MARKS & Spencer's re-designed store in Taunton was unveiled yesterday, with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by the Store Manager, Alex Provis and her team. Celebrations continued in-store where customers were treated to complimentary champagne, live
SOMERSET clinched the County Championshipo Division Two title with a six-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford. South African Neil McKenzie hit the winning boundary to reach 33 not out as the visitors finished on 184-4. It took them just 21.5 overs
A SMALL rugby club from near Birmingham is on the lookout for teams to play against in the Taunton and West Somerset areas. Mandy Lloyd, a junior manager from Old Saltleians Rugby Club, is planning a tour to Somerset for three of their teams - the under
MILVERTON powerlifter James White built on the European title he claimed earlier this summer to take gold in the junior World Championships in France. The 22-year-old, who trains on his own in a farm garage, picked up gold for Great Britain in the dead
TAUNTON Soul Korfball Club will be running free beginner taster sessions on September 13 and 20 from 8.30pm to 10pm at Blackbrook Sports Centre. This unusual sport is a cross between netball and basketball but is a truly mixed sport where men and women
TAUNTON Athletics Club finished their last track and field competition of the 2007 season on winning form with an overall team victory in the final Division One fixture of the South West League series. They had a hard-fought victory with a win of 983
THE newly-formed Somerset Colorectal Cancer Support Group is meeting at the West Mendip Hospital, Glastonbury, at 7pm on Thursday, September 13. The charity provides support to people who have been through bowel cancer - patients, families and carers
SIXTEEN members of Running Forever Running Club took to the hills and roads hoping to set new personal bests or beat their own personal challenges. Four runners travelled to Bampton to compete in the Quarryman's Trail, a hard 10k multi-terrain race which
WELLINGTON Swimming Club's committee, parents and members have welcomed new head coach Di Pape. The club trains at Wellington Sports Centre and has about 100 swimmers aged seven to 19. They are holding an open evening and assessment night on Friday,
MARTHA Wright, aged 11, has won a competition to design a sculpture for a £multi-million development in Taunton. Martha was among several entrants from North Town and St Andrew's Primary Schools to design the landmark for a quiet area at Firepool Lock
THE Taunton ladies' rugby team hope the arrival of the men's World Cup can inspire a much-needed influx of new players to their club. "We desperately need new players," a spokesperson said. "Taunton is such a large place there must be ladies out there
A NEW table tennis season in Taunton gets under way on Monday (September 17) with seven teams contesting Division One and playing each other three times. The Premier Division will begin in October with eight teams playing each other twice - the same
SOMERSET Jiu Jitsu Alliance took a team of experienced and novice competitors to the well established Bristol Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition, where they took on national and international opposition from as far afield as Hungary and Brazil. The
HOW on earth Teresa May, the Shadow Leader of the Commons and the local Conservative spokesman for Taunton had the bare faced cheek to stand outside a Taunton post office and campaign against post office closures is beyond me. During their period
IN reply to a letter from Mr Hayes concerning local canals. Mr. Hayes has every right to be disappointed with the state of our canals. We, at Taunton Angling Association have tried so many times to get this problem sorted out. After numerous phone
The Volvo Recharge Concept - unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show Plug-in hybrid with battery-only range of over 60 miles 66 per cent lower CO2 emissions than best hybrids available today 1.6 Flexifuel engine provides backup and recharge power Volvo
VOLVO Cars is presenting a number of technical solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, including the Volvo ReCharge Concept - a C30 with a unique plug-in hybrid system. "The carbon dioxide issue
THE Taunton Area of Somerset CCC raised more than £2,000 from the two barbecues they held during the summer. The first was badly affected by the rain, as a result of which a second took place at Howzat at Fitzhead. It was well supported and once again
Drive Your Van With Pride Throughout September' Vans United.co.uk, the UK's leading commercial van-buying website, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the term that bought notoriety to the UK's van drivers with a call to action for all Van drivers
