POLICE in Taunton have seen a 36% reduction in criminal damage in Halcon since January this year. The reduction is directly linked to the successful 'Operation Grouse', which started in January. In the last six months, there have been 91 reported offences
MORE than 40% of the Taunton Deane voting population turned out to cast their vote in the local elections last Thursday - an election, which saw the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both tussling to lead the council with neither party having a clear
POLICE closed the A39 at Kilve yesterday as a gas cylinder on a blazing camper van exploded. Traffic backed up in both directions as the blazing van blocked the road, while firefighters using breathing apperatus from Williton, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater
HINKLEY Point B power station has been given a clean bill of health and licensed for the next ten years, despite the continuing safety concerns of anti-nuclear campaigners. The Nuclear Installations Inspectorate has given permission for the 30 year-old
CARRIAGEWAY patching work is being carried out along Ridge Highway tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday. West Leigh Lane, at Lydeard St Lawrence, will be closed during water main works from Monday until Wednesday, May 23. Butts Way, in Milverton, will also
POLICE in Taunton are appealing for witnesses after a female moped rider was assaulted at traffic lights in the town. At around 3.25pm on Tuesday, May 1, the 16-year-old victim was riding her moped when she stopped at the junction of St James Street
THE largest hoard of Bronze Age gold ever discovered in Somerset goes on display in Taunton tomorrow (Wednesday). The 3,000-year-old treasure, found at Priddy, in the Mendip Hills, has been bought by Somerset County Museum, for £38,000. The jewellery
RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Deane Magistrates' Courts include: Robert William Perrott, 60, of Vale View, Aller, jumped a red light, £100 fine, £35 costs, three penalty points. (G). Hugh James Walker, 26, of Gladstone Street, Taunton, driving
HALF the new properties on the controversial housing development at Clanville Road, Minehead have been sold, according to builders Barratt Homes. The company says buyers of the two- and three-bedroom houses and apartments, costing from £164,950 to £206,950
TWO senior leaders from Taunton have been honoured after clocking up a combined total of almost 50 years with Somerset Army Cadet Force. Former fire officer Lt Col Andy Smith, who has put in 37 years, received the third bar to his ACF Long Service and
THE Blackdown Hills Area of Natural Beauty Partnership is hosting its Community Conference at the Forestry Commission forest at Wych Lodge, Staple Fitzpaine, near Taunton on Saturday, June 9. Visitors will have an opportunity to learn more about the
NORTH Curry Community Coffee Shop has celebrated its first anniversary. On Saturday guest of honour Cmdr David Ryan cut a cake to mark the occasion. The site, a derelict stable near the centre of the village was given to the parish on the understanding
