at Wadham Community School, in Crewkerne, has not resulted in the appointment of a new head teacher. The school's chair of governors, Stuart Shepherd, said he was disappointed at the situation, but said Wadham would continue to work
FORMER Yeovil Town striker Rory Fallon, who appeared for the Glovers last season on loan from Swindon Town, yesterday joined Coca-Cola League One rivals Swansea City in a big £300,000 move. Fallon, who has been in good form for Swindon this season, has
DREDGING is to start in Watchet Marina next month in an effort to beat a rising tide of mud. Marina boss Tim Taylor has announced a new dredging programme of 'little and often' in an attempt to pacify boat owners, who have threatened to stop paying mooring
WIVELISCOMBE recorded their first victory since December 3 as they won 29-11 at home to local rivals North Pertherton in Somerset One. The victory moved Wivey up to third in the table, four points behind second-placed Wells. Playing down the slope in
WELLINGTON gave one of their poorest displays of the season as they went down 31-0 at Honiton in the Devon and Cornwall League. The Chiefs conceded three tries in the first half and another two after the break. Jason Hannay ked the way for the home team
WELLINGTON'S revival under Ian Jackson continued with a hard-earned victory over Saltash United at the Playing Field last Saturday. Although their season suffered a blip after Paul West quit as joint manager to join Taunton Town, Jackson has settled into
A WEST Coker man has helped in the rescue of two American female rowers who found themselves in trouble while taking part in the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race. Martyn Rowswell, 57, a thatcher by trade but an enthusiastic sailor, was with the crew of the
POLICE prevented a mass brawl involving 40 school ages teenagers in a park. Two 15-year-old boys were arrested and officers invoked special powers to avert further unrest. Full story in today's (Thursday) Somerset County Gazette.
POLICE prevented a mass brawl 40 teenage schoolboys, some of them armed with hammers, baseball bats and knives, squared up in Taunton's Vivary Park. Two 15-year-olds were arrested - one was overpowered with CS spray - and later released on a final warning
MECHANIC Broderick Rice has been named as the second victim of a head-on crash after a police chase in Taunton on Saturday night. Mr Rice, 32, also known as Ricky, was driving his maroon Ford Escort on the A38 towards Taunton when he was involved in a
SOUTH-West companies are being encouraged to save at least £250 each under a green initiative. The plan could collectively benefit the South-West by up to £38million. To find out how to save cash and help the planet, see the Business section in the Somerset
OAKE and Bradford Community Primary School and Nynehead Primary School are to be run by one governing body to secure their future in the villages. Both schools have been hit by falling numbers and, to prevent one or both from closing in the future, Somerset
POLICE yesterday (Wednesday) named the second victim of a head-on crash that also claimed the life of a Wellington chef. Mechanic Broderick 'Ricky' Rice, 32, died in Musgrove Park Hospital on Monday following the collision with a car driven by Cleve Hotel
A European flavour was brought to Mullion School when a French theatre group visited pupils. La Compagnie Tete-a-Tete performed its production of "Le Chateau de Dan Roro" to year seven pupils at the secondary school, together with an invited audience
WORRIED residents of a housing association in Chard have been urged to take their complaints to the top brass. Tenants of South Somerset Homes, who will be affected by redevelopment plans in the Jocelyn Park area, told councillors at last week's town
A new group has been launched to promote windfarms along the West Somerset coast. FORCE - Families For Clean Energy - says it speaks for the 'silent majority' who support clean energy, including wind power. In a statement, FORCE claimed the debate about
PEOPLE living along West Somerset's main artery face four months of potential misery as a programme of improvements on the A39, which has seen more than 100 personal injuries in the past five years, starts next week. Temporary traffic lights looks set
HIGH-TECH fraudsters could be ripping off customers to the tune of thousands of pounds at a busy Minehead supermarket cash point. A three man gang is thought to be targeting the cash dispensing machine at Tescos, Minehead in a 'skimming' scam, after a
REDUNDANCIES have been made at a BRENT KNOLL garden centre as part of "prudent measures" by the firm. Three gardeners and one other member of staff were made redundant by Sanders Garden World because there is no longer enough work for their department
BRIDGWATER'S Tory MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is campaigning to change the "rediculous rules" that prevent councillors discussing issues in their own patch. Cunncillors can be prosecuted by the Standards Board for taking part in a meeting or making a decision
MINEHEAD manager Steve Perkins is calling on his side to toughen up away from home. His call comes following the Blues' defeat at Weston St John last weekend which saw the side slip to fourth from bottom. "We've taken points against some of the top sides
MECHANIC Broderick Rice has been named as the second victim of a head-on crash after a police chase in Taunton on Saturday night. Mr Rice, 32, also known as Ricky, was driving his maroon Ford Escort on the A38 towards Taunton when he was involved in a
THE number of Taunton Deane homes covered by the new waste collection and recycling scheme is set to almost double. The third phase of Sort It! - under which recyclable items are collected weekly and waste for landfill sites fortnightly - will be rolled
THE family of Stuart Rutter who was found murdered in Camborne last week has issued a statement saying they are struggling to come to terms with what has happened. Mr Rutter, 39, was found dead at 51 Wellington Close on Saturday by police who also discovered
A TAUNTON jeweller was punched repeatedly in the face and head on Monday afternoon in a violent robbery that has shaken the town. Duncan Moore, owner of D.J. Moore Jewellers in St James Street, told the County Gazette he was lucky to be alive after being
REDUNDANCIES have been made at a Brent Knoll garden centre as part of "prudent measures" by the firm. Three gardeners and one other member of staff were made redundant by Sanders Garden World because there is no longer enough work for their department
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TAUNTON Town skipper Antony Lynch played his last game for the club at Beaconsfield last Saturday when an 89th minute goal saw them crash to defeat. Lynch, who rejoined the club from Tiverton Town three years ago, informed manager Gary Domone and chairman
SOMERSET County Cricket Club's Mark Garaway and Kevin Shine are both being linked with vacancies with the England national team. First team coach Garaway is known to be interested in the analyst post, vacated by Tim Boon who has accepted a job back at
TAUNTON Town manager Gary Domone is happy his current squad is good enough to stave off relegation despite losing Antony Lynch and Jason Heath to Toolstation League clubs this week. Lynch, the club's most prolific scorer of the last ten years, has left
SOMERSET will make their final preparations for the 2006 season in South Africa where they will play in a series of warm-up games. The whole squad, with the exception of Ian Blackwell and Marcus Trescothick, who will both be away on England duty, will