WEST Buckland Isshinkai Aikido Club are pleased to announce that a number of their members have taken their grading tests and passed. They are Oz Clarkson (blue belt), George Bamford (white 3rd yellow stripe), Jake Ball (yellow belt), Kimberly Lawrence
WI: There was little business to discuss at the September meeting of Cheddon Fitzpaine WI other than a report on the outing to Otter Nursery in August and plans for the Group meeting to be held at Kingston St Mary the following night. The speaker
FOR the first meeting of the autumn term Taunton District Scout Fellowship decided that they would like a visit before the nights started to close in too much, so the group meet at the Inkpen Postal Museum at Thurlbear at 7pm on September 4. It was a
SOMERSET bowler Andy Caddick, the leading wicket-taker in the first-class game this summer, will be the guest of honour at the Best Western Shrubbery Hotel Somerset League's end-of-season dinner. The event takes place at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster
AN habitual criminal who has been in and out of prison for years was today (Friday) offered a lifeline. Stephen Whiteley, of the House of St Martin, Norton Fitzwarren, has been told that if he stays off drugs and changes his ways, he will avoid going
FORGET the colour of your next car because it's not important. Forget the number of extras' the car might have. Even forget how much it depreciates in value the second you drive it out of the showroom. Those are not the things that really matter
ALL EYES will be firmly focused on the Ford stand at this month's Frankfurt Motor Show when the manufacturer of the UK's best-loved small car takes the wraps off its vision for the future, - the Ford Verve Concept. Ford Verve Concept hints at
WI: The September meeting received apologies from several members who were away on holiday. After taking the Minutes as read, the President, Pam Parry, outlined the events taking place during the coming month.. The Events Organizer, Ann Salmon, gave
WHAT do Unicorns, Fairies, and Non-smoking Pub Goers have in common? They are all mythical creatures! The smoking ban has been in effect for just over two months now and I have yet to have the hoards of non-smokers, who repeatedly said, "If it wasn't
MUSTAFA Shaikh has been handed a prestigious Sky Sports award for his services to grassroots cricket in Somerset. The long-time coaching co-ordinator for Taunton Cricket Club is one of 80 people across the country to be recognised for outstanding service
EACH year there are over 1,000 incidents of sideswiping', when left-hand drive foreign lorries, with blind spots on their right-hand passenger side, move lane on motorways and fail to see another vehicle in the lane they are entering. Car
THERE'S a new face to look out for at the Frankfurt Motor Show, as Chevrolet will be pulling the wraps off its latest supermini offering, the Aveo. One of the Aveo's most striking features is its dramatically-styled exterior. The radiator grille
WITH the new 57' registration number plate out in just a few weeks time, research by esure motor insurance reveals that motorists looking to buy a new car aren't doing their homework before stepping on the forecourt which could cost them dear -
A LANDROVER came off the road between Triscombe and Sevenash at around 5pm last night. It ended up on its roof and an occupant of the car was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital. No other vehicles were involved.
THE Somerset Cricket Museum's Fundraising Evening featuring MCC president and former Somerset player Dennis Silk was a huge success and raised almost £1,400. A large audience sat spellbound as one of the most entertaining and interesting speakers on
WELSH rugby legend Mervyn Davies will close the 2007 season of Somerset Sporting Alliance dinners when he heads up the guest list at Taunton's Bathpool ground on Friday, September 14 - and what an evening lies in store for those attending. Not only will
TAUNTON Tennis Club, run by Tone Leisure, held the grand finals of the Summer Orange Tournaments for children aged nine and under. The tournament was closely contested and the standard of play was tremendous. In the end the boys' tournament was won
BISHOP'S Hull-based St Margaret's Somerset Hospice is appealing for volunteers to help with collections at service stations and stores. The New Build Appeal team at St Margaret's Somerset hospice are appealing for volunteers to help them with their forthcoming
A VICAR has rallied to support a yoga teacher banned from holding toddler classes at two Taunton churches. Louise Woodcock was told her Yum Yum Yoga sessions for pre-school youngsters were not welcome in Silver Street Baptist and St James CofE church
