THE Somerset Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to take part in the UK's biggest simultaneous ideas exchange as part of Enterprise Week 2006 tomorrow (Friday) at a Speednetworking Extravaganza. The event, being held at the Bridgwater Canalside Centre,
BUDDING hit singers are being offered the chance to follow in the footsteps of our own international superstar Joss Stone. That is because her mum, Wendy Joseph - who lives near Uffculme, just over the Somerset-Devon border - is setting up a song writing
PLANS for a £32million-plus "healthplex" for Minehead, to include a community hospital, multi-function community leisure centre including a swimming pool, have been submitted to planning officials. The giant scheme could see the proposed £17million Minehead
GREG Dyke, democratic services manager at Taunton Deane Council has been presented with an award for service to the community by the High Sheriff of Somerset. High Sheriff, Brigadier Alastair Ian Hayward Fyfe, felt that Mr Dyke was truly deserving of
COMMUNITY groups in Taunton are joining forces again this year to bring some festive cheer to vulnerable residents across the town. Taunton Rotary Club, Taunton Round Table and Taunton Deane Council for Voluntary Service will be once again running the
A FORMER Taunton businessman is hatching plans to save the UK Hydrographic Office. Andrew Purdy, 44, says he has requested a meeting with the Government minister who is due to decide the fate of the UKHO in the New Year with a view to purchasing it,
MINEHEAD manager Steve Perkins has told his side, "the season starts here". The inexperienced Blues have shown plenty of potential but find themselves second from bottom in Division One of the Toolstation League with just three wins to their name. But
TAUNTON baby Rhianna Hardie, whose plight captured the nation's heart after she was horrifically scalded at her home almost a month ago, died on Tuesday night. Aged 10 months, she died at Bristol Children's Hospital after battling to survive after suffering
TAUNTON Town manager Gary Domone has vowed to stay loyal to the players who have turned the club into promotion contenders. Domone admits there are funds available to bring in new players following the departure of prolific striker Steve Cook, but does
MINEHEAD'S Wellington Square was bathed in a festive glow when the town's Christmas tree lights were switched on in a special ceremony. Many shops stayed open until after 9pm on Friday, with some shop owners dressing up and offering customers mince
TAUNTON Racecourse has added another meeting to its calendar, which takes place on Monday, first race at 12.30pm. Recent guidelines affecting race planning have meant that racecourses can bid for extra fixtures. And for those race-goers maybe contemplating
PEOPLE in Williton are to be encouraged to get involved in running sports clubs for young people in the village in an effort to cut anti social behaviour. The move has come after meetings between district council officials, the police, the county youth
A CONVICTED child killer has been forced to flee his home in Bishops Lydeard where he had been living in secret since August. Robert Oliver, now going by the name of Francis Lee, 52, was a member of an east London paedophile gang who killed 14-year-old
THE final field meeting of the year for the Taunton RSPB local group took place recently at our local RSPB reserve of West Sedgemoor. Eighteen members gathered at the car park at Swell Wood, near Fivehead, and walked the woodland trail on a cold and overcast
THE final field meeting of the year for the Taunton RSPB local group took place recently at our local RSPB reserve of West Sedgemoor. Eighteen members gathered at the car park at Swell Wood, near Fivehead, and walked the woodland trail on a cold and overcast
THE final field meeting of the year for the Taunton RSPB local group took place recently at our local RSPB reserve of West Sedgemoor. Eighteen members gathered at the car park at Swell Wood, near Fivehead, and walked the woodland trail on a cold and overcast
