RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Courts include: David Antony Danes, 19, of Otterford Caravan Site, Culmhead, driving without insurance, £100 fine, £35 costs, £15 victim surcharge, eight points. (G). Matthew James Kerslake, 22,
A POPULAR Taunton woman has celebrated her 106th birthday at Northway House residential home in Taunton. Charlotte Hayden, affectionately known as Lottie, was born on the April 8, 1903, in Bridgend. As a young woman she worked as a nanny for two families
TAUNTON Under-9s returned victorious from their tour of Cornwall, having won the Hayle mini festival. The side played in a group of six on the Saturday and then competed in the semi-finals and final the following day. Taunton remained undefeated throughout
NATIONAL LibDem leader Nick Clegg advised against talking up the green shoots of recovery after meeting business representatives in Taunton this afternoon. Mr Clegg, who met local company executives in Blackbrook, said he felt the Government should do
THE death of a ‘bubbly’ Taunton woman could have been avoided with better mental health support, it has been claimed. On Thursday, an inquest heard how 25-year-old former Debenhams employee Kimberley Thomas, of Winchester Street, hanged herself
WYVERN RFC are to break with tradition enter the league structure next season. Formed in 1970 as the rugby section of the Somerset County Council sports and social club, Wyvern’s ethos has always been on the social side of the sport. This is set to
A SOMERSET business is defying the credit crunch and opening a new branch near Taunton. Keith and Cathy Taylor, who own UK Storage, say they are pushing ahead with the new outlet, located off the A358 at Norton Fitzwarren, despite the present economic
PERFORMANCE Poet Benjamin Zephaniah will be taking the stage for An Audience With… on Friday at Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre. Benjamin is best known for his performance poetry with a political edge for adults and groundbreaking performance poetry for
FIVE Taunton Fillies rugby players – all students at Richard Huish College – represented the South-West Colleges in a national tournament at Loughborough University. The girls helped the South West team to second place and won a silver medal. They are
Carolyn Mitchell Memorial Cup: Taunton Utd 12, North Petherton 0. TAUNTON United triumphed in the annual Carolyn Mitchell Memorial Cup after another highly competitive match against North Petherton on Good Friday. The game started just as the heavens
A MILVERTON woman is hitting the road to help save the rhinos. Mish Barlow-Graham, 31, will take on the London Marathon on April 26 in a bid to raise over £2,000 for Save The Rhino International. Mish, who works at Debenhams head office
WESTFORD Rangers have completed their Keyline Taunton Sunday League Division Two campaign with a 100% winning record. However, they did not have to step on to the pitch for their 16th and final game as Bagborough were unable to raise a side. Rangers
STAPLEGROVE capped an excellent few days by moving up to fourth in Division Two of the Taunton and District Saturday League with a 4-2 win at Woolavington Predators on Tuesday. Darren Rice (2), Kirk Reece and Lucas Ozminowski were on target
GRAHAM Davidson clocked up 1,000 medals as coach of Taunton Deane Swimming Club in the final weekend of the County Championships, at Millfield School. The landmark medal was a silver, won by James Prole in the 50 metres butterfly. The remarkable total
STAFF and patients at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital have praised the work of the Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service. The charity provides an out-of-hours emergency motorcycle courier service to hospitals in the South West of England – delivering
THE County Gazette’s Mike Bird is becoming a devil for a day as he soars to new heights with a fundraising parachute jump in aid of the SURE appeal. Mike, 23, who works in the paper’s advertising department, will be one of the fundraisers joining the
SOMERSET get the new season underway today and skipper Justin Langer has spoken of his burning ambition to lead the side to a first County Championship title. The Cidermen take on Warwickshire at the County Ground in their opening championship
Toolstation League Premier Division: Wellington 1, Sherborne Town 1. INJURY-RAVAGED Wellington made it four points out of a possible six over Easter with a lacklustre draw at home to Sherborne on Monday. The match had a distinct end-of-season feel to
THE impact of casual sex and relationship breakdown were lamented by West Somerset Coroner Michael Rose during an inquest held in Taunton last week. Mr Rose had heard how 25-year-old former Debenhams employee Kimberley Thomas, of Winchester
