A WELLINGTON man escaped jail after admitting possessing counterfeit football shirts to be sold on the internet. Leon Sprague, 32, of Dobree Park, Wellington, pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing goods with false trademarks at Taunton Crown Court
This advertising board, used to promote the County Gazette during the Second World War, is going under the hammer in Taunton. The billboard plugged weekly features such as militia camp items, territorial topics, the county regiment and civil
DIRECTOR of rugby Lee Waddon hopes Taunton’s second-half display against Exmouth on Saturday will serve as a warning against complacency. Taunton led 29-8 at half-time but went completely off the boil after the interval and had to settle for a 32-13
TAUNTON ABC had three entries in Western Counties Northern Division Senior Novice Finals, hosted by Forest Oaks ABC in Cinderford on Friday evening. Unfortunately, Emin Zrelli was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury so first in the ring for Taunton
TAUNTON’S Tennis Club’s National Premier League men’s team started the season with a convincing 4-1 home win against Exeter University. In the first round of matches, Taunton’s first pair of captain Matt Bernard and James Deem beat Exeter’s second pair
STAFF and clients at Buff Urban Day Spa in Taunton turned pink to raise much needed cash for Wear It Pink Day. Cancer sufferers and recovering cancer patients were invited to the spa to receive pampering on the day and enjoy a host of other fundraising
A WOMAN accused of causing £20,000 of damage to an historic Exmoor church had her court case adjourned this morning. Grace Coles, 36, of Wheddon Cross, faces one count of arson following a fire that destroyed flooring and four pews at St John
N4 Financial Solutions WESW Men’s League South-East 1: West Dorset 2, Taunton CS 1st XI 1. CIVIL Service were pipped by the odd goal in a tight, hard-fought game. The Civil goal came from an acute-angled strike from Paul Bond and further good work from
THREE pairs finished with 44 points in Pickeridge’s Halloween Stableford four ball better ball on Saturday. After countback, first place went to Mark Ramsden and Martyn Brown from Max Putnam and Michael Fudge, Neil McWilliams and S. Wallbutton. In fourth
TAUNTON Deane enjoyed a double success last week with the ladies and men winning cup matches. The ladies beat St Andrew’s (Weston) in the second round of the Yetton Trophy, while the men’s team beat Victoria (Weston) in the Denny Plate on. Both matches
BUCKLAND St Mary Church will be transformed for a performance of Lest We Forget by the Heritage Theatre Company from 7.30pm on Friday. The first half will be dedicated to the First World War with the final half to the Second World War with a host of
THE new Somerset County Sports Sunday League has been officially launched with ten clubs becoming the founder members in 2010. County Sports proprietor and Taunton St Andrew’s chairman Richard Brice is the league’s chairman. He will be assisted by three
PEOPLE in Stoke St Mary are showing their creative flair by organising exhibitions in an old phone kiosk. For £5, they can hire the red box – bought by the village for £1 when it was decommissioned by BT - for a week to display whatever they like. The
GALMINGTON made the trip to Swindon to play Raychem still looking for their first Netball South West Regional League Division One win of the season on Sunday. But that looked some way off as they made a slow start and trailed 15-10 after the first quarter
National League Division One: Taunton Tigers 72, Derby Trailblazers 76. TAUNTON Tigers produced a strong performance at the Wellsprings Centre in their first league outing of the season on Sunday, but ultimately suffered a close-fought defeat
Toolstation League premier division: Wellington 2, Barnstaple 4. WELLINGTON'S dismal run continued as they suffered their fourth successive league defeat at home to Barnstaple last night. And it was a similar story to Saturday's reverse at Longwell
PLANS to cut the number of checks on alcohol sales to under 18s could lead to more drink-fuelled anti-social behaviour, it was claimed this week. Fewer decoy operations with under-age children being sent in to try to buy booze from pubs and
SOMERSET’S Craig Kieswetter and Pete Trego have both received boosts in their bid for England selection. Craig Kieswetter has been named in the England Performance Programme squad. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has been named as a ‘category
Western Counties West: Minehead Barbarians 18, Withycombe 17. MINEHEAD Barbarians won this match the hard way. At half time the team appeared to be cruising to a win, but by the end it took the last kick of the match to leave the home side with the points
A TAUNTON mother-of-two who had sex with a boy half her age has been jailed for 18 months. Rebecca Jane Thompson, 30, of York Road, earlier admitted three counts of sexual activity with the 15-year-old in July and August. Taunton Crown
WE’VE got £30,000 to give away before Christmas – all we need now are some community groups in Taunton, Wellington and West Somerset to give it to! The County Gazette has teamed up with Somerset Community Foundation for our £30,000 Giveaway
