FUNDRAISERS from the Taunton Tankards group made a weighty contribution to pupils from Selworthy School this week. The group donated nearly £600 to buy specialist weighing equipment for the school, meaning children who used to have to travel to hospital
MORE than 50 sets of roadworks are being suspended in the South-West over the Easter weekend to help drivers make smoother journeys over the busy holiday period. A total of 37 sets of roadworks have been completed and a further 51 were suspended before
ANYONE in Somerset who wants to see an NHS dentist should be able to get an appointment, according to NHS Somerset’s dental commissioning manager Richard Wood. He said there are at least 22 practices currently accepting NHS patients – if you
TAUNTON Town’s caretaker manager Paul Short is adamant the club will avoid relegation from the Southern League’s Division One South and West. Club coach Short was put in charge until the rest of the season following Ian Jones’s resignation
COPS are warning West Somerset homeowners to be vigilant after two incidents of rogue trading. In the first incident on Monday a man in a Land Rover called on a farmer at Withycombe, claiming he was in a hurry as he had the wrong ‘stuff’ delivered
SOMERSET libraries will have an extra 2,000 children’s books after deciding to stop stocking national newspapers. Somerset County Council will continue to buy local newspapers so people can still access job adverts. But getting rid of the nationals
MINEHEAD FC’s committee have voted unanimously to remain in the Western League. At Monday’s open meeting, committee members opted to withdraw the club’s resignation from the league. After a passionate debate, chairman Brian Walder announced the news
A MAN who lied to police in an attempt to avoid a criminal record is back in trouble after flouting the sentence given to him by a court. Thomas John Wiltshire, 21, of Bishop’s Hull, used the name and address of a soldier serving in Afghanistan when
IAN Jones has stepped down as Taunton Town manager with four games of a relegation battle remaining. The former Mangotsfield and Chippenham goalkeeper resigned on Sunday after becoming disillusioned with a lack of commitment within the struggling Southern
CHAMPIONS-elect Saints Raiders suffered their second defeat of the season, as holders Trinity Kings completed the double over their rivals in the Premier Division of the Ark Removals Taunton Table Tennis League. Open champion Jon Hughes hit a possible
SOMERSET County Council is to continue its partnership with Jobcentre Plus to help people who are long-term unemployed get back into work. More than 100 such people have already found work with Somerset County Council following the launch of a Local
TAUNTON'S chamber choir Amici, and OrchestraWest, will be performing at St Mary Magdalene Church from 7.30pm on Friday. The reflective and uplifting music will mark the end of Holy Week. The two groups will present the beautiful Fauré Requiem coupled
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PARTY-GOERS setting off lanterns or fireworks near the sea are being urged to warn the coastguard after crews were called to two false alarms. The search and rescue team from Watchet were called at around 7.30pm on Thursday to help Minehead’s two lifeboats
BUSINESSES are being warned to check the small print before agreeing to an apparently free directory or guidebook listing – they could be signing up for a bill of up to £1,000. Companies have been receiving letters offering what appears to be a free
A PLAYFUL game of football led to a group of children being evacuated from a Watchet beach on Tuesday. Lauren Sherrin, 12, one of ten children visiting Helwell Bay as part of the Knights Templar First School’s Parrot Club, began kicking what
GALMINGTON side Hovelands took a giant step towards retaining their Somerset League Premier Division title with a crushing victory over close rivals Knights of Glastonbury at Taunton Vale on Saturday. Both teams had players unavailable for the crucial
THE future of Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre is hanging in the balance due to a lack of funding. Despite good ticket sales and community support, the theatre is in crisis talks with funders after running out of cash. But Paul Birch, chairman of the board
A DRUG addict who burgled a widowed friend 11 days after his wife died has been jailed for a year for his “monstrous” crime. Neil Thomas Clarkson, 40, of Norton Fitzwarren, stole items Lee Harper put together to help his three children remember their
A FIGHT involving between 10 and 15 young men ended with four of them being treated in hospital and six of them being arrested. Police say the injured men were taken to the accident and emergency department at nearby Musgrove Park Hospital, in Taunton
IT took just five days for competitors to fill the 400 places at the Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Triathlon on Sunday, May 17. Organisers are holding a training day on the Sunday before the race at Wellington Sports Centre to pass on tips and to allow competitors
