BREAKING NEWS: POLICE have closed the A39 at Kilve while firefighters tackle a blaze in a camper van. Pumps from Williton, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater are in attendance, supported by an incident support unit, a rescue tender, a command support unit
TAUNTON School pupil Charlie Walker is one of several students trying to raise money to make his way to Cambodia on a community project. The initiative is run by the World Challenge organisation, which helps young people get to countries that would benefit
THERE is an opportunity to learn more about the work of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership at a free event next month. The partnership is holding its Community Conference outdoors at Wych Lodge, Staple Fitzpaine, with
PEOPLE have until Monday to get in their views on the first Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service corporate plan. The service from the recently merged brigades covering the two counties outlines its priorities for the next three years. Among its
A TOTAL of 450 trees and 480 metres of hedges were planted in Taunton Deane in the year to April through the Somerset County Council-run Somerset Landscape Scheme. The initiative, backed with £8,100 council funding, also saw three orchard and four hedge
A TAUNTON woman who crunches figures during the day has been showing off her figure on the catwalk. Joanne Baker, 26, of Farm View, was one of the models showcasing the latest fashions in St David's shopping centre, in Cardiff. It was the first time
THE first turf was cut at St Margaret's Somerset Hospice to mark the start of work on a £2million new inpatient unit. The ceremony at the Bishop's Hull hospice was carried out by Taunton Deane Mayor Chris Hindley and Marion Paull, whose daughter was
THE Bishop of Bath and Wells has outlined Church moves to protect children from sex offenders after a vicar was jailed for molesting youngsters. The Rt Rev Peter Price, speaking after the Rev David Smith, 52, of Clevedon, was sentenced to five and a
MEMORIES flooded back for ex-pupils of the former Periton Mead Open Air Boarding School, Minehead on Saturday when they held a reunion in Blenheim Gardens in the town. Today, the school, now re-named 24/7 @ Periton Mead, caters for young people with
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an accident at Whiteball Sandpit, Wellington, on Sunday morning at around 8.57am where a person was trapped in their vehicle. The Fire Service were called to a report of a road traffic accident involving one vehicle with a
FIRE crews attended an incident at Fairfield Road in Taunton at around 1.54am on Sunday morning. It had been reported that the porchway of a property was on fire. On arrival the porch was well alight and had spread to the kitchen. The cause of the
BUSINESSES in Somerset have the chance to plan how to deal with a terrorist attack. Firms are being invited to attend Project Argus, an interactive counter-terrorism exercise produced by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and facilitated
POLICE are clearing the M5 between junction 25 and 26 of the M5 following a four car collision. The accident happened at around 11.30am and initially the middle lane was blocked. At around 11.45am police then closed off lanes one and two and cleared
TAUNTON town centre could get more police...and more fun under a £2million business initiative. Representatives of around 100 businesses heard of a range of proposals as part of the town's bid for Business Improvement District status at a meeting in
THE RSPCA centre at West Hatch is holding a Cat Day' from 11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm on Saturday, May 19. There will be competitions for youngsters, information and guided tours to demonstrate what happens from a cat's entry to the centre to finding a
MINEHEAD Probus Club for retuired business people has a new president. He is Derrick Edwards, who has taken over from Bob Jones.
MORE than 50 police officers in Avon and Somerset were fined for speeding last year while on routine patrol, it has emerged. Police vehicles were captured going over the limit or driving through red lights on 863 occasions over the 12 months, according
CYCLE Somerset is holding a cycle-related jumble sale at Ruishton Village Hall from 10am-1pm on Saturday in aid of St Margaret's Somerset Hospice. Doors open for stallholders at 9am and tables costs £7, while entry to members of the public is £1.
WEST Somerset head teacher Ian Bradbury, who is team manager for the district's cross country runners, has called on more local schools to take part in inter-area championships. Speaking after a championship at Montacute House, in which local runners
THE annual meeting of Creech St Michael village hall takes place tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm in the hall. Anyone wishing to serve as a committee member should contact the secretary, Iris Chown, on 01823-442770.
A TRIO of West Somerset business hopefuls who are turning bog water into beer are to be featured on national television. Real ale lover Jim Winzer, and his wife Elke, who run the Crosslanes House Hotel, Allerford, have joined forces with Exford farmer
A SATURDAY evening barbecue ended in a fire for a Taunton family. Their porch caught fire after "careless disposal" of the barbecue coals, according to the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Fireighters soon had the blaze under control after
A £6,500 appeal has been launched to repair a window at All Saints Church, Chipstable, by the Rev Graham Owen at a special supper. The next fundraising event will see volunteers abseil down the church tower on Saturday, while a guided walk to see wildflowers
TAUNTON Town missed out on a place in the BGB Southern League Premier Division after going down 2-0 at Swindon Supermarine in Saturday's Division one (S&W) play-off final. Second half goals from Luke Gullick and substitute David Stroud saw the hosts
